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Mommy Dearest: Should I Trust the Other Parents?
Mommy Dearest,
I am entering new territory and could use some advice. My preschool son is starting to make new friends of his own from his classroom. A few of his little buddies have asked him to come over for a playdate, which is exciting and scary at the same time.
Five Budget Friendly Activities For Fall
As the pools close down and the heat comes to a halt, so does our repertoire of Summer activities. Hang up your swimsuits and get ready for Autumn! Enjoy the changing seasons, while keeping a little extra change in your pockets with these five budget friendly activities for Fall.
Eight Playdate Dos and Don'ts
Playdates with other tots and moms can be sanity savers when they go smoothly, but a rough playdate is hard on everyone. We've compiled a few dos and don'ts to help make your child's next gathering a success so you can both enjoy yourselves.
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Mommy Dearest: Playdate Mommy Doesn't Take Turns
Mommy Dearest,
My son loves having playdates with his best friend, but his mother never offers to host us. In the last year and a half, she has extended one invitation and when it's her turn, she always has an excuse — from her air conditioning being broken to just having the exterminator come — as to why it would be better to meet at my house. I am happy to have them over, but tired of being the one who has to put lunch out and do the major clean up.
Mommy Dearest: OK to Cancel Playdate When Child Has Lice?
Mommy Dearest,
My sister-in-law just called and both she and her three-year-old daughter have lice. My niece got it at daycare and passed it on to her mom, which is understandable. But, I'm hosting a family playdate on Wednesday for all the cousins (about 15 kids total) at my house and don't think either of them should come as it could get easily passed along to the rest of us.
Allow Your Kid to Go on Playdate If You Don't Know the Parent?
These days mamas are known for being overprotective, which made way for the term, "helicopter mom" but when it comes to your children playing at their friends' houses, do you allow your youngsters to go over if you don't know the parents?
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Allow Your Kid to Go on Playdate If You Don't Know the Parent?
Yes — I trust my child's judgment in friends.
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Lil Find: Playdate NYC Birthday Shirts
New Year's Day gets mamas thinking about upcoming events and that inevitably includes their children's birthdays. Lots of moms spend a good deal of time searching for the perfect outfit for their tots to wear on their special days. These adorable, handmade number shirts from Playdate NYC may make them the easy answer to this year's attire dilemma.
Delilicious: Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs
Lisa Barnes, author of Petit Appetit: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, shares with LilSugar a classic sugar cookie recipe that works for all seasons — though it's especially great for a holiday party, cookie swap or playdate activity. Kids can help dump the measured ingredients into the mixing bowl and turn on and off the electric mixer to help make the dough. Of course the fun really begins with the cookie cutting and icing decorating.
Are We Generation Mom?
Are moms being spotlit more than before? Or are Gen X and Gen Y-ers, using their "with child status" to form Generation Mom?
Unlike most previous generations, many women spend a significant amount of time building their careers before venturing into the world of motherhood.
Lil Links: Katie and Suri Make a Run For It!
- Katie Holmes and Suri take babydoll for a run — Celebrity Baby Blog
- Down Syndrome awareness month — CafeMom
- Daughter reports mom to police for her pot plants — ParentDish
- Angelina says she wants more kids — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- Skype is the new playdate — MomLogic
- Pamela Anderson violates child labor laws as 9-year-old holds dress on the red carpet — The Laughing Stork
- Kid and gun play: good or bad? — Momversation
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