Tag: parenting
member name: Kristin B.
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September 04, 2007 10:35 AM EDT --
Today my husband and I are planning to drive home (Raleigh, NC to Boston, MA) in one, 14-hourish drive.
Here's the question - With two kids (2 and 5) and drive through major cities - what time . . .
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August 13, 2006 09:18 PM EDT --
Okay, so we've ALL talked about the mom who says she is bored to tears by her kids. And, as I've admitted, she is not alone. There are certainly tasks that make me crazy with boredom. But let's . . .
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August 22, 2006 02:11 PM EDT --
My daughter has been kicked out of school for the day – she had a fever yesterday – and I'm embracing the mom in me.
What does that mean? Normally I would spend a sick day struggling . . .
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February 28, 2007 04:22 PM EST --
As many of my friends know, I HATE hiring babysitters. I find the process to be so daunting - how do you find them, what do you pay them, and when you've figured out those things, what do you ask them? . . .
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December 10, 2006 09:54 PM EST --
On this week's episode of Manic Mommies - #48 Phenomenal Women - a listener asks for advice on how to handle a high energy (hyperactive?) 2-year old. He's on the go from sun up to sun down, and . . .
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April 03, 2007 10:07 PM EDT --
“Notes from the Underbelly” premieres on ABC Thursday, April 12 at 10pm. A new comedy by the creators of “2 and _ Men” it’s a sitcom take on life’s greatest adventure—parenthood. . . .
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May 15, 2006 09:36 PM EDT --
As I watch my two children fumble and tumble their way through the day – slipping as they run around corners, wacking their teeth on the banister, scraping knees as they run down the driveway – . . .
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May 06, 2007 11:12 PM EDT --
Our parenting coach Kathy makes a long overdue visit to tackle some listener mail and review lessons from a recent parenting workshop we attended. In this episode we discuss kids who wake up at night, . . .
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October 30, 2007 10:14 PM EDT --
Sometime in the early 1980’s, when I was about 10 or 11, my mom’s attention turned towards the risk that her sweet, innocent and adorable children (yes I’m talking about me and my brother) . . .
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August 05, 2007 10:28 PM EDT --
The Manic Mommies welcome back our parenting coach Kathy to answer questions from our Gather group members and listeners. During Kathy's visit we discuss starting school; packing lunches (can you say . . .
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August 21, 2006 02:27 PM EDT --
Many times, either during the show or during our normal conversations, Erin and I will say something that we think should be put on a t-shirt.
It may be something that's perfect for a frazzled mommy . . .
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September 14, 2006 09:13 AM EDT --
My co-host Erin has been suffering all week from a killer cold and is losing her voice. We all know how frustrating it can be not to be able to speak, but it's even worse when you are supposed to be . . .
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April 15, 2007 01:03 PM EDT --
Sisters and authors Patty and Gina, join the Manic Mommies to talk about their book "Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid! The Movement of 'Imperfection.'"
As mothers of children with . . .
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June 05, 2007 10:04 AM EDT --
Dr. Mike Patrick, Jr. of Pediacast joins the Manic Mommies to answer questions from our listeners. In this episode, we tackle everything from skinny kids to bedwetting to allergies and various skin conditions. . . .
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June 11, 2007 11:21 PM EDT --
The Manic Mommies talk with Cate Colburn Smith, co-author of the Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business with Babies and How You Can, Too. Based on actual journals kept by a group of IBM women . . .
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July 27, 2007 09:24 AM EDT --
A friend of mine has taken to using the word "unacceptable" when dealing with service or situations that are, well, unacceptable. She also told me that when her daughter was cleaning out her . . .
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October 19, 2006 09:50 PM EDT --
In her new book "Mating in Captivity – Reconciling the Domestic and Erotic," sex-therapist Esther Perel explains that "our cultural penchant for equality, togetherness, and absolute . . .
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December 10, 2006 08:20 PM EST --
This weekend we've been preparing for the holidays - wrapping presents, cleaning out the playroom, listening to Christmas carols and watching our fill of christmas-themed movies. Thanks, in no small . . .
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April 22, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
It was reported on Good Morning America this morning that there is growing concern that the heavily marketed Disney Princesses are causing what is called "The Princess Effect." That, because . . .
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August 05, 2006 09:07 AM EDT --
The Mommies return from a week off and catch up with a lot of chick chat, laughter and commentary on recent articles about motherhood. Is it really a shock that some mom in London wrote a newspaper article . . .
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