Useless Baby Products! What Would You Avoid Next Time?

Denise Schipani / 3 Comments / humor / Babble.com, Parenting.com, sippy cups, useless baby products /

I just saw, in a quick link to the Parenting.com website a story about useless parenting products, and I could barely click past this, the Thudgard baby helmet: I did do a bit of clicking, though, and as expected the rest of the slideshow was full of things that feel marginally clever but are really […]

October 26, 2012

I Don’t Think Watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” Will Turn My Sons Into Bullies.

Denise Schipani / 17 Comments / holidays, in the news/media, kids' TV, Uncategorized / Babble.com, Buzz Bishop, Charles M. Shulz, Charlie Brown, It's the Great Pumpkin /

Just read a blog post on Babble.com that decries the latest danger that must be kept from our kids. Ready? It’s Charlie Brown. Well, specifically, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!”, because this 46-year-old* piece of beloved Americana threatens to turn your kid into a bad-mouther at best, and a bully at worst. Or something. […]