Monthly Archives September 2007

How to get your baby to take medicine in one easy step

Brilliant, that’s all I have to say about the new ReliaDose infant medicine dispenser. Hmmm, well maybe I should say just a little bit more…
Have you ever seen those pacifiers you can fill with medicine? At first they seem like a great idea, and they even really work for some babies, but all it does [...]

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“Practical Wisdom for Parents” Everything you wanted to know about the preschool years but were way too embarrassed to ask

I typically have very low expectations for most parenting books, so when I first picked up Practical Wisdom for Parents I predicted it would be yet another trite, boring book preaching the parenting style du jour. Instead what I found was a book that I wish I had had when my first child was about [...]

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“Before You Were Born” helps you tell the story of your child’s genetic origin

On my personal blog I recently wrote about the precise fertility treatments which lead to our two biological kids — the details of which I had never shared online before. In fact, we hadn’t even told our kids until very recently.
When we adopted our first child, we planned that he would never have a day [...]

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The Canon PIXMA mini 260 for easy photo printing at home

My oldest son, Mike, started kindergarten this year, and on the very first day he got an assignment to make and decorate a family tree. It is a very cute idea, but we had one problem: all our photographs are online, and unless the teacher would allow Mike to bring in my laptop, and assuming [...]

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“The Little Black Book of Style” by Nina Garcia

You may find it hilarious that someone with the blog name of “Plain Jane Mom” was asked to review a book about personal style, but get over it and keep reading, please :)
Written by Nina Garcia, from Project Runway and Elle Magazine, this is a quick read with one main point: you are special. You [...]

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