The MotherVerse Blog: mothering out loud

(Cross-Posted at Non-Toxic Kids)
I wasn’t planning on posting tonight, but a few days ago I received several emails about a new site, healthytoys.org.
The site was unable to open the first few times I checked, and I finally got in tonight. Now I can see why. The site is jam packed with useful information about toys […]

I was talking to a friend last night and she said her daycare provider, Annie Look out in Seattle, suggested some simple, high interest toddler and preschooler gifts in a recent newsletter to parents.
Some of her ideas included:
*Creating a craft box, a container filled with crayons, tape (what kid doesn’t love tape?), markers, stencils, stickers, […]

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the holidays.  In past years, I’ve felt like my values are tossed out the door for the month of December, culminating in a Christmas celebration that is gluttonous, highly packaged and commercialized.  Sure, we’ve had lots of good family time and many laughs.  But we’ve also had […]

So, what will you tell those well meaning, truly generous, but not quite informed family members about what holiday presents to bestow upon your glorious children? It is a difficult dance, not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but also not wanting the mouth, so to speak, to be full of lead, […]