There’s been impassioned discussion about the Nestle Family blogger event in Los Angeles, initiated (I believe) by a thoughtful post by Annie of PhD in Parenting, and followed by the comments and tweets of many, many others (see in particular, @that_danielle and @isabelkallman for interesting facts and comments). I was invited to the Nestle event, debated . . . → Read More: On Bloggers, Breastfeeding, Formula, Morality, Change, & the Nestle Family Event

Today is Laurel’s first real school field trip. Gone are the days of the preschool walk to the pond or fire station. We’ve entered the big leagues. Big yellow school bus. Highway driving.

And parent chaperones.

I’m feeling conflicted this morning. As a kid, I desperately wanted my parents to be involved; I so craved their time and . . . → Read More: History Repeats Itself

After the chaos that was last week - with visitors, many family gatherings, the holiday, Laurel’s birthday, few work hours, and Laurel’s rough transition to kindergarten - I was feeling a tad defeated.

This weekend I decided to get back in the driver’s seat. First, I started by asking Jon for help with things I normally . . . → Read More: Oh Yes I Did, Part II

Because I’ve been doing such an awesome job cutting down on procrastination, I totally forgot about the fact that Michelle Kwan performed in Seoul, Korea a few weeks ago.

I almost felt like a bad fan, but I think it’s a good thing.

Anyhow, yesterday I remembered and looked for the performances on YouTube. They basically affirmed . . . → Read More: Oh Michelle, How You Rock

One of the most widely cited articles in the psychological literature is George Miller’s paper about the magical number seven, plus or minus two. As someone who studied human memory and cognition, I read this paper several times during graduate school. The gist is that Miller found repeated occurrences in which human information processing capacity (e.g., . . . → Read More: Blog Trips, Family Balance, & Seven Plus or Minus Two Memory Theory