Adventures in Babywearing – Facing in or Out? (Hot Topic Tuesday)
Today my friend Heather at Parenting Patch asked a Hot Topic Tuesday question: do you wear your baby facing in or out? I’ve been fairly variable with adventures in babywearing. I’ve done a lot more adventures in babywearing with Eudora than I did with Norton, but that’s ge...
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Hot Topic Tuesday: Baby Shoes
There’s nothing that I love more than a pair of cute baby shoes. They’re an adorable, tiny little accessory that I can easily hold in my hands later when I marvel over how much my baby has grown. And, really, a pair of cute baby shoes can complete an outfit.
The questio...
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Hot Topic Tuesday – Are Locked Doors Safer or Hazardous?
I never thought that whether one did or didn't lock a toddler in their bedrooms would be a hot topic. Whether a parent is for or against door locks, there is one thing that they all agree on: it's a safety issue. Fire safety comes up a lot in this topic: pro-locked door pa...
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Hot Topic Tuesday – Baby Butt Covers
Whether you're into crunchy parenting or convenient parenting, there's one thing that the majority of Western parents agree on: we use something to cover our baby's butts. But what kind of butt covering we use can be the subject of controversy or outright hostility. When i...
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Hot Topic Tuesday – When is a Large Family Too Large?
Last week, the Duggars announced that they are expecting baby number 20. Wow. Right off the bat, I started hearing things about "Yay, Duggars! Yay, Godly family expanding!" Of course, not everyone was cheering. There were more than a few jeers about irresponsibility.
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Hot Topic Tuesday – How Long Should a Breastfeeding Mom Keep Up?
When it comes to how a woman feeds her baby, we have an interesting paradox. On one hand, a breastfeeding mom with a newborn doesn't seem to be a big issue. If anything, that breastfeeding mom is given accolades for being such a good mom and doing the right thing for her b...
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Hot Topic Tuesday – Child Free Restaurants
I've heard all kinds of things on the 'net about restaurants that have made a conscious decision to ban children below a certain age. Some parents are enraged. Some parents are thrilled that there are now options to have a quiet meal without listening to someone else's chi...
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Hot Topic Tuesday – Family Sleeping Arrangements
When you ask an expectant mother where her baby will sleep, she has a definite answer. Granted, sometimes the answer changes once the mother goes from being an expectant mother to being a mother, but still, when it comes to where the baby will sleep, that's something that e...
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Why I Use a Toddler Leash – Hot Topic Tuesday
A whole lot of people criticize the toddler leash. It's okay; I totally understand why they aren't fans of it. A favorite reason for criticizing the toddler leash is that children are not dogs. The husband bought our son a toddler leash when he was smaller, but we haven't...
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