Solo Mother

April 11th, 2008

Drat. Phooey. Arg. I need a man…

Certain toys seem to be the bane of my single mother existence.
I’ve got Quadrilla down, and might even get an expansion set, just because… I like the toy.
I’ll play basketball and football, knights and his castle games, I’ll even let him challenge me to a duel. He’s a boy. I get it.

Lego Mars […]

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March 23rd, 2008

moving boxes

I think I’ve got two weeks of after work time to pack up our whole house and move to mid-town. The packing would go much more quickly if the King of Everything would stop stealing my boxes. Currently, he is doing cartwheels through the house inside the box.
Doubt me, do you?

He begged me for […]

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February 22nd, 2008

TV, toys and your child’s imagination… my, how times have changed

There was a fascinating report on NPR’s Morning Edition yesterday on children, imaginative play, television and marketing.
“Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills” by Alix Spiegel. It brings to light some fascinating things we’ve suspected but couldn’t put our finger on…
television is bad for you. No. Really?
Tags: Alix Spiegel, childhood development, children, NPR, self-regulation, single-mom, single-mother, television, […]

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