Archive for February, 2009

Salma Heyek and Breastfeeding Outrage?

In a very sweet, very human moment, nursing momma and activist Salma Hayek nursed a week old starving African baby. The baby’s mother has a lack of milk supply and the infant was crying with hunger. The actress was in the midst of a humanitarian trip to Sierra Lionne, which has the highest infant (and [...]

Strange Food Habits? Or Normal? What You Can Do

Image via Wikipedia Kids can do some pretty (seemingly) strange things.  Many of them are perfectly normal for their age though, as strange as they can seem, those strange behaviors are teaching your child a lot about their world. Refusing ‘broken food’. A cookie is a cookie and tastes the same if it’s whole or [...]

I’m a Bad, Bad Momma (Or Am I?)

        Children’s television is a bit famous in some momma circles as being a bit.. Annoying. I’m sure we all have that one single show we absolutely cringe when we hear it’s opening jingle.  (At least, I’m really hoping I’m not alone!) After finding this story: Having a toddler around the house [...]

Octuplet’s Mother- Nadja Suleman: The Lasting Effects?

Image via Wikipedia We all want to feel needed and loved- It’s a basic human trait.  When people have childhoods that for whatever reason didn’t live up to what they think it should have been, some psychological turmoil can breed in their minds.  The mother of 14, now revealed to be Nadja Suleman, had (according [...]

Valentines Day Yummies (And a How To!)

Image via Wikipedia Valentines day is right around the corner, and love is in the air (not to mention the candy that is soon to be on our hips, the chocolate is so worth it though).  In the spirit of the forthcoming holiday, I would like to share a few things you can to for [...]