Contributors: Meghan
Gearino and Elizabeth Raymond
Here’s a weekly roundup of parenting articles that piqued
our interest. Enjoy! —
One daughter’s quest to become Prom Queen inspires her
mother to put up a billboard
ad. Is this a sign of a loving mother, or is it just completely over the
top? P.S. Her daughter did NOT win the coveted title. (ABC News)
Taking into consideration measures like cost of living,
crime and education, Forbes has released its list
of top cities for raising a family. Coming in a number 1 is Grand
Rapids, Michigan! (Forbes)
Nestle hopes your baby has a very healthy appetite! The
Swiss-based company has purchased
Pfizer’s nutrition unit, which owns a few very popular baby food brands,
for a whopping $11.9 billion. (LA Times)
You may want to cover your eyes. A granny on wheels drags
a kid through Target. Is she fun-loving or neglectful? (The Huffington Post)
Giuliana and Bill Rancic have hit quite a few bumps in the
road over the past few years including a cancer diagnosis, a miscarriage and
trouble conceiving. The couple is now thrilled to announce they are expecting
a baby via a gestational carrier! (CBS
News)
Does this offend you? An Oreo
ad featuring a breastfeeding mother and baby has many parents talking. (CNN)
Author Ruby Roth has written a children’s book all about
veganism titled Vegan is Love. Some
are now saying the book is too graphic for young children, with her
illustrations of animal carcasses and violent deaths. Check out this
video to see for yourself. (Perezitos)
Twelve years in under three minutes? Frans Hofmeester
recorded every day of his daughter’s first 12 years and spliced them together to
form an awesome time-lapsed video.
Check it out! (Vimeo)
You may want to try these intriguing discipline
tricks and tactics that one mom swears worked wonders on her little ones. (Parenting)
Who hasn’t dreamed of having their own personal chef to whip
up a delish meal for your picky kiddo? Now that can be a reality–even
for us non-Hollywood mega-millionaires. (New
York Post)
In this age of baby names like Apple and Pilot Inspektor,
who hasn’t found themselves wondering what it would be like if naming was
subjected to rules and regulations? Well, according
to this article, some countries are doing just that. (Babble)
Bleubird has a Mother’s
Day gift guide that makes us swoon! Check out www.newyorkfamily.com next week
for our own fabulous picks for well-deserving mamas. (Bleubird Vintage)
“I was advised to portray myself as a boob, a bungler, a
stumblebum. Otherwise, I was sternly informed, no woman would ever read what I
wrote,” one blogging dad admits. Read his take on the War On Dads. (Captain Dad)
