Today I decided to switch Friday’s Fifteen to Friday’s Five. Fifteen is a bit too ambitious for me. I also don’t have a theme this week. I’m just going to tell you five random things about my day. 1. I’m having one of those days where I just want to leave my kid with someone else for a few hours and do my own thing. I’m not in the mood for temper tantrums or whining today. 2....

We’ve tried etch-a-sketch, we’ve tried finger paints, and we’ve tried crayons. While they are all fun and teach my toddler valuable skills, I’m sure – there is nothing I’m hanging on the fridge just yet. Well, move over traditional kiddie art, my son likes to make sculptures. The subject: his toys. He creates different shapes and arrangements on a daily basis. The other day,...

Reuters posted a story today called Time out better than spanking for naughty kids: experts. Time out, extra chores and taking away privileges are more useful forms of disciplining naughty children than spanking or hitting, according to a study on Wednesday. An estimated 94 percent of parents use some form of corporal punishment to teach their toddlers right from wrong, according to research studies. But psychologists...

I am officially a top momma! In order to stay on top, I need your help! All you need to do is follow this link and click on my picture (looks like the one below)   Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.

Parenthood – obviously it’s something that we all want for ourselves or we wouldn’t be here at Baby Talkers. We learn about our fertility, we read about and ask questions about every detail of pregnancy and motherhood, we share belly pictures and pictures of our precious new bundles of joy. We share our frustrations and joys. We talk about diaper changes, milestones reached and the latest things...

Wouldn’t it be nice? Although it would, I am talking about a new book out there called Peeing in Peace – Tales & Tips for Type A Moms. Although I’m personally not a Type A personality, I know plenty of moms who are and they could totally use some tips on how to de-stress. It never hurts when there is some humor thrown in……and according to the book’s description, it...

Congratulations to mommy wishing_star on the birth of her baby girl, Kerris Gabrielle. Kerris was born on January 21st at 11:38pm weighing in at 8lb 9oz and 21″ long. Big sister, Sophie, aged 11 months doesn’t seem to be interested in her at all. Her mommy says, “she’s very much a keep to herself kind of person, so at first she took a good look but then it was like ‘yeah, alright...