Picky Eaters and Labelling

Tweet I recently became involved in an interesting online conversation about the word “picky eater”  with some mommy bloggers.  Christina Le Beau who has a blog,  SpoonFed. wrote a recent post that makes the argument that labeling kids becomes a crutch for...

No Longer a Teenager

Tweet It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago, I was birthing my first kid into the world. As of today, Miss Melanie Elizabeth Rubin is no longer a teenager. I don’t want to brag, but I must say she’s grown into a strong and healthy young lady who...

Parenting can be humbling!

Tweet We all have been or will be humbled by this little creature at some point in our lives as parents. Lice. The most democratic of pests, lice hit all socio-economic groups. Some of the best schools and cleanest scalps have ended up invested with this little...