Saw Those Logs
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 1:30 PM
Your sleep habits may be contributing to unwanted pounds around your waist, says a recent study cited over on NPR.
According to German researcher Till Roenneberg, the disconnect between our social calendars and our biological clocks is creating a kind of jet lag — he’s dubbed it “social jet lag.”
And the consequence? Expanding waistlines. “The larger the discrepancy between social time and what your... READ MORE
Be Heard
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:00 AM
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This is the Open Forum Coffee Talk. That means ... anything goes. Ask a question, make a suggestion, share a story, offer some advice—the floor is yours!
How Was Your Day?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Monday, May 14, 2012 4:26 PM
I still remember my very first Mother’s Day like it was yesterday. I went the majority of the day, expecting my wonderful husband to surprise me at any moment with some heartfelt token of appreciation for the amazing job I was doing as a new mom. I lingered a bit in bed after waking up, thinking that surely he would replicate my family of origin’s tradition of breakfast and little presents and homemade... READ MORE
Catholic Family Fun
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, May 14, 2012 8:49 AM
Just in time for summer, a new book by Sarah Reinhard wants to encourage you and inspire you and help you calm your bad self down.
Catholic Family Fun is filled with ideas that will help families have adventures together and help kids learn to pass the time without a screen in front of their faces. All of this with faith at the core. As Sarah says in her book introduction, “faith and fun are not exclusive... READ MORE
Moms & Dads Weigh In Here
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Monday, May 14, 2012 7:00 AM
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Terrible toddlers? Trying teens? Something in between? This weekly forum is the spot to share your questions and struggles about all things related to parenthood.
Please join us!
Mother's Day Gift
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Friday, May 11, 2012 11:30 AM
This lovely drawing of St. Gianna Molla is not the picture I wanted to accompany this post.
For that photo you have to click past “the jump,” for reasons that will become clear.
I don’t know the artist, David Myers, from Adam.
An act of kindness he performed for a young man he met on a school visit touched me so greatly I have to share it.
I’ll let Dave himself tell the story, which somehow turned... READ MORE
School Rules
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, May 11, 2012 7:00 AM
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Whether your children attend school or are homeschooled, this is the spot to ask questions about curricula, religious education, parent-teacher relationships, or academic concerns of any kind.
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Booby Trap
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:24 PM
Here’s the latest Time magazine cover and I can’t decide whether I should applaud their courage or avert my eyes.
What do you think?
Seriously, I could launch into outrage, or I could nod my head at the natural act of feeding one’s child.
Except, I just can’t bring myself to do that here. Maybe the cover is for shock and awe, and if so it worked on me. It seems like too much. Do you agree?
UPDATED... READ MORE
Modest Congratulations
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Tuesday, May 08, 2012 2:06 PM
“Let me be the first not to congratulate you.”
So begins Bret Stephens in an imaginary commencement address guaranteed to ensure he’ll never be asked to give a real one.
His partisan digs in the first section might cause umbrage, but I wonder if anyone disagrees with what he says about modesty?
He essentially has two points. First, American students have a lot to be modest about:
in our “knowledge-based”... READ MORE
Surviving at Camp
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Tuesday, May 08, 2012 10:00 AM
Adam and I are all signed up for a wonderful experience this summer—a week of folk and traditional music camp in Northern California. Of course, my almost eighteen year old would vastly prefer to head to camp on his own, but this particular venue requires that all minors have a chaperone in tow. So while mom doesn’t play a lick of music, she’ll be registering and taking a week to listen to good tunes,... READ MORE
