The truth is, no matter how trying they become, babies two and under don't have the ability to make moral choices, so they can't b...e "bad." That category only exists in the adult mind.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I've begun to appreciate the generational patterns that ripple out from our lives like stones dropped in water, pulsing outward ev...en after we are gone. Although we have but one childhood, we relive it first through our children's and then our grandchildren's eyes.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I often think about the opening words of Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of ti...mes." I know Dickens wasn't talking about one- to three- year-olds, but his words do capture the extremes of emotion that toddlers and their parents experience every day. Can there be a creature on earth as adorable--and as trying--as a toddler?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Although my parents have never been the kind to hint around about grandchildren, I can think of no better tribute to them than giv...ing them some.... I can't help thinking that the cycle is not complete until I can introduce them to a child of their child. And I can think of no better comfort when they are gone than to know that something of them lives on, not only in me but in my children.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
For most women who are considering it, single motherhood is not their first choice, but it's not their last one either. They would... prefer a husband in their family, but they'd rather have a family without one than no family at all.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Single mothers have as much to teach their children as married mothers and as much love to share--maybe more. Yet their motives ar...e often labeled selfish and single-minded--never mind all the babies brought into the world to snag husbands, "save" faltering marriages or produce heirs.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Seeing to it that a youngster grows up believing not just in the here and now but also in the grand maybes of life guarantees that... some small yet crucial part of him remains forever a child.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
From three to six months, most babies have settled down enough to be fun but aren't mobile enough to be getting into trouble. This... is the time to pay some attention to your relationship again. Otherwise, you may spend the entire postpartum year thinking you married the wrong person and overlooking the obvious--that parenthood can create rough spots even in the smoothest marriage.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »