Raising Kids

The toy industry held its 105th annual Toy Fair this week in New York City. At the opening ceremonies, The Toy Industry Association (TIA) announced the winners of 2008's, T.O.T.Y's, Toy Of The Year awards. Like the Oscars, the T.O.T.Y's are awarded to toys debuing in the prior year. Twelve T.O.T.Y.'s were awarded in eleven categories, like Best Outdoor Toy, Best Educational Toy, Game of the Year, Most Innovative Toy, Best Boy Toy, and of course, the Best Toy Of The Year! read more » Technorati Tags: Entertainment Fitness For Inventors Fun Innovation International Invention Kids Life News News Outdoors Parenting Products Technology Toys Video Games ... Read Full Story

Today, Monkey graduates from Preschool. Today, he and his little classmates will celebrate the end of a great Preschool year, and look forward to beginning a new chapter in their lives: Kindergarten! Today Mommy has been crying. As I dropped him off for his last official day as a Preschooler, knowing that he has been practicing hard for the ceremony tonight, I became emotional. His teacher, who is wonderful, sincerely thanked me for all I had done for Monkey and his classmates this year. I always give each child attention as they run up to me to share their stories, I go to every ... Read Full Story

To get a full picture of who I am, I must spend some time introducing you to the members of my family. SH and Princess Sprout have all been properly introduced in no given order of importance. For sure, Prince Charming Wildman sprout needs such a long name to encompass all that he is. The other day he said to SH , "Daddy, you might know this...even though you're not a mommy..." All innocent and sincere, he looked a little confused when mom fell on the ground laughing. Of course there was the time when he was just 5 that he announced, "There is ... Read Full Story

  Looking for a way to help little ones quench their thirst and gain independence at the same time? Look no further than the Fluid No-Spill Toddler Cupnew! read more » Technorati Tags: Baby Innovation Kids News Parenting Products toddler cup baby spill proof sippy cup spout innovative travel Read Full Story

Princess Sprout loves animals. We have no animals but she has been drawn to them from her infancy (wheras Wildman Sprout is a bit terrified of all animals). Last weekend during our trip to Florence, Princess Sprout ever on the search to find herself a pet, found Ali the Lady Bug. Last fall she found her pet sitting on the side of the trail and carried it with her 3 miles to the car, put it in a jar, and slept with it each night. She fed it, sang to it, let it out of the jar to play, and read to it. She ... Read Full Story