From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Circumcision Debate on Opposing Views

August 7, 2008

Some of the Mindless Mommy readers may be interested in the newest debate online at Opposing Views – Should Boys Be Circumcised? The debate has two experts that think boys should be circumcised - Edgar Schoen, MD; Schoen was a member of the AAP Task Force on Circumcision from 1987-1989.  Dr. Brian Morris, a professor of [...]

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I Won a Subscription to S.I. Focus from Good Enough Mama

August 6, 2008

On Saturday, Kia from the Good Enough Mama blog posted a comment on my A Doctor’s Appointment Through the Eyes of a Child post.  Understanding the basic rules of blog etiquette, I visited Kia’s blog.  I saw that Kia had made a post called “Sigh” in which Carol Stock Kranowitz, the author of The Out-of-Sync [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – First Day of Second Grade

August 6, 2008

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Debate on Corporal Punishment

August 5, 2008

If you are anti-spanking or have thoughts on the topic, please join the Center for Effective Discipline as they debate parenting ‘expert’ John Rosemond on the topic of Corporal Punishment. Is Spanking an Acceptable Form of Discipline? Personally, I don’t believe that spanking does anything but convince the child to be scared of the parent.  [...]

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Are They Twins?

August 3, 2008

Yesterday my husband and I decided to try the kids out at the Playcenter at the local theater so we could see The Dark Knight.  The Playcenter is located in the theater and has licensed childcare staff.  It is geared towards kids 3-8 and has a bunch of fun activities for the kids.  The movie [...]

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World Breastfeeding Week 2008

August 1, 2008

August 1-7, 2008 has been designated as World Breastfeeding Week! There are a lot of festivities planned for the week and Attachment Parenting International (API) is hosting a giveaway on the official API blog – API Speaks. API Speaks World Breastfeeding Week Contest Simply comment on this post and you will be entered to win [...]

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