Archive for May, 2008

• Infant Signing Workshops

  Did you miss the last Infant Signing Workshop? It’s a great introduction to using American Sign Language (ASL) with your pre-verbal baby as a means of communication. Other than learning some common signs, the workshop also reviews the research and benefits.  Workshops available this month and next: 
  Saturday 5/31 in Arlington and Brookline and June 18 in Needham
  Whether or not you have […]

  May 17th, 2008

• Working Moms, Rejoice!

  You have a place to pay bills and make doctor appointments. You can eat lunch relatively slowly. You get one meal a day where you don’t have to clean up yogurt and purees. You have your own chair, with your own cardigan sweater on the back, your own drawer, a small bottle of Advil nestled […]

  May 14th, 2008

• Outer Peace

  Suburban bliss does require a few pieces of equipment, and in that spirit, Slate offers a defense of the ugly plastic toys and giant swing-sets that populate so many exurb lawns. Hear Hear! My Coupe Car may have bird poop on it this morning, but by 10am, it’s guaranteed to bring a sunshiney smile to […]

  May 14th, 2008

• Rare Books

  For your favorite readers and readers-to-be, Isis has assembled books of all kinds, from the chunkiest board book to the thickest manifesto, as gifts for grandmothers, new-mom friends, or those cute little ones who made us moms.
  We have books that celebrate the love between a mom and her baby, the bond of a grandmother and […]

  May 6th, 2008

• Yummy/Mummy

  On Thursday, May 8, join Boston’s finest chefs and celebrities as they honor life’s greatest role models, mothers, at Models of Excellence, a fabulous event to benefit Room to Grow and their community of dedicated moms.
  Room to Grow is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty, providing one-on-one parenting support and […]

  May 5th, 2008