News and Culture Five
What the cool parents are reading today:
1. Hey remember when you had to transition your kid from a crib to a big-kid bed? Ulgh, that’s fun right?
2. One woman contrasts the story of her birth, with a drugged up mom who was given a shot of estrogen so she wouldn’t lactate, versus her own crunchier motherhood full of birthing tubs and breastfeeding. (This is another take on the Elisabeth Badinter philosophy)
3. McDonalds is now putting yogurt in their Happy Meals and have slashed fries down to a mini 100 calorie size. Do these changes make you more inclined to take your kids to McDonalds?
4. How do you help your kid reach a healthy body weight without making them self-conscious about it?
5. Speaking of healthy eating habits, sometimes you just got to make your kid eat all their vegetables, no matter how unimpressed they are: Read more...
News and Culture Five
What we’re reading today:
1. McDonald’s has bowed to pressure from children’s advocacy groups and is changing the contents of their Happy Meals. They’re not eliminating french fries, but will be offering less than half as many fries as they do now, and will include some sort of fruit or vegetable option. (Your kid doesn’t have to opt for apple slices over french fries)
2. Speaking of kids and food, to get them interested in healthy eating and to teach them kitchen safety gradually, get kids involved in kitchen tasks from ages 2 and up.
3. Hero dad, Ramiro Vallejo, is scared of heights, but that didn’t stop him from jumping off a cliff to save his son.
4. When you were pregnant, did you sleep with a knife under your pillow or avoid eating certain types of food because of superstitions? Read more...
News and Culture Five
What we’re reading today:
1. San Francisco has banned any McDonald’s happy meals that come with toys, as city officials see enticing kids to ask for meals with x amount of sodium, fat and calories is wrong. One mom in California says that McDonald’s happy meals violate the state’s consumer protection laws, and she’s filed a lawsuit against the fast food chain.
2. And while McDonald’s and others market to kids with toys, some wineries market to their moms with cutesy pandering. Ever referred to wine as “Mommy’s juice”? A New Jersey wine distributor claims that a California wine called “Mommy’s Time Out” is stepping on their “Mommyjuice” toes. The California winery says no one owns “Mommy.” Do you select wines based on funny names? We’re a little more discerning, choosing wines based on growing regions and the animal on the label. Via Jezebel Read more...
