Buy Experiences, Not Things

"Forty-seven percent of the time, the average mind is wandering. It wanders about a third of the time while a person is reading, talking with other people, or taking care of children. It wanders 10 percent of the time, even, during sex. And that wandering, according to psychologist Matthew Killingsworth, is not good for well-being. A mind belongs in one place. During his training at Harvard, Killingsworth compiled those numbers and built a scientific case for every cliché about living in the moment. In a 2010 Science paper co-authored with psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, the two wrote that "a wandering mind is an unhappy mind."..........."

Buy Experiences, Not Things

And on that note::

Ultimate List of Non-toy Gift Ideas

http://www.raisingmemories.com/2013/12/ultimate-list-100-non-toy-gift-ideas.html

How American Parenting is Killing American Marriages

""Sometime between when we were children and when we had children of our own, parenthood became a religion in America. As with many religions, complete unthinking devotion is required from its practitioners. Nothing in life is allowed to be more important than our children, and we must never speak a disloyal word about our relationships with our offspring. Children always come first. We accept this premise so reflexively today that we forget that it was not always so.....""

How American Parenting is Killing American Marriages

Breastfeeding Brains

""A study using brain images from “quiet” MRI machines adds to the growing body of evidence that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants. Breastfeeding alone produced better brain development than a combination of breastfeeding and formula, which produced better development than formula alone.""

Breastfeeding Brains

The Void When You're Done Having Children

The Void When You're Done Having Children

Why I Tell My Daughter She's Pretty, But Won't Tell Her She's Smart

""I know pretty girls, non-actors, regular people with many wonderful qualities, who insist they can’t get a boyfriend until their dress size is no longer in the double digits. And I know women who passed double digits in middle school who are happily married and can pass a mirror without wincing. Heck, they can pass a mirror without bothering to look in it.

Sure, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Except the beholder is usually the person themselves. Everyone else just follows along...........""

Why I Tell My Daughter She's Pretty

Why Have More Kids?

Why Have More Kids?

Veggie Cream Cheese

Veggie Cream Cheese

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup carrots, grated
• 1/2 cup broccoli, raw
• 1 tablespoon chives, diced
• 1 small garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
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Preparation

1. 1. Place the first 5 ingredients in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
2. 2. Add the cream cheese and puree until combined.
3. 3. Serve.

The Myth of Baby Sleep Regression

The Myth of Baby Sleep Regression

One Last Time

One Last Time

The Wonders of Witch Hazel

The Wonders of Witch Hazel

17 Habits of Happy Mom's

17 Habits of Happy Mom's

Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Anti-Inflammatory Diet