Momma Stuff

There is no question that crack addiction has reached staggering proportions, and the problem is escalating. Radio and television air the problem. Newspapers and magazines headline it. Hospital emergency rooms and trauma centers come face-to-face with its violence. Maternity wards are filled to capacity with infants damaged by the addiction. Hospital storage rooms are being [...]

{START COPY} The Rules: The aim of these questions is to share opinions and experiences among moms (or dads) in the blogosphere. Each week a new question will be posted and I’m inviting mom and dads to answer and share their thoughts about it. If you are participating, leave your links in the comments section. [...]

Tourists visiting Catholic holy places in Italy are often turned away because they appear, especially during hot summer months, dressed in T-shirts some even in company logo shirts and shorts. Now in some places they can enter if they use the “Pilgrims’ Tunic,” a knee-length, beige-colored robe. The unisex tunic, available in a single size, [...]

‘If I respond to every cry of the baby, won’t I spoil him?’ you might ask. Perhaps. Opinions vary widely on this question. As each child is unique, parents generally have to determine which approach works best. However, some recent research indicates that when the newborn infant is hungry, uncomfortable, or upset, his stress-response systems [...]

I once told my sister that I want to grow old looking radiant and healthy like in my youth. And who wouldn’t want to look young and fit? The appeal to look young has spawned a wide range of products from anti-aging creams, food supplements and medical procedures. A lot of shows also tackle around [...]

“Thank you very much.” These words are among the nicest in any language, for they voice appreciation for a gift, a compliment or a favor. And the more thought and effort put into what is offered, the warmer the thanks and the greater the appreciation. Yet, as you have no doubt observed, some gifts are [...]

{START COPY} The Rules: The aim of these questions is to share opinions and experiences among moms (or dads) in the blogosphere. Each week a new question will be posted and I’m inviting mom and dads to answer and share their thoughts about it. If you are participating, leave your links in the comments section. [...]

Contributing to the rising cost of housing in many cities is the process called gentrification. Increasingly, older, low-cost housing in the inner city is being renovated or converted into high-cost units with all the modern amenities that cater to the newly rich or the young professionals who prefer city living to life in suburbia. This [...]

“If you watch babies after they are born,” notes Dr. Cecilia McCarton, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, “they are exquisitely awake and tuned into their environment. They are responsive to their mothers. They turn toward sounds. And they fixate on their mother’s face.” And the mother makes eye contact with her [...]

I was watching Jessica Soho a few weeks back where they featured glutathione. This is the hip skin whitening capsules offered in the market. According to the report, glutathione is really a food supplement whose side affect is whitening the skin. It became so popular here in the country as everybody wants to have whiter [...]