Archive for April, 2008

Press Notes

Published April 30th, 2008

Several stories about Parenting, Inc. were published in the last two days, so I thought I’d provide some links. In the Fairfield County Weekly, former Huffington Post editor Jessica Wakeman interviews me here.  A fun Q and A, except for a typo substituting “fridge” for “crib,” which makes for an amusing visual conundrum, given the […]

For Grownups, About Babies

Published April 29th, 2008

An early heads-up to my NYC-based readers: I will be speaking as part of a panel next week in Brooklyn’s Park Slope as part of the Adult Education series. Details are below. Hope to see you there!
ADULT EDUCATION PRESENTS: BABIES & AMERICAN INDUSTRY
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 8 pm (doors at 7:30)
Union Hall in Park […]

US News You Can Use

Published April 28th, 2008

Little bits of news: The St. Petersburg Times printed a nice review of Parenting, Inc. over the weekend, written by a former teacher, so her praise felt especially good. Also, Nancy Schute published a Q and A with me in US News & World Report, viewable online here. And I’ll be reading tonight at Housing […]

Nope!

Published April 27th, 2008

Sorry, folks, to do this again. It’s really not my fault, but the Early Show keeps getting moved and bumped. So now it’s not airing tomorrow, but will apparently air some time this week. I will post once I know.

Early, Early Monday Morning

Published April 27th, 2008

Tomorrow morning, Monday, I’ll be on The Early Show on CBS at 8:40 a.m. Given that my entire family and I have been battling colds for the past week, I’ll be tucking in early tonight. But before I do, I thought I’d share this lovely review of Parenting, Inc. from the St. Petersburg Times. […]

Baby Mama Blah

Published April 24th, 2008

On Slate.com today, Slate’s brilliant movie critic Dana Stevens and I grumpily bash “Baby Mama” on the podcast accompanying Stevens’ deliciously cranky review. We didn’t like it! Alas, and hopes were so high that it would be a glorious send-up of the trials and politics of modern motherhood. The opening sequences, do, however, contain a […]

A Very Merry Un-Birthday

Published April 24th, 2008

On Sunday we hosted a birthday party for my daughter at our house. No, we didn’t have a magician. No, there was no “theme.” There weren’t matching party plates or gift bags stuffed with cheap plastic geegaws for the kids to take home. But yes, everyone actually had a good time! Instead of turning the […]

Later, Later, Not Earlier Early Show

Published April 17th, 2008

Also, apologies to those who tuned in to CBS’s The Early Show expecting to see me at 8:30 this morning. My segment was again moved to April 28th, but I promise I will be on then! Sorry, sorry, sorry…

Looking for Woofles

Published April 17th, 2008

One of the first pieces of advice I give to parents is to please, please buy more than one lovey (doesn’t that word somehow reek of powdered old ladies?) — once a lovey has been selected. All parts of this are important, trust me. Let’s start with the “selection” of the lovey. This is not […]

And Now, the Early Show, Earlier! And Fun with Baby Couture

Published April 16th, 2008

I’ve become breaking news! Actually, what I mean is, I’m now scheduled to go on The Early Show tomorrow morning around 8:30 on CBS. Please do tune in.
Also, for kicks, I posted this, on Jezebel.com, a look at the new magazine, Baby Couture.

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