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Meet Isabella and Aidan -- the 2008 top baby names

Emily, move over. You've ruled the sisterhood for 11 years, but now your reign is over. Isabella has taken the crown for the first time as the top name for baby girls in 2008, according to Parents.com. Emily has held this position since 1996. Aiden...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 1:54 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: baby names
Cookie disaster makes crummy Christmas memory

About six Christmases ago I decided to make a Christmas memory with my kids. I had set aside a whole Saturday to bake cookies, partly inspired by a mouth-watering cookie on the cover of that December's Gourmet Magazine. It was a big cut-out star with...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 1:31 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: memory, dough, christmas cookies
Dnt do drgs, plz

Turns out that teens are more willing to engage in serious conversations with their parents about drugs and alcohol in a way they feel most comfortable -- texting, e-mail and cell phones. New research from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and MetLife...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 3:52 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: drugs, texting, cell phones, e-mail, prescription, alcohol
Child care guru Penelope Leach on day care

Mackenzie Carpenter| Nov. 17 2008 When I was a new mom, untold years ago (16.8 years ago, to be exact) I was a Penelope Leach mom. Penelope Leach as in the child care guru, whose books I devoured and preferred over all other forms of advice -- including...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2008 1:43 PM by Mackenzie Carpenter

Filed under: Alfred A. Knopf, day care, Penelope Leach
Hollow Halloween

I live in a great neighborhood for trick-or-treating, especially on mild evenings. It's like a giant block party with all the neighbors out on their front porches (sometimes handing Rolling Rocks or glasses of wine to the grown-ups) or getting involved...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2008 3:29 PM by Virginia Linn
Tell all or stay mum?

Waiting in the grocery line yesterday, I scanned the tell-all interview in People Magazine about the grown-up Maureen McCormick, aka Marcia Brady, who did some very naughty grown-up things while playing the wholesome teen on TV. Now 52 - with all the...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 5:33 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: college, memoir, marcia brady, drugs, sex, brady bunch
Setting driving limits on teens

Virginia Linn / Oct. 6, 2008 I started "my" car yesterday and nearly lost my hearing. That's because my 17-year-old daughter, who got her driver's license six months ago, has been driving my car around. I've warned her that I'm...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2008 5:03 PM by Virginia Linn
College on the horizon amid financial chaos

My department at the Post-Gazette was coordinating a series of vignettes today about how regular Pittsburghers were handling the near-collapse of the markets this week. We picked out people from different demographics who might be feeling the anxiety...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 10:03 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: markets, anxiety, college
Economic crisis: What to tell the kids

You may not think your kids are paying attention to what's going on around them when they've got their ears plugged with iPod earbuds or their eyes focused on a video game. But they're much more aware than you think. My husband and I have...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 3:02 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: economic crisis, worries, money
Travails of travel

Virginia Linn / Sept. 12, 2008 My husband travels a lot. When he leaves, he gives me the name of his hotel, the phone number and the days he's returning. I'm heading out for a weeklong girl getaway today. I've been preparing for the departure...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 8:30 AM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: schedules, travel, whining
The waste in college recruiting

The nation's colleges and universities could benefit from a lesson in "green" marketing. My high school senior, since the middle of her sophomore year, has been buried under piles of college pitch letters, pamphlets, slick flyers, campus...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2008 3:07 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: "green" marketing, college recruiters, high school senior
A teachable moment for my 17-year-old

This has certainly been a week of teachable moments. My oldest daughter just turned 17 and we've been watching developments regarding another 17-year-old who's been in the news - Bristol Palin. I asked my daughter last night what she and her friends...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 9:16 AM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: sex education, teachable moment, abortion
Kids and chores

Last night my 13-year-old son accused me of having him just so I'd have someone around the house to do chores. Ha! If only. True I was asking him to haul out some heavy trash bags to the garage. And lately I've been delegating a lot of the heavy...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 1:01 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: chores and girls and cleaning laundry and housework
When is your child ready for that next step?

When our children are babies and toddlers, we often brag to family and friends about their milestones. "Adam held a spoon for the first time today. Abby dressed herself this morning, can you believe it?" These are exciting steps forward but...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 10:29 PM by Virginia Linn

Filed under: toddlers, mature, babies, steps
Imperfect parenting

The other week I had a dream, one I've had for years and years. It's not a nightmare exactly, but the dream is always the same: I'm about to graduate from college, but somehow, through stupidity or laziness, I have neglected to amass enough...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 8:37 AM by Mackenzie Carpenter

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Meet Isabella and Aidan -- the 2008 top baby names

Cookie disaster makes crummy Christmas memory

Dnt do drgs, plz

Child care guru Penelope Leach on day care

Hollow Halloween

Tell all or stay mum?

Setting driving limits on teens

College on the horizon amid financial chaos

Economic crisis: What to tell the kids

Travails of travel

The waste in college recruiting

A teachable moment for my 17-year-old

Kids and chores

When is your child ready for that next step?

Imperfect parenting