Parents Talk Back

Stroller lock is cool new gadget for parents

Amy Bertrand — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:31:44 +0000

We found this great item for parents and thought we’d share.

It’s a Buggyguard stroller lock. With all the holiday shopping coming up, you may have to park your stroller occasionally. So next time you want to go into the Cheesecake Factory, you…

You may be surprised by how much TV your kids watch

Aisha Sultan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:53:16 +0000

We came across a story on the news wires that reinforced our decision to go TV-free during the week. You control it or it controls you:

The Nielsen Co. says in a study released last week that children ages 2 to…

Two worst parents in the world deserve each other

Aisha Sultan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:11:37 +0000

After publicly denouncing he had any involvement whatsoever with the Octomom dating reality show, it’s now being reported that Jon Gosselin and his reps were corresponding about the show via e-mail with Elevator Productions, according to Perez Hilton.com.

The celebrity gossip site…

5 best ways to get rid of excess Halloween candy

Aisha Sultan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:23:56 +0000

I know a child’s sugar high and subsequent crash can be ugly. I know most our homes are currently overrun with mini-Snickers, boxes of Dots and other teeth-rotting, obesity-causing treats.

But for pity’s sake, don’t throw it away. There more constructive ways to deal with…

Pregnant teen model on cover of Teen Vogue

Aisha Sultan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:27:48 +0000

A model on the November cover of Teen Vogue is a 19-year-old who reveals in the magazine that she is pregnant.Jourdan Dunn is not visibly pregnant on the cover, and Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley said in news reports that…

Want free toys? Sign up your child to be our toy tester.

Aisha Sultan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:15 +0000

NOTE: Dear Readers, I am drowning in requests. I cannot accept anymore emails for potential toy testers. It will take me a few days to go through the hundreds of emails you have sent. I will contact those we pick…

Get a refund on Baby Einstein videos

Aisha Sultan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:15:06 +0000

There’s been a recall on baby genuis.

Remember the Baby Mozart and Baby Shakespeare videos that transfixed our babies? In a rather unshocking turnabout, the videos do not actually make your baby smarter.

According to the NYT report:

The Walt Disney Company is…

Are the AMBER Alert guidelines too strict?

Aisha Sultan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:58:20 +0000

Elizabeth Olten, a 9-year-old girl from central Missouri, has been missing since Wednesday.

There is a massive search underway. According to news reports:

Elizabeth was listed as an “endangered missing person” and federal authorities have joined the case, White said. The sheriff…

Homeopathic remedy for child’s cough and cold

Aisha Sultan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:45:37 +0000

We had been battling our son’s terrible chesty cough for nearly a week. Given all the warnings about giving children over-the-counter cough syrup, I doubted the nightly dose we were giving him would help clear his cough. But as any parent who has…

My dog, my unborn child

Valerie Schremp Hahn — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:28:11 +0000

I’m an education reporter here at the Post-Dispatch and I know I make very infrequent posts on Parents Talk Back, but colleagues convinced me to post this here after it got a few guffaws on Facebook.

So. Anyway. Here’s a picture…