Bakersfield Mom

By Mary Beth Breckenridge, Akron Beacon Journal

AKRON, Ohio — Alexandra Errington thought her toddler son was in bed. But then she heard a crash and a scream “like I’ve never heard him scream before.”

The South Akron, Ohio, resident rushed to son Jordan’s room to find him on the floor, a dresser and TV set on top of him. The top of the dresser was pinning his legs up to his knees. The TV, which had sat atop the dresser, covered the 21-month-old from his thighs to his neck.  Continue reading →

After a mere 24 hours, I’ve decided that I can live without Pinterest. I’m not the crafty, DIY, Martha Stewart type of gal. Aside from the technical issues I have with the site — ever hear of a breadcrumb people?! — I have yet to find more than two things I will actually do.

For those of you not familiar with the uber-popular Pinterest, if you’re reading something you like on the ‘Net, you ‘Pin’ it to Pinterest to share with all the other people following you.

Kinda sounds like Facebook, I know. Everything you post in Pinterest is public and if you pin something that gets re-pinned a million times, you’ll show up on the ‘Popular’ page. Then your social status is set!

Sigh

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My 13-year-old daughter recently began asking some of the big cosmic questions that the philosophers have pondered forever, such as: If God is all-powerful, how come he didn’t make her hair straighter?  Continue reading →

Breakfast is probably the most overwhelming meal of the day as everyone is trying to get out the door on time. As mom, we want our kids to have a healthy breakfast that will sustain them until lunch. But who has time to make eggs everyday? And cereal gets old.

One of the more common breakfasts in my house are muffins, yogurt, and a piece of fruit, which he only seems to want if we have Cuties in the house. Heaven forbid we run out of Cuties!  Continue reading →

By Robert Nickell. McClatchy-Tribune

As a father to six children I have experienced many variations in the learning curve of what helps babies get to sleep and what doesn’t. I currently have two children under the age of two and four children in their 20s. Together, all of my kids have helped in teaching me the all-important sleep patterns of babies.

Here are a few helpful tips for getting your baby to sleep:  Continue reading →

Reunion. I repeat: REUNION.

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Today’s Tip comes on Jan. 24, which means it’s also time for a reminder to Check Your Breasts!

While I’m of the belief that if you’re going to get cancer, you’re going to get it, breast cancer is a cancer that can be ‘encouraged’ by certain lifestyle choices. So today’s tip deals with ways you can lower your risk for breast cancer.

BreastCancer.org has proven to be one of the most turned-to sites in my family following my mom’s diagnosis last year. BreastCancer.org/risk/factors is a page featuring articles on risk factors, and what you can do lower your own risk.  Continue reading →

Q: My ex-wife is now living with the man she left me for. Unfortunately, my children were aware of the affair. Our son hasn’t spoken to her in over a year. I have tried diligently to make sure that at least our daughter retained a decent relationship with her mother but now that is being threatened by her insistence that she meet and hang out with her boyfriend. My children do not want anything to do with their mother’s boyfriend. My ex blames me (wrongly) for turning the kids against her. Each weekend it’s the same thing, and the kids do not want to go. What do I do?  Continue reading →