Comments on: Babies are smart after all! (Or, why I’m justified not having gone to Mommy & Me class)

By: class factotum

class factotum — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:18:08 +0000

Oh Lord. How did the mothers of my mom’s generation (I am 45) ever raise decent, intelligent, hard-working kids? All my mom did to stimulate me was to tell me to go outside and play.

By: The Mama Bee

The Mama Bee — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:45:45 +0000

[...] Schipani at Confessions of a Mean Mommy writes about why she never went to Mommy & Me classes, and touches on some more salient reasons they might not work for some parents — scheduling, [...]

By: Alida

Alida — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:10:59 +0000

I had to laugh because that’s precisely why my baby watched Baby Einstein videos, just so I could shower. I’d strap him into his swing and take a three minute shower. I always viewed myself as rather selfish because anything we did join was so that sould have some adult contact, not really for the kids.

Funny thing is I homeschool and find it difficult to do stuff with other “homeschool” moms. I don’t really fit in any of the groups I’ve found.

By: Christina Baglivi Tinglof

Christina Baglivi Tinglof — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:38:52 +0000

I’ve always tried not to feel guilty that I made my kids come along with me instead of my going with them (to Mommy-and-Me classes). I’ve raised my kids in much the same way my stay-at-home mom raised me–we’d go grocery shopping, visit a museum, run errands….stuff like that. All the while we’d talk about our surroundings. I think it’s paid off. My kids are bright and eternally inquisitive.

By: Twitted by theirishmommy

Twitted by theirishmommy — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:13:11 +0000

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By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:03:14 +0000

You can see the gorilla video here: http://viscog.beckman.illinois.edu/flashmovie/15.php (I knew Dan in grad school, and Alison Gopnik is also a colleague of mine). Let us know if your kids see the gorilla! (and let me know if you need the experimental directions)

By: Meagan Francis

Meagan Francis — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:32:27 +0000

Denise, I posted a shout-out to you and a longer version of my library story on my blog: http://thehappiestmom.com/?p=843

By: Meagan Francis

Meagan Francis — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:14:09 +0000

I could never get into Mommy and Me type stuff, either. The only benefit I could ever see was meeting other moms, but they tended to be so structured you never really got a chance to chat with any of them.

Last year I went to a library storytime where the woman in charge kept scolding the parents for not dancing and singing and shaking the wiggles out along with the kids. Needless to say, I did not return. I mean, I love watching my kids shake out their wiggles, but I did not have any wiggles of my own to shake out.