Comments on: The True Costs of Rearing Children

By: Craigslist And New York

Craigslist And New York — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:21:23 +0000

I am wondering if accelerated communications via media (immediate info via satellite and computer) can make it seem as though things are worse nowadays, when, in fact, the same ol’ negative news is just traveling faster and farther…???

By: New York City Cosmetic Surgeon

New York City Cosmetic Surgeon — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:19:25 +0000

There is never any absolute certainty about what the nutritional requirements are for the human body of a certain age, size and gender. Scientific research on the subject takes a long time, and results are often not that clear. But, at least scientific research into the subject of vitamins, minerals and other nutritional requirements is being undertaken seriously, and taken seriously by governments. That was not always so; at least, if it was, it never reached through to the medical profession at the sharp end. …

By: cartoon teddy bears

cartoon teddy bears — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:31:29 +0000

The second neurodevice technique being investigated as a potential treatment for refractory depression is Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Over 30,000 people have been implanted with DBS systems for the treatment of movement disorders in people with severe tremor or Parkinson’ s disease and now there are attempts to use it to treat depression. DBS devices resemble cardiac pacemakers, except that the stimulation electrodes are implanted in specific areas of the brain rather than the heart. Medtronic is currently…

By: The True Costs of Rearing Children, Cont’d. | Blissfully Domestic

The True Costs of Rearing Children, Cont’d. | Blissfully Domestic — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:00:41 +0000

[...] my previous post, I offered some tips on how to save money during the first few years, from homemade baby food to [...]

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:46:00 +0000

Thank you so much for this info! We are having our first child in October and are trying to get our financial affairs in order as much as possible. This was great! Thank you!

By: Crunchy Domestic Goddess

Crunchy Domestic Goddess — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:17:30 +0000

great tips! i heart freecycle.

By: Kira P

Kira P — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:34:15 +0000

We swap babysitting every other week with a friend of mine, it works GREAT!!! I also buy all of my little boys clothes off season. He always dresses to the nines because I buy his clothes the year before for pennies on the dollar.

By: Sarah M

Sarah M — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:04:58 +0000

ps–LOVE the comments on cloth diapers, a friend of mine loves them. I think with #2 that’s what we’ll do!

By: Sarah M

Sarah M — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:03:48 +0000

such awesome ways to save. Just to emphasize freecycle some more: I just scored about 100 big boxes and 4 trash bags of bubble wrap and packing paper (we’re doing a cross country move this summer) and a brand new car seat (well, the toddler size) for my little guy! FREE!!!

By: rachel

rachel — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:59:05 +0000

Fabulous tips honey!!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:33:38 +0000

Those are great tips! I haven’t given much thought to cloth diapers because I’ve always assumed the mess would overwhelm me.

By: Kathi

Kathi — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:42:00 +0000

We do a twist on the babysitting co-op: we swap babysitting with the family across the street twice a month (we go out once, they go out once). The twist is that you put your OWN kids to bed, the babysitting parent comes over, and you go out at that point. No one needs to worry about feeding, trying to replicate bedtime rituals, etc. In the year-plus that we’ve been doing it, the neighbor girl has gotten too old for a 7:30 bedtime, so when I come over, she is in her room reading and puts herself to bed at the right time (and she does, too–I’ve checked!). I love it–I get so much reading done during my babysitting time because I don’t have the distractions of my own housecleaning to do, etc. And best of all, it’s free for everyone. Try it!

By: Kacie

Kacie — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:33:00 +0000

Interesting!

I don’t yet have children, but I do think they don’t have to cost as much as some people think.