Mama Eve Blog

As I read reports of the East Coast being snowed in and I look outside and see rain, I think about what parents are doing with their kids as many of them are homebound. If there’s snow there’s outside play, for a time, and there’s always the toys and games that we always have. But what about that pastime that many of us enjoy — television? As an author of a natural parenting blog, I feel like it’s a bit taboo to even mention the boob tube, but ours gets turned on from time to time (and, ok,  a LOT during football season) Now, I’m definitely not advocating allowing your child to spend hours in front of a television screen. But there are a couple shows my son and I enjoy together. Yo Gabba Gabba is one of them, and its multiple ways of getting the wiggles out has kept both of us sane on more than one occasion. Read the rest of this entry »