http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com Where Medina Moms Mingle Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:19:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever since my third child, I have been intrigued by baby slings. I started noticing all the hip moms looking oh-so-back-to-nature with their African-inspired or batik-print slings expertly wrapped around their babies, and they looked so chic. How I longed for their composure! With my fourth child, I tried one loaned to ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/12/my-favorite-baby-sling-is-linked-to-infant-deaths/ The Associated Press COLUMBUS — Police in Ohio say a man accused of striking children in the head with a key protruding from his fist inside a Walmart store told them he did it for the thrill. Sixty-eight-year-old Ralph Conone was arrested at a Columbus Walmart Wednesday on two counts of assault. ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/12/man-said-he-struck-kids-at-wal-mart-for-the-thrill/ The Associated Press CINCINNATI — A prosecutor has announced criminal charges against two former workers at an Ohio day care accused of giving children a dietary supplement at nap time. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announced misdemeanor charges Wednesday against Pamela Hartley and Donna Scott in the allegations that surfaced in December ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/11/2-former-day-care-workers-to-be-charged-for-giving-kids-sleep-supplement/ It started with her birthday. Two $50 gift cards from her favorite store, Justice for Girls, were found tucked inside two birthday cards. She nearly jumped for joy and her eyes glazed over at the thought of buying her own clothes. Not the clothes I pick out and pay for, but ones ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/10/mother-and-daughter-find-gold-while-shopping/ It took them all winter, but with spring on their doorstep, my children made a snowman yesterday. It wasn't even in our yard. They helped the next-door neighbors build one in their front yard. The snow, which is finally melting after keeping our yards heavily blanketed for months, was so wet and sloppy that it ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/10/spring-arrives-in-medina/ The spring choir concert for my son’s school was this week and I realized how much I preferred it to the Christmas concert season. My son is as big a music lover as his parents and joined his school choir last year. (This year, the fourth-graders get to learn how to ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/10/spring-choir-concert-is-less-stressful/ By Emilie Le Beau, McClatchy-Tribune Babies are big sleepers. The average three month old, for example, spends as many as 15 hours a day sleeping. Only two-thirds of sleep will occur during the overnight hours and parents should plan on babies taking two to three naps during the day. The situation improves ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/10/mom-gear-on-the-go-sleepy-hat/ The Associated Press CINCINNATI — A prosecutor has announced criminal charges against two former workers at an Ohio day care accused of giving children a dietary supplement at nap time. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announced misdemeanor charges Wednesday against Pamela Hartley and Donna Scott in the allegations that surfaced in December ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/10/2-former-day-care-workers-to-be-charged-for-giving-kids-sleep-supplement-2/ Disney FamilyFun magazine In ChickyBoom, players earn points by plucking colorful wooden chickens, hay bales, and wagon wheels from a teetering perch. When the roost finally topples, the player with the most points wins. Ages 4 to 8, Blue Orange, $25. Jennfier Lynch http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/09/great-game-don%e2%80%99t-rock-the-roost/ By Priscilla J. Dunstan, McClatchy-Tribune Divorce is traumatic for everyone involved. Adults know that change doesn’t necessarily mean things are going to get worse, and often, change is the beginning of something better. However, children don’t have the life experience to know this and often feel that change brings the “bad” and ... http://medinacountymoms.northcoastnow.com/2010/03/09/help-your-child-through-divorce/