Several journalists are at an education reporting workshop sponsored by the New York Times and Columbia University. (I had hoped to be there too, but with a newborn at home, well, that didn’t happen.) But there are bound to be good stories about education coming out of the conference. Alexander Russo is following all the Twitter posts. You can see them here.

The federal government has issued a warning about sleep positioners: those cushioned pieces that are used to put babies in a side position.
The FDA and Consumer Product Safety Commission say parents should stop using them.
I have one of these in my home. There are just two pieces to it: two triangle cushions connected by Velcro a FLAT pieces of material.
While I don’t use it to put my child in a side position, I do use it to give her the feeling that she’s being held.
Scratch that… I did use it. …

How is it that October is just around the corner? It seems like yesterday the kids started school – but in reality it was weeks ago. It’s all a blur as our lives transform with the new baby and my return to work!
I attended back-to-school night in August and discovered just what a challenge this year will be for my older kids (kindergarten and second grade). Letters to learn, math facts, phonics, reading requirements and real letter grades for my son.
I was overwhelmed. How am I going to be able …

As a new mom 8 years ago, I took in lots of advice from friends and books. One book suggested putting the infant on a schedule fairly quickly. Another recommended holding the child a great deal and co-sleeping. Friends suggested “attachment parenting,” Dr.Sears, “Babywise” and more. Eventually I adopted a pretty attachment form of parenting (if we want to classify things).
My baby boy most often shared our bed until we moved and he had his own room. But since he was 10 months by then, to transition him he used …

Dear bra makers:
Since when did you put padding in nursing bras?
I am the mom to a charming, sweet month-old baby. The last few weeks of my life has been consumed with feeding this little one. And while I love the design of nursing bras for the most part, this is one serious flaw I don’t recall from the last time I nursed an infant.
Come on. I’ve gone up two bra sizes in the last month. Do you really think I need padding? And have you tried to get that front, …