Are You Too Focused on Your Child’s Looks?

Let’s face it, we are a society that is obsessed with youth and external looks can seem incredibly important. As parents, it can also be hard NOT to focus on what our children look like—are they wearing the “right” clothes? Do they have the “right” haircut? Are their teeth straight? Is there a line that we cross, however, between what is reasonable and what is obsessive? Recently, I was talking to a parent whose child has just been diagnosed with eczema. One of my own children had allergies when she was a preschooler that manifested itself with eczema so I … Continue reading

Namibia – Birthplace of Beauty

I have blogged about the Jolie-Pitt romance and Majorie just recently blogged about Angelina Jolie. It seems you cannot open a magazine or turn on the television without hearing about Angelina, Brad, the kids, and Namibia. It has been reported that they will remain in Namibia until the birth of their baby. I started wondering – just what was so great about Namibia? Namibia is a vast country that lies along the southern coast of Africa, right below Angola and above South Africa. In size, it is about half the size of Alaska, making it the 31st largest country in … Continue reading