2. If you wear a political t-shirt, keep the message positive.
You are SUCH a mom.
Happy Fourth!
And since you brought that up, here is a Bleeding Heartland post from a while back on good books to read to children:
http://www.bleedingheartland.com/showDia ry.do?diaryId=1398
My next parenting-related post at my blog will be about Justin Roberts, the best children's pop singer/songwriter out there (in my opinion). Buy all of his CDs. You will thank me when your child requests to hear them instead of some unlistenable children's compilation.