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• 10 Year Old Author Alec Greven Is Back

  Remember Alec Greven? He's the kid who wrote How To Talk To Girls last year. This time when I say "kid", I don't mean someone under 25. I mean kid. Because he's 10 years old. Now Alec has written two more books. How to Talk to Moms and How to Talk to Dads. In this interview with The Today Show, the young Mr. Greven tells us that "Dad is more lenient." There is an "80% chance that dad will say yes to little stuff when mom might say no." What else?   Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 01:30 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, parents, video, The Today Show, Meredith Viera, Brett Singer, NBC, matt lauer, how to talk to girls, alec greven, little earners, how to talk to moms, how to talk to dads, 10 year old author writes another book, alec greven today show interview, children who work

• Miss Piggy Wants a Bailout For Christmas

  I'm going to backtrack now on something I said earlier. I was bemoaning (OK, fine, I was whining) that Disney, who now own the Muppets, were going to ruin what I feel are great characters, thereby destroying the possibility that future generations will derive pleasure from Kermit and Company. Are you sitting down? I may have been wrong. Various Muppets appeared on The Today Show this morning... Read More... Posted Dec 17 2008, 05:30 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: television, entertainment, disney, high school musical, tv, santa claus, video, marketing, The Today Show, Today Show, hannah montana, muppets, Kermit, marketing to kids, the muppet show, miley cyrus, Christmas specials, The Muppets, Brett Singer, NBC, matt lauer, Kermit the Frog, miss Piggy, the great muppet caper, the muppet movie, muppet christmas special

• Katie Couric to Return to 'Today'

  Everybody's once favorite morning cup of coffee now least watched evening news anchor (and also toothy mother of two), Katie Couric, will return to the "Today Show" Wednesday. Her former colleague Matt Lauer made the announcement today and everybody's going crazy. We all knew her days at CBS Evening News were numbered. But a return to the show that launched a thousand mornings for us and a career for her? Too good to be true. Indeed, it is.       Read More... Posted May 27 2008, 03:36 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: CNN, Charles Gibson, The Today Show, anderson cooper, Katie Couric, matt lauer, morning shows, brian williams, katie couric's major announcement

• "Sippy Cups" Author on Drinking, Motherhood, a New Book and Zoloft

  Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is my new favorite mom. Funny. Smart. So hot she must be anorexic. What's not to love? Asked on the Today Show not too long ago whether it was OK for a mom and dad to split a beer in front of their kids, she said something close to, "I think a husband and wife should have their own beer." If by own, she meant thirty six, then we're on the same page. Still, it was pretty funny -- the Today Show cast could be heard cackling in the background. It turns out Wilder-Taylor, author of the classic parenting tome "Sippy Cups are Not for Chardonnay," had a whirlwind few weeks following the show. She won praise from parents who think it's just fine to mix playdates with an occasional drink and got a book deal out of the whole thing. Good for her. If her new book, "Nap Time is the New Happy Hour," is anything like her first, I can't wait for it to come out (April '08 baby!) -- especially if she tells all about her brief relationship with Today Show host Meredith Viera. The following is a Strollerderby conversation -- similar to Charlie Rose, just with more alcohol: Read More... Posted Apr 02 2007, 06:51 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: books, media, alternative parenting, The Today Show, alocohol

• Cocktail Playdates Redux on the Today Show

  Because of the heated reaction to The Today Show's segment on cocktail playdates which aired on 1/26/07 Meredith Viera and company decided to update the segment this morning by bringing back Dr. Janet Taylor (the mental health professional-slash-mother of four) and Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, the author who was featured drinking white wine while her kids played in her back yard. The Today Show must have received an overwhelming number of emails and letters in support of "martini moms" because today's piece was livelier and less judgmental. Instead of focusing on "what if something should happen...you're a bad mom..." it was more about showing that one drink at a playdate is not a huge deal. Dr. Taylor even seemed to have softened her stance by saying that she doesn't have a problem with playdate drinking, but if you are drinking to self-medicate, then you might have a problem.  Well, duh. I'm happy they addressed the gender bias and how no one talks about men drinking at a party, but the moment women are involved, judgments are flying. I'm also happy there were no lame references to iVillage polls.  All they had to do was take a stroll around the internet to see how moms and dads felt about this NONissue. Wilder-Taylor even got a laugh out of the set when she said that modelling responsible drinking was not "splitting a beer" with your husband.  She thinks everyone should "get their own beer." Meredith Viera even closed the segment by saying she could use a drink "right now." Oh really, at 8:00AM, Meredith?  Do we need to talk? [graphic credit: Suburban Bliss]   Posted Feb 07 2007, 01:02 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: mommy blogs, mommy wars, The Today Show, cocktail playdate, martini moms

• Cocktail Playdates: What's the Big Deal?

  Did you catch the Today Show this morning?  Melissa Summers was on with Meredith Viera discussing the "cocktail playdate" phenomenon. When Melissa told me she was going on the show, I was worried that the producers would try to paint those of us that might like to have a cocktail or glass of wine at playdates (no, not every one, and not at 9:00 AM although some days...) as a bunch of irresponsible alcoholics, but my impression was that it was a very balanced segment. Read More... Posted Jan 26 2007, 01:15 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, The Today Show, Meredith Viera, Mothering, momtini, Melissa Summers, moms drinking, Suburban Bliss, cocktail playdate

• 5 Best Cities to Have a Baby

  Say you're pregnant (or want to become pregnant), have unlimited funds and flexibility, and want to move to the U.S. city best suited for your and your baby's new lifestyle.  What city would you pick?  Fit Pregnancy spoke to The Today Show about their findings of a review of the 50 most populous cities in the country, and how they stacked up in terms of health care, safety, child care, affordability, birthing options, and fertility laws.  Who made the list? 1.  Boston.  Awesome healthcare, and definitely the place to be if you need specialized prenatal care (and I hope you don't).  Plus Boston has the best chowdah anywheah. 2.  San Francisco.  Well, duh.  A healthy lifestyle makes for a healthy baby, plus it has high breastfeeding rates and is chock-full of fertility specialists.  And the fried calamari?  Yum. Read More... Posted Jan 25 2007, 03:09 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, breastfeeding, health care, U.S. cities, Fit Pregnancy, child care, lifestyle, The Today Show