Katie Allison Granju, Author at Babble

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Katie Allison Granju

Katie Allison Granju is the married mother of five children, the youngest of whom was born June 27, 2010. She also also blogs at Mamapundit.com. She works full time in digital media with a large cable network.When she isn't washing someone's socks, she enjoys listening to powerpop and Americana, riding horses, and engaging in political debate. You can also follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

Note to Media: Elizabeth Smart Was Never Anyone's "Wife"

Like everyone else with whom I’ve ever discussed the Elizabeth Smart case, as years pass and the crimes against her are finally being adjudicated in the courtroom, I find myself ever more impressed with this young woman’s quiet confidence, strength and composure.

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Should Kids Play Football? More Parents (and ex-NFL players) Saying "No"

In recent years, the question of whether tackle football is safe for kids and adolescents to play has become a hot debate for parents. As evidence mounts demonstrating that the very elements that make football what it is are potentially catastrophic to developing young brains, more American parents are taking the still-unpopular position that their MORE »

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Today: Speak Up to Destigmatize Mental Illness and Addiction in Children

Although we still have a very long way to go, Americans in recent years have become much less judgmental and negative toward adults who suffer from mental illness. Unfortunately, the same progress hasn’t been made when it comes to the issue of children’s mental health. In fact, just last week, a friend of mine told MORE »

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What's The Best Way To Predict When Your Daughter Will Start Her Period?

Although there has been a lot written in recent years about the fact that girls in the U.S. in particular seem to be hitting puberty at earlier ages, there’s still no surefire way to know when any individual girl is likely to start her period. However, new research indicates that one piece of information can MORE »

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UPDATE: Arrest Announced in Case Where Victim's Mom Kept Vigil at Police HQ

Since I first blogged about grieving mother Taloni Stuart Lee’s inspiring vigil outside the headquarters of the Knoxville (TN) Police Department, I’ve had a number of readers email me to ask whether there have been any developments in her son’s case. Today, I found out that here has just been an important break in the MORE »

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Are You Comfortable Posting Your Child's Photos Online?

When I first started my personal blog back in 2002, it never occurred to me that anyone would actually read it – anyone, that is, beyond my own mother and grandmother. So I enthusiastically uploaded adorable photos of my three oldest children to my new blog, and I reveled in the feedback left below each MORE »

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Is It Accurate to Describe Motherhood As An Actual "Job?"

We’ve all heard it. Most of us (myself included) have said it or written it at one time or another: motherhood is ” a job.” Sometimes, it’s “the hardest job,” and other times, “it’s the most rewarding job.”

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How One Mom's Discovery Changed the Science of Breastfeeding

A few months ago, I happened to stumble on a fascinating website dedicated to raising awareness about a breastfeeding-related medical condition I’d never heard of before, something called ”Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex,” or D-MER. D-MER refers to a sudden and often overwhelming feeling of sadness that some nursing moms experience with milk letdown. For many women, MORE »

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How Much Do "Top Mommybloggers" Earn From Their Blogs, and Is It Enough?

If anyone in the universe qualifies as a “top” parenting writer, it’s Ann Douglas, a prolific author I’m proud to call a longtime friend. Ann has written quite a few very popular books, perhaps the best known of which is “The Mother of All Pregnancy Books.” In her column today for a Canadian newspaper, Ann explores MORE »

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Divorce Dilemma: Should States Change Laws to Mandate Presumptive Joint Custody?

All over the country, Fathers’ Rights’ groups are aggressively lobbying for changes in state laws to create a presumption of joint custody when parents divorce. What that means is that if a married couple with children splits, family court would start with the assumption that legal and physical custody would be always and automatically be MORE »

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