September 2012
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09/28/12Earning his keepMom blogger Stephanie Glover's son Ethan, 4, enjoys doing household chores. So she and Ethan used the iPad Chore Pad app to organize their family's tasks. |
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09/26/12Preventing and treating head liceHave you received the dreaded "Dear parents, it has come to our attention" letter about lice? Mom blogger Hillary Chybinski offers advice on what to do. Posted at 06:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 2 |
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09/24/12Where Do I Recycle My…Professional organizer and mom blogger Darla DeMorrow tells where in the Philadelphia area to recycle everything from Beanie Babies to wire hangers. |
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09/21/12No more 'Little Hooker' clothing linesThe permission slip specifically noted “no thong bikinis” for the annual field day. A friend asked me if we received the same letter at my son’s school in the same district which, amazingly, we didn’t. A few other heads turned in the social skills class, prompting a mass cry of abject horror over who would dress their elementary school age daughter in a thong. What purpose did a thong serve a young girl? It wasn’t to smooth out unsightly panty lines from showing in a snug, sheer skirt or tight pair of pants. As a child, I thought Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie embodied glamour. Both she and Cher wore midriff-baring, outrageous outfits. I pretended to be them, wearing conservative two-piece swimsuits paired with furry winter boots. In... |
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09/19/12Go Gold: things teachers should know about kids with cancerAs school starts, mom blogger Trish Adkins offers advice to teachers of cancer survivors. Her post is in support of the Go Gold campaign for childhood cancer research. Posted at 06:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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09/17/12Mainstream mommas nurse toddlers tooGuest blogger Ellie C. nurses her 2½-year-old and feels good about it. She says women who nurse toddlers often don't fit the hyped media image. |
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09/14/12Cultivating friendships in the communityThis post is an excerpt from MomSpeak blogger Erin Flynn Jay's new book, Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids In Uncertain Times. I believe it’s important to cultivate friendships within your neighborhood or community. We have lived in our area for five years, so we have developed friendships with some of the neighbors. One of my neighbors has a young son close in age to Emma; we try to go out once every five weeks or so for a few hours. We check out different restaurants in the city, places we can walk to, and talk about our hectic schedules. Emma is in daycare only three days a week, so I needed to find additional care for her to prospect for new clients and complete my work assignments. A neighbor has been watching her the other two days in... |
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09/12/12Call me crazy: why I'm trying for number twoMom blogger Paige Wolf and her husband set aside their fears and decide to try to have a second child. |
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09/10/12'They'll ruin you'Recalling the traumantic impact when she learned as a child that her grandmother had once been attacked, mom blogger Rachée Fagg takes control of how the story will be told to her own daughter. |
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09/07/12Hurry up and waitMom blogger Marion Kase resolves to enjoy more moments with her kids, rather than rushing through their childhood. |
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09/05/12Fear and self-loathingMom blogger Jeanne McCullough recalls her teen self-esteem issues and says women should stop expressing self-loathing in front of young girls. |
