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New group offers postpartum support
Life after a new baby can be rough. That’s why I was excited to hear that my friend,…
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Neither children nor teachers fit into neat boxes
Children are not widgets. Sometimes I wish the politicians in charge of education remembered this.
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Tips for teaching kids to enjoy books
The jump from learning to read to reading to learn is one of the toughest educational challenges kids…
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Need, not abuse, should be focus of debate on food aid
Does anyone remember the experiment my family did last March called MyPlate on My Budget? My goal was…
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Chore charts add up for kids and parents
Is housecleaning getting you down? Do you wish your kids pitched in more? Have you tried and failed…
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A mom’s job has benefits; sick leave isn’t one of them
I was exiting the restroom at Alderwood Mall the other day when I came across another mother, waiting…
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It takes an archaeologist to find a kid’s bedroom floor
I have been to the pit of despair and I have returned triumphant. I just spent all weekend…
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Adding candy to equation makes algebra more fun
If you’ve read the recent article My Daughter’s Homework is Killing Me, then you know that parents all…
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Going gluten-free ended two years of agony
I’m one of those individuals who doesn’t eat gluten, but who doesn’t have celiac disease.
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Yoga teaches calm to energetic kids
Do you have an active kid who could use some help calming down? If so, you might want…
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The facts of life can wait a little longer
“What’s the big deal about being celibate?” That’s what my 8-year-old asked me the other day when we…
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Sharing pictures online
When I first started Teaching My Baby to Read two and a half years ago, I was a…
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As girls enter puberty early, mothers watch and worry
Pass me some Advil and let me sit down, because I just had a very scary gab-fest with…
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Here’s to a loud, messy, chaotic, creative school year
‘What if,” my 4-year-old asked me, “I pooped in my brother’s eyeball and he thought it was chocolate…
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Recess Music from your local library
This summer my family listened to a free advanced review copy of Gratitude Attitude, the newest title in…
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Summer vacation is turning this family into wild things
Is there some sort of species in the animal kingdom where siblings eat each other? If so, I…
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Stamp books encourage good behavior
I’m a big believer in behavior modification through token economies. I find that it’s really easy to catch…
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Even faith in infomercials is rewarded eventually
I have a sincere love of infomercials. Go ahead and mock me; I’m used to it.
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Envelope wallet helps manage money
One of my goals for 2013 is to teach my daughter about money and the difference between needs…
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A mother’s car has to be able to take a beating
My husband and I have officially traded cars. That’s because I looked up my aging sedan on Safercar.gov…