Character Lessons
“Mom, will she make me go under?” I was trying to think fast. It was day six of swimming lessons, and my newly three-year-old daughter…
Babies and Toddlers
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Clueless Mom
I stood there amazed. My one-year-old wailed wordlessly in his highchair, clearly incensed at my inability to interpret whatever he wanted. He was steamed. And you…
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Baby Love
My youngest son, now 10 months, was stripped to his diaper in the half-dark the other night, perched on his changing table. It was one…
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How to Help a Grieving Friend
Having been through grief so recently (or rather still in it), I have the hindsight of knowing what was helpful and what was not. As…
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Valentine Ideas for Kids
Finding creative ways to reach into our children’s hearts is always a challenge for parents. And it’s the heart and mind we want to influence…
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Go-Away Spray, the Paci-Fairy, and Monsters
Having trouble with monsters? Skeletons in the closet? Do you have the pacifier blues? Fear not! Experienced moms have some answers. Cure for monsters, skeletons,…
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Go. To. BED.
One area of mothering I very clearly have yet to master is bedtime; my kids pop out like a jack-in-the-box. It does not help that…
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Mom First … Professional When Able
I started my career as a paralegal at “‘the” law firm in south Florida. Our offices were located on the island of Palm Beach. I ended…
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Loss upon Loss, Grieving Upon Grieving
Last summer, as many of you will remember, our daughter and son-in-law gave birth to their first-born, a little girl named Molly, who only lived…
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Problem Child
“I DON’T WANT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM!” He was doing that distinctive wiggle on his chair, and he’d been doing it for 10 minutes. Rather than another…
