Missing or kidnapped children hug the news every now and then. The scary flash of the Amber alert on CNN, pictures of grieving parents and videos of the on-going search are enough to scare any parent....
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[photo source: OBlock Books] A Mom's PerspectivePublic school can be an eye-opening place for the rookie parent. I am learning that this year. My son was as prepared as he could possible be for...
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[photo source: swearing] I gave up watching Friends years ago when it moved to 8:00 p.m. EST, because there were words in it I didn't want my two year old adding to his vocabulary. It was a...
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Whenever I look back and reminisce about my life as a teenager, half the time I'd be shaking my head and wondering what got into me. I definitely gave my parents cause for headache during those...
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"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" was the classic written by Francis Church back in 1897 for New York Sun when an 8-year old child asked if Santa was real. As a parent, this is one of...
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In a couple of months (on his next birthday) my son Raine is turning three. Three years to remind me that I've been trying my hand at single parenting which rather started by accident. (Raine is...
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All moms are working moms. We all do what we have to do in order to become good parents and to raise a good child. For those who are gainfully employed, we try to arrange our schedule around our......
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When I was pregnant I naively thought that I would be the unique hybrid version of the perfect mom-wife-woman addition. like those we see on Pampers TV ads and who are so comfortable wiping other...
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I did a great big motherhood no-no... I shouted at my husband, in-front of my child. And the other day, I yelled at my child for spilling his drink. Bad mama, bad example. See, children see things...
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Business class tickets, luxurious hotel rooms and dinners which even an epicurean would love... sounds glamorous, eh? What a lot of people forget is that business travel can also be a pain. There are...
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As defined by the online dictionary, "Adoption is the legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges...
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"A woman pleaded guilty to second-degree rape for providing a hotel room and liquor so her 13-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old friend could have sex with two men they just met." According...
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BC - Before Children AC - After Children BC was the time when my husband and I only had each other. We did everything that we wanted. 3 years afterwhich, we decided that we were ready for a child....
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Guess what my 2 year old discovered on his birthday? Mama's breasts!!! I was playing with him when he suddenly used both hands to touch my breasts. Surprised, I looked at him. He laughed and...
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Do you know yours? If not, try out the Parenting Style questionnaires at Children today or 4parents.gov and see if their assessment truly fits you. I took several tests myself but I have had...
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Judgment about good (or bad) parenting is not static; especially if you keep cultural parenting differences in mind. One's own yardstick should not be used in appraising others' parenting...
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Lots of mothers have opted out of their careers to become stay-at-home moms. While others choose to work because they either thrive on it or, they cannot afford not to. The explosive 'working moms...
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Do you really know what your kids are watching? Nowadays, it isn't that easy to judge anymore. Cartoons do not always mean "purely for kids". There's violence, foul language and...
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Dating was never that easy. More so, when you are testing the waters again after a failed relationship. Add a child in the equation and I can safely assume that the thought of dating again would make...
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The Wall Street Journal has an interesting poll going on. It asks "At what stage of life is it appropriate for kids to get cellphones?" As of 10:52 am EST, 1577 people have voted: High...
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If you are reading this, there's a big chance that you like surfing the net. And there is also a big chance that you believe that there are lots of information that are worth reading online....
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