The swine flu (now referred to as the Mexican flu or Novel H1N1 flu) has now spread to 41 states in the US with 642 confirmed cases (as of May 6) and 23 countries worldwide. The US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) has provided recommendations for the general public but also to specific [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, CDC, parents, Pregnancy, prevention, swine flu
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I just couldn’t believe it. Not yet six years olds and my twin boys can already talk back and complain. When I was growing up, talking back wasn’t tolerated and I only dared to complain when I reached the difficult teen phase. By then, I was too old to be spanked.
We live in different times [...]
Tags: complaints, lessons, parents, relaxed mommy, stressed mommy, talking back
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This year, start a new tradition in your family the day after Thanksgiving: participate in the National Day of Listening.
The project was started by Story Corps., a non-profit group which collects stories designed to cherish and inspire others to celebrate life. I?ve listened to some of the interviews on NPR and it?s fascinating to [...]
Tags: family, grandparents, great-grandparents, JFK, John F Kennedy, memories, National Day of Listening, NPR, parents, stories Story Corp, wisdom
Posted in: Holidays
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Safe haven laws are good ideas?and I support the concept. Sometimes though, even a good idea can go horribly wrong.
Perhaps you have never heard the concept of ?safe haven laws?. These are laws passed by states in the United States to prevent the abandonment of infants. The idea is that a mother [...]
Tags: babies, children, Nebraska, parents, Pennsylvania, safe haven laws, teens, United States
Posted in: Current Events
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An old acquaintance of mine recently posted a question on her facebook page. It made me laugh. She wanted to know how a working mom could manage to keep the house clean, spend time with the children, spend time with the husband, and cook dinner. But that’s not all – she also insisted on having [...]
Tags: clean, cook, exhausted, housekeeper, mom, multitasking, overwhelmed, parents, working mom
Posted in: Parenting
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