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October 4, 2002

Table Talk

Summary

Talk may be cheap...

But when it comes to teaching kids to eat right, what you say can really influence what your kids do. And doing (not knowing) is the key to teaching kids to eat right.

November 12, 2020

Alterations

Summary

I was going to be the same as I was before, but better, because I now would have children to enrich my days and nights and add colorful stories to my sales conversations.

November 4, 1998

Gift-Giving: You Won't Find This in a Store

Summary

We asked some of our staff and volunteers to share their ideas on gift-giving

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Holidays
May 2, 2019

What Parents Want

Summary

What do parents want? More time with their children. And when parents of children younger than 5 are asked what kind of care they'd like for their children, the vast majority say: a parent at home full time. 

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February 8, 2013

“Mommy, I Need Your Intention”

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What is my intention? I thought about it for days. I stood outside myself and watched my interactions with my children.

October 5, 2013

Parenting is Vital Work

Summary

I agree with Professor Zhou that the U.S. needs better family policies, but as I wrote in my letter to the editor: “her focus on promoting policies for mothers who pursue full-time careers leaves out mothers as well as fathers who make other choices."

December 3, 2018

Holidays: Traditions, Expectations and Responsibilities

Summary

Who makes holidays happen at your house? Babies are not born with expectations about holidays—we have our own expectations and traditions (or habits) and continue them with our children.

 

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Holidays
April 5, 1995

The Essence Of Mothering

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Motherhood has always raised more questions in my mind than it has answered. Just when I feel I’ve mastered the mechanics of an aspect of childrearing, that I’ve achieved total comprehension of my role as a mother, I experience the essence of mothering in a completely new and unanticipated way.

February 5, 2013

Recognizing unpaid work - heroic work!

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Canadian diplomat John Sheardown was honored for his heroism in Iran during the hostage crisis (1979); he worked tirelessly to get recognition for his wife (and for the Ambassador's wife) for their unpaid work and heroism.

January 1, 2012

Happy New Year!

Summary

Let's turn down a notch our unending quests to try harder or be better versions of ourselves. Let's find more contentment with who we are right now and appreciate what we accomplish every day just by authentically being ourselves.