Day 127: 15 pounds and a 4-week vacation, you say?
First off, do NOT say anything about the lapse in my posts. I have no excuse. Other than it's busy raising two teenagers, maintaining a...
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Deborah
- Apr 9, 2015
Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner
CREATING INNOVATORS by Tony Wagner A must-read for all modern-day parents who hope to instill the qualities needed for their children to...
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Deborah
- Dec 24, 2014
Newsflash: Mom lets kids "own the tree!"
Enthusiastic Kids: 1 Controlling Perfectionist Mom: 0 Actually, that zero is probably just one in a million (as in Mom: 1,000,000) but...
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Deborah
- Aug 12, 2014
#1: Don't Raise Sucky Kids
I’m a woman at her best with a To Do list. I have itemized lists for my start-up’s success, the dream house remodel, Christmas presents...
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Deborah
- Aug 2, 2014
I'm not crazy: That fake snake was real!
I’ve seen my future. I’m a senile old woman who gets kicked out of the nursing home because I keep scaring the other elderly guests with...
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Deborah
- Jun 22, 2014
Gender Differences: The Wyle Coyote Effect
Here’s a short story about the difference between boys and girls. At dinner last night, my husband told our two kids the story of Larry...
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Deborah
- May 17, 2014
Working from Bed: How a sick mom does it
The inevitable occurred. I caught my daughter’s germs and I’ve been laid up in bed for 2 days. Now, I’m trying to launch a website in...
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Deborah
- Apr 5, 2014
Games with My 8-Year Old: Name that Lady!
My Daughter: “Mom, of all the famous ladies alive now, who do you like the most? Me: “Oh, that’s hard to say.” My Daughter: “But if...
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Deborah
- Apr 3, 2014
How to Juggle Work & Family: MEALS (Theory #12)
Okay. This time, I’ve really got it figured out. My sanity?! It’s all about the food. As a working mom, preparing & serving healthy...
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Deborah
- Apr 2, 2014
Be A Good Mom: Sign your girl up for Computer Camp NOW
Move over Malibu Barbie. HTML Barbie just bought some beach-front property and you’re getting evicted. The internet used to be limited...
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Deborah
- Mar 24, 2014
Profound thought delivered in kid-speak
"I would like morning-time better if was at the night" -- my (8) year old son
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Deborah
- Mar 14, 2014
Two Weeks of Movies: I'm a good parent, right?
Confession Coffee Hour. During their two week Spring Break, my children did not visit one museum, complete any big art project or...
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Deborah
- Feb 28, 2014
Wear Glasses. Punch me in the Arm. Ah, parenting!
My son is 7 years old. He forgets that toilet paper shouldn’t be totally unrolled for fun. He forgets that tennis balls shouldn’t be...
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Deborah
- Feb 12, 2014
Itsy-Bitsy by Adele: That's the best idea I've had all morning!
I just read in the LA Times that: “[Adele has been] focusing her musical output on her baby son, Angelo." ‘I’ve been out of the loop,...
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Deborah
- Feb 6, 2014
CHEATING: Just say "No!"
I’m tired of all the cheating. Harvard kids working their take-home exams (Reuters 2/2/13). Teachers hiring proxies to take their...
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Deborah
- Jan 17, 2014
Be Good. Or Else. Today's Internet Parenting Lesson.
Lesson #1: Be a REALLY good citizen if for no other reason than your past WILL come back and haunt you. In the reality of the internet,...
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Deborah
- Nov 5, 2013
Breaking News: Kids make dinner & survive!
I’ve been working my way down my To Do list of “Not raising Sucky Kids” tasks – and last night, the kids made dinner. And yes, it was a...
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Deborah
- Mar 31, 2013
Children of Paradise by Lee Hausner
CHILDREN OF PARADISE: Successful Parenting for Prosperous Families by Lee Hausner Although this is officially "Out of Print," it's worth...
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Deborah
- Mar 14, 2013
Nurture Shock
NURTURE SHOCK by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman A series of easy-to-understand essays that serve as a hotlist on how to raise your kids. ...
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Deborah
- Mar 1, 2013
What's Going On In There?
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE? HOW THE BRAIN AND MIND DEVELOP IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE by Dr. Lisa Elio This is not the book for the...
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