This article helps parents determine if their teen is ready for a car, how to select a safe vehicle and how to maintain open lines of communication as teens’ driving privileges expand.
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Balancing Career and Family: Looking Back 16 Years At Four Female Podiatrists “Trying to Have It All”
Article describes how four women look back on their decisions as to they balanced their lives as podiatrists with their home lives and give advice to young women “trying to have it all.”
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Time to Rework Homework Manhattan Family, Brooklyn Family, Staten Island Family, Queens Family, Bronx/Riverdale Family
When my high schooler started coming home without social studies homework, my first thoughts were, “Why would a teacher not assign homework on a regular basis?” and “Is the teacher really teaching anything in class if there is no homework?”…
Experts and parents weigh in on the value of homework Manhattan Family, Brooklyn Family, Bronx/Riverdale Family, Queens Family, Staten Island Family
Parents throughout the five boroughs are debating the value of homework and whether their children should have more or less of it. Many parents think their children are burdened by excessive take-home assignments, while others believe the homework reinforces important…
A Mom On Cloud Nine Brooklyn Family
Melissa Lawrence is a New York City mom who had five kids in six and a half years. It was like mommy boot camp in her house. She felt challenged as a new mom, despite having graduated from Harvard Law…
Favor Frenzy: The Goods on Goody Bags Long Island Parent
Whatever happened to the halcyon days of youth, when kids were thrilled to receive a simple goody bag of small toys and treats? Instead, at some birthday parties today it seems…
What You Didn’t Know About Packing For College Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Bronx/Riverdale Family
So soon after stressing over college applications, the ups and downs of acceptances and rejections, and the whirlwind of prom and graduation, the nuts and bolts of moving away to college are upon us. Whether you’re new to the idea…
“Tossed Aside” (Review of 6/24/2012 Motherlode Blog) Sydney Morning Herald
Article by Daisy Dumas, dated 6/29/2012 Time to explore … still a mother but free to be more. Photo: Jules Frazier The empty nesting phase can strike women hard. But can a mother ever leave the ‘mum’ label behind? Risa…
With Grown Children, What Am I Besides ‘Mom’? New York Times: Motherlode - Adventures in Parenting (46 comments)
As I was driving down the Long Island Expressway, my friend, an aspiring cinematographer, was filming me from the passenger seat. She asked me to give her one word that best identified me. I fought like crazy to stop myself…
The Boring Burbs? LI Parent blog-liparent.com
This is a guest blog by Risa C. Doherty, a freelance writer who chose to raise her kids in the suburbs. In the June 14th Wall Street Journal, Ralph Gardner Jr. reflects upon his decision to raise his…