Category: Family

Newly appointed Spanish defense minister Carme Chacon inspecting the troops yesterday. She is seven-months pregnant (credit: Associated Press)

It can take time to adjust once you head back to work after having a child, as we’ve discussed. Readers have said it helps to ease back in gradually, or at least use the goodwill you’ve accumulated to […]

With schools and parents pushing kids to read, write and surf the Internet earlier, some parents are steering their young kids in the opposite direction — and into the woods.
According to this article in yesterday’s WSJ, some parents are turning to “forest kindergartens” in a bid to expose their kids to the outdoors and develop […]

With the economic downturn showing few signs of reversing, this blog has been examining how it’s affecting juggling parents, from high gas prices to a possible upside of unemployment. A front-page New York Times article that ran Saturday focuses on yet another area of financial stress: paying for college. (See also the Journal’s story […]

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My post last month on anger in parenting and at work drew a robust and thoughtful response, and IÂ’ve tried in the weeks since to be more aware of the way I react to my kids when they transgress. I would say there have been few, if any, instances of outright yelling, though IÂ’m sure […]

With the economic downturn showing few signs of reversing, this blog has been examining how it’s affecting juggling parents, from high gas prices to a possible upside of unemployment. A front-page New York Times article that ran Saturday focuses on yet another area of financial stress: paying for college. (See also the Journal’s story […]

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A recent issue of People magazine has a picture of singer/actress Jennifer Lopez feeding one of her one-month-old twin babies a bottle of formula. The caption reads: “My mom didn’t breast feed and I think that was the thing for me. You read and figure out what’s the best thing for them.”
Since most of the […]

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Working from home at night seems to help many jugglers. I often leave the office a bit earlier to be home in time for dinner or day care pick-up, and then log back on for an hour or so after my son heads to bed. It’s made a big difference in my juggle.
Until recently, I […]

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A recent issue of People magazine has a picture of singer/actress Jennifer Lopez feeding one of her one-month-old twin babies a bottle of formula. The caption reads: “My mom didn’t breast feed and I think that was the thing for me. You read and figure out what’s the best thing for them.”
Since most of the […]

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Are good looks a drawback in a nanny? A quick look at the classified ads shows parents want their babysitter to be experienced, reliable and trustworthy, among other things, but is there also an unspoken preference for someone whose appearance is, well, unremarkable?
Some of my mom friends have said they would never hire […]

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Where you live can have a huge impact on your juggle. And it’s not uncommon for regular readers of this blog to suggest that jugglers who live in high-intensity locales, particularly the Northeastern cities, move South, or West, or even to another country to help relieve some of the pressure or to […]