By Rachel Zahn on November 22, 2011
The vaccine era, pre-baked pizza crust, and so much more …
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Posted in Mama to Mama Blog | Tagged family bonding, gratitude, parenting, Thanksgiving
By Rachel Zahn on November 17, 2011
My almost nine-year-old is complaining of tummy pain. We took her to the ER, but they couldn’t find anything wrong. Is it all in her head?
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By Rachel Zahn on November 8, 2011
Mommy angst. It starts to take hold the moment you see the plus sign on the pee stick — even sooner for those expert worriers who jump to the worst case scenario as soon as the possibility of procreation crosses their radar screen. What if …? Did I …? Is it possible …? Why in [...]
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Posted in Mama to Mama Blog | Tagged baby crying., infant crying, normal development, soothing crying infant
By Rachel Zahn on November 3, 2011
My 11 year old just told me she has a date this weekend to go to the movies with “the hottest guy in her class”. WHAT THE …??
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Posted in Ask the Mamas | Tagged dating, teen dating, tweens
By Rachel Zahn on October 25, 2011
Last week we heard from one of our Mamas regulars about an important article posted on the website, hearingfamilies.com. Ellen and I took a look and agreed: it includes valuable lessons and reminders for families of all kinds, not just those with hearing challenges and obvious communication difficulties. Enjoy! S-P-E-L-L it out for [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on October 20, 2011
She’s 6 weeks old, doesn’t yet have head control, just passed 7 lbs. and seems so fragile!
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By Rachel Zahn on October 19, 2011
We all dream our offspring will be above average, but how do you really know?
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By Rachel Zahn on October 11, 2011
Older son has come back to live in San Diego. After four years of college and two years exploring near and far, he’s enrolled in grad school in America’s Finest City. It fills my heart to have him nearby and makes me happy happy happy. With him is his live-in girlfriend of three years, whom [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on October 6, 2011
I’m so embarrassed to talk about this. What’s wrong with my child??
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By Rachel Zahn on October 5, 2011
Here’s my plug for the 2011-2012 season. Protection wanes, so even if you got one last year you’ll need to do it again …
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