By Rachel Zahn on January 31, 2012
I’m floating in a sea of parenting anxiety this week. Well, maybe not anxiety as much as unease, concern and self-doubt. Plus, some anxiety. It feels like a perfect storm. My three are all in periods of vaguely disquieting transition right now and I sit with it in my lap and on my heart, living [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on January 24, 2012
Hello Mamas, We hope that everything is going well with all of you out there in Internet Land and that your families are thriving under your watchful, caring eyes. You are our heroes and we thank you for all the love and care you are giving to the current batch of children coming up in [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on January 17, 2012
How many times have you opened up a poopy diaper and wondered, ‘hmmm … is that normal?’ There’s not a mom on the planet who hasn’t worried about the color, consistency, or frequency of what’s coming out of that little behind. Have no fear, I’m going to clean up those messy doubts. First, some reassurance. [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on January 10, 2012
An adolescent male has had asthma since he was a toddler. His mom has spent those years learning about his triggers and honing her ability to zero in on the early, tell-tale symptoms so she could treat them before they bloomed into full-blown, scary asthma attacks. It was a responsible, by-the-book approach that worked great [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on January 3, 2012
Like many of you out there, I’m coming off several days of “vacation” time. I say several, because I’m honestly not sure if it’s seven or seventy. Feels like forever. It started way back before Christmas when the family (Mom) packed up for a pilgrimage to Florida to visit the grandparents. All five of us, [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on December 27, 2011
So there you are, humming along, feeling pretty great about your relationship with your pre-teen. He’s happy and engaged with life, the family and you, and things for the most part seem pretty peachy. Then for no apparent reason, he seems headed for the Dark Side. “Anakin!” you call out. “Come back!” But the little [...]
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By Ellen and Rachel on December 20, 2011
Do you end up wanting to crawl under the covers for the month of December? Fear not! There’s hope for you, Mama …
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By Ellen Schrier on December 13, 2011
Yesterday I was at Pier I, a home decor store, looking for some sparkly candles to light my table and get me in the mood for the holidays. I love seeing all the gorgeous decorations that get showcased at this time of year. It brings out the child in me and really does fill my [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on December 6, 2011
Our family is headed to Florida in a couple of weeks to spend the holidays with the grandparents. Florida is that state where all New Yorkers (in this case northern New Jersey-ites) are required by law to go when they retire. This is non-negotiable. When I say family, I mean all of us. Older Son [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on November 29, 2011
The Thanksgiving feast is over, the relatives and friends have come and gone and now it’s time to contemplate the next holiday that’s fast approaching. Unless you’re careful, you can easily get caught up in the hurricane of shopping, decorating, cooking, baking, and entertaining that passes for observing the holidays these days. And at the end [...]
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