As Christmas approaches, my mind turns to a song I sang with my High School choir many years ago, “My Grown-Up Christmas List” (written by Linda Thompson-Jenner and David Foster). The chorus goes like this: No more lives torn apart That wars would never start And time would heal all hearts Everyone would have a friend
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My children are grown and have families of their own now. I look back on those special years of raising children with fondness. I would not have made a good single mother. I so admire those women who do it because I would have messed it up royally. My husband was/is a great dad! We didn’t have a
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By Jennifer Shaer MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC It seems like everyone is breastfeeding their babies today. Not too long ago formula feeding was en vogue. What’s going on here? In order to understand the current state of affairs, we need to know a little about the history of breastfeeding. Prior to the 20th century a
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The first time I ever saw a bald woman was when pop singer Sinead O’Conner shaved her head back in the late 80’s. I didn’t think the look was that bad but it took awhile for me to get used to. Then when actress Natalie Portman shaved her head for the movie “V for Vendetta” it
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Comedy has been the mainstay of my professional life for many years so I am admittedly prejudiced, but it seems that humor often gets a bad rap. A suggestion that a sense of humor belongs in the boardroom, the executive offices, the various departments, or even on the assembly line, is frequently met with skepticism
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One of the joys of being a parent is to read to your child. We begin with picture books and slowly move on to longer stories with and without pictures. We generally think of reading to little ones before they go to sleep. As they get older, they learn to read on their own but
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But gratitude is something we should always be mindful of and should continue to value highly each day of the year. Having and showing gratitude on a daily basiseven for the simplest thingswill not only make us feel better, but may just inspire those around us to smile a little more, too. Here are 25
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With all the distractions of work, technology, and life in general, how can parents be mentally and emotionally available to their children? In the present, there is the opportunity to show up, pay attention, and become the parent you want to be. This article is an excerpt from the book The Present Parent Handbook. With an
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(This craft is an excerpt from The Ultimate Guide to Being a Superhero: A Kid’s Manual for Saving the World, Looking Good in Spandex, and Getting Home in Time for Dinner) Supplies: Large t-shirt (used or pre-washed) Scissors Heat transfer vinyl, in 1-3 colors (some retailers even carry metallic-looking vinyl) Mission: 1. Turn the t-shirt
