July 28th, 2010 08:00am
by WineCountry.Mom
Show me a working mom, and I’ll show you someone who has less than enough time to get everything done in a day. With little ones underfoot, there are some days when relaxing is a foreign word that only exists someplace exotic. But in my own experience, I have found several time-savers that have allowed me at least a few minutes to sit before I’m off and running again. (
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TAGS Cleaning, family, moms, tips | CATEGORY As a Parent...., family
July 21st, 2010 03:34pm
by WineCountry.Mom
It’s not the most comfortable of talks (this is apparently so when MY children are involved). But it’s the most necessary. (
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TAGS Kid Issues, sex, teens, tweens | CATEGORY As a Parent...., Case of the Terrible Tweens, Kid Issues, The Love Front, teens
July 14th, 2010 02:44pm
by WineCountry.Mom
As a parent, you will only be cool to your kids for so long. And when the tides change (and they will) you will become the most embarrassing creature on the face of the planet. (
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TAGS camp, embarrassing, tween, WC Mom stories | CATEGORY As a Parent...., Case of the Terrible Tweens, Kid Issues, Vacations
June 30th, 2010 10:25am
by WineCountry.Mom
Girls will be girls and boys will be boys…except for when they’d rather be the other. Could it be that gender-neutral parenting has a part in blurring the lines between the sexes? (read the article…)
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TAGS celebrity, gender, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, tomboy | CATEGORY As a Parent...., In the news, Kid Issues, Toddler Tales
June 25th, 2010 12:59pm
by WineCountry.Mom
Living in Wine Country, a glass of wine with your meal isn’t an uncommon practice. But is drinking really acceptable when you have someone else’s children in your care? (read the article…)
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June 8th, 2010 08:00am
by WineCountry.Mom
In a perfect world, parents would be able to give their kids a significant amount of their undivided attention, getting to know each child as a separate human being with different goals and dreams and interests than their brothers and sisters. In the real world, time has a way of slipping past us. The daily grind of everyday life takes precedence over slowing down and enjoying a soul to soul conversation with each child, one on one. With more than one kid, the time spent with each child individually grows significantly smaller. (read the article…)
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May 27th, 2010 02:45pm
by WineCountry.Mom
VH1 is starting a new reality show for deadbeat dads to step up to the plate. Dads will be changing diapers, soothing babies, and simulating pregnancies. And that’s all great. But I have some more ideas they should include. (
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TAGS Dad Camp, Single Parenting, VH1 | CATEGORY As a Parent...., Single Parenting, video
May 24th, 2010 09:00am
by WineCountry.Mom
Parenting is the hardest job in the world. It’s thankless, exhausting, and endless. So why are you doing it? (read the article…)
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May 21st, 2010 11:02am
by WineCountry.Mom
Not all parents agree that cleaning is the best choice of punishment for kids, that it is actually mean-spirited. Is it? (read the article…)
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TAGS Cleaning, discipline, Kid Issues | CATEGORY As a Parent...., Kid Issues
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