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In Her Shoes

By naomi panzer | Published: December 15, 2009
I was at a children’s shoe store with my five-year-old daughter on very rainy, cold Saturday afternoon. Usually packed, the store was empty except for the two of us. Then a woman entered the store looking tightly wound, with her son dragging his feet behind her, who looked about six years old. I know we [...]
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Have I told you lately how great my kid is?

By Jodi Cohen | Published: November 4, 2009
  As parents we take enormous pride in our children.  Occasionally that pride swells over into a competitive edge.  We are pleased if our child rolls over, crawls or talks before his peers.  We worry if they hit developmental milestones late.  We occasionally view it as reinforcement of our good parenting skills when they thrive. [...]
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Sticky Sugar Situations

By Jodi Cohen | Published: October 29, 2009
There are a few really touchy topics in parenting…. Breastfeeding, co-sleeping and SUGAR. What is it about sugar that makes us so crazy? In most situations, we scarcely notice or care what parenting choices our friends make.  But if they even think about giving our child chocolate milk, we might just blow a gasket. I [...]
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Flying the not so kid friendly skies

By Jodi Cohen | Published: October 27, 2009
Nothing strikes terror into the heart of new parents like the idea of being confined with a small child and many strangers in a small space thousands of feet in the air, especially if their little one is colicky or hard to soothe. We traveled a lot with our little ones and we always over-prepared [...]
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