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Diagnosing Developmental Delays in Other People’s Children

By Jodi Cohen | Published: February 10, 2010
We all love our friends and want to be there for them.  Sometimes this can take the form of feeling it is our duty to tell them if we observe concerning behavior in their child – like walking on tip toes, or avoiding eye contact or lack of impulse control. We somehow fear that they [...]
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Be careful about over-sharing

By Jodi Cohen | Published: January 28, 2010
  When we have a bad day or a bad parenting moment, many of us share it with our friends.  We regale them in our worst moments to vent, get it off our chest and have someone tell us that it really isn’t that bad. But we forget that those intimate details can linger in [...]
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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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Watch your kid so I don’t have to!

By Jodi Cohen | Published: October 27, 2009
Of all the potentially explosive conflicts between parents, nothing seems to upset us as much as seeing another child misbehave and having the other parent do nothing, either by conscious choice or because they are busy running after another child or checking their digital device. Most of us want to do the right thing, but [...]
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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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If you don’t like kids, don’t sit next to us

By Jodi Cohen | Published: October 27, 2009
One of the best things about restaurants is you often get to choose where you sit. Unlike airplanes or theater where seats are assigned and you may get stuck sitting behind the really tall guy or next to the gal traveling with her cat when you are completely allergic, in restaurants, you usually have some [...]
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