Tag Archives: mommy

Mean Moms in the Magic Kingdom

By Jodi Cohen | Published: March 22, 2010
  Disneyland may be the happiest place on earth for kids, but it can be hell on earth for moms.  Like a parade of bad parenting moments on display, I watched parents cut lines, trample toddlers and say inappropriate things to other parents to an extreme that I have never witnessed before. Fortunately, I just [...]
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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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Meltdown Management

By Jodi Cohen | Published: October 23, 2009
We’ve all been there… Our kid starts melting down in the middle of a store.  They are on the floor or flailing around in the cart, screaming.  Loudly.  Sometimes very loudly.  We try to assess if we can make it to through the check out line without having to abort the mission and return to [...]
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Is yelling the new spanking?

By Jodi Cohen | Published: October 23, 2009
“If you’re not yelling at your kids, you’re not spending enough time with them.”
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