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Day Care
07/11/2018
The Value Of A Stay-At-Home Mom Every time you speak about the lack of love kids receive in daycare, I'm reminded of what happened to my nephew... More >>

Tags: Day CareMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home Mom
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07/02/2018
I Have News For Moms And Dads I'm 61 and you have unpeeled my life call by call. I want to back you up on all you say about daycare because I know firsthand what it's like... More >>

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06/28/2018
A Nanny Is Not A Replacement For Mommy ...I've heard you talk about nannies raising children, and I thought I'd share with you what I observed as a private piano teacher... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceDay CareJobParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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06/27/2018
The Job Jar When our kids were young, we had a 'Job Jar' - a big jar in the kitchen with folded, small white pieces of paper in it. Each piece had a task and a dollar value attached. When the kids asked for money to get something, I would direct them to the jar... More >>

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06/26/2018
Shooting Straight I am a licensed professional counselor, whose private practice office shares a thin wall with the two-year-old's room in a daycare. I hear toddlers cry continuously, especially when parents are dropping off the child and they lie, saying they'll be 'right back'... More >>

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06/25/2018
The Center For The Unloved My son was born in 1981 at a time when daycare was really coming into its own, and infant rooms were now available for working moms. I had a wonderful and fulfilling career as a paralegal and I fully intended to go back to work after my maternity leave... More >>

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06/18/2018
Putting My Son First ...I was well-trained and passionate about a career in law enforcement, even though it was challenging, given the nature of the work and the horrors I was exposed to. That all changed when I got pregnant... More >>

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06/15/2018
Surrounded By Love ...I grew up being bounced around from family member to family member, and from daycare to daycare because she could not handle my temperament. I was a 'bad' kid according to her with an attitude problem... More >>

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06/12/2018
Working Moms And Their True Feelings My sister and I often discuss the topic of 'working moms,' and the ridiculous things we've heard them say to justify the fact that they're really abandoning their children. Here are just a few things we've heard from the mouths of working moms we've met... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDay CareJobParentingPersonal Responsibility
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06/07/2018
There Is No Substitute For Mommy This is a letter to an unknown woman whose son I saw in the supermarket the other afternoon... More >>

Tags: Day CarePersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home MomValuesWomen's Point of View
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