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Day Care
07/21/2017
Making It Work ...My husband and I got married fairly young, and had our first child a year and a half later, while my husband was still going to school. Even then, we knew it was important for me to stay at home, so we made it work... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat KindlyDay CareMarriageParentingRegarding Dr. LauraStay-at-Home MomStress
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06/05/2017
How A Child REALLY Feels In Childcare Several days a week, my two-year-old daughter and I go to the gym together while my older kids are at school. They have a childcare room where you can leave the kids while you run on the treadmill or take a spinning class... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorDay CareParentingStressValues
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06/02/2017
Done With Daycare ...In between applying for new jobs, my wife started spending more time at the daycare when she went to get our son. She started to notice the cold, uncaring, unloving institutional side of daycare... More >>

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05/30/2017
Parking Lot Babies ...We were in a parking garage for babies whose mothers decided that driving through Starbucks was more important than seeing their toddlers first step or hearing their first word... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceDay CareJobMorals, Ethics, ValuesStay-at-Home MomValues
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05/25/2017
You Help Me Stand Up For Myself ...My husband and I were both raised by babysitters and are determined to give our children a childhood full of FAMILY and fun memories... More >>

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05/23/2017
'Raising' Children I heard a very funny comment this weekend that I thought would give you a laugh... More >>

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04/24/2017
They Will Never Be Small Again So often, when listening to your show, I thought you were crazy to think that people could just stay home with their kids. But I realize now that you're not crazy... More >>

Tags: Day CareJobParentingRegarding Dr. LauraStay-at-Home MomValuesWomen's Point of View
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04/21/2017
My Contribution Is Being My Kid's Mom I was raised primarily by my mom, who worked three jobs to support three kids. She never put us in day care, and did her best to provide for us... More >>

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04/19/2017
Your Children ACTUALLY Need You I was a nanny for years and adored every single one of the four children I took care of as if they were my own. When I decided it was time for me to leave, I was ecstatic to find out that I would not be replaced with another nanny, but that the mother had decided to stay home instead... More >>

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03/16/2017
I Am Forever Grateful For the first two years of my daughter's life, I was able to stay home with her. Then my husband started putting pressure on me to go to work... More >>

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