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Working Parents’ Dilemma with Kids on Vacation
Are you already stressing about how to keep your kids busy while you’re working and they’re on summer break? Don’t forget to count on their grandparents who always want to see more of them. And talk with friends who have the same issues and may want to swap one day a week. Encourage reading. Talk with your kids and listen to what they have to say about their summer reading ideas. Reading is a great habit to nurture. Most public libraries support a reading program with some sort of positive … Continue reading
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Tagged camp, chores, family time, kids, reading, summer vacation, technology, working moms
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Balancing Kids’ Summer Plans with Your Work Life
Like most of us, you must be wondering where the time has gone. Didn’t it seems like only yesterday you were buying backpacks and lunch boxes in preparation for the school year? For families, June is a busy month with graduation parties, little league finals and music recitals. And right around the corner is summer vacation – lazy days for kids but stressful for working parents. If you haven’t made your plans yet, here are some ideas to help you create a work/family balance: Photo courtesy of Photostock Stay flexible. … Continue reading
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Tagged child care, Grandparents, parents, staycation, stress, summer vacation, teenagers, work/life balance, working moms
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Virtual Book Tour with Dr. Erica Goodstone
We want to welcome Dr. Erica Goodstone to our Virtual Book Tour today – we know you’ll enjoy our discussion about her book, Love Me, Touch Me, Heal Me: The Path to Physical, Emotional, Sexual and Spiritual Reawakening. So let’s not waste any time getting started: Nourishing Relationships: Why does Part I and your first book, Love Me…Please, focus so heavily on the power of love? Aren’t there really some good people, some good love partners, and some that are destructive and hurtful? Shouldn’t we just get rid of the … Continue reading
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Tagged body awareness, couples, Dr. Erica Goodstone, Dr. Margaret Mahler, intimacy, love, relationships, touch
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Stand By Your Man or Hire a Divorce Lawyer
Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the ranks of political leaders who are known to have cheated on their spouses. When a husband is unfaithful, most women immediately feel outrage, disappointment and betrayal. Yet some wives stand by their man. Others re-evaluate their lives. There are many possible factors that motivate the humiliated wife to stay. Initially she could be in shock and using the defense of denial to avoid reality. Perhaps she’s protecting her husband’s political career. Or she’s concerned about the children and putting them first. Because of her low … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, Arnold Schwarzenegger, betrayal, divorce, Jenny Sanford, Kennedy woman, Maria Shriver, political leaders, power
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