Archive for January, 2013

Bloomin’ Mom: A Later Mom Shares – By Jean Marie Keenan-Johnston, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Chapter Head


By age 36 I had everything I dreamed about growing up: I met my husband, a teacher and former Army Captain, on Match.com. After five years of dating, we enjoyed our Celtic fairy tale wedding. Not wanting a long wait, we were elated to learn we were expecting shortly thereafter. We ...

Contemplation for the New Year – By Margaret Hart


There are those who make resolutions, but call them goals instead. I guess there’s something about the word “resolution” that people feel sets them up for failure. Saying you’re setting a goal is a more optimistic approach. I like what the principal of my son’s school said this year. Inserted in ...

Parenting Resolutions – By Brandi Davis, Child and Family Coach


Here are three parenting resolutions that can change your home, life and relationship with your kids: 1. Create Boundaries: As parents we feel that it is our job to give our kids everything. That it is our job to be selfless. That it is our job to tend to the needs ...

January Ezine Giveaway – Workouts on Demand


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ROBIN’S SHOW RECOMMENDATION: Bethany


America Ferrera, who many came to love as Ugly Betty in the hit television sitcom, takes a totally different spin as the heroine in the new Off Broadway drama/dark comedy, Bethany by Laura Marks, and she's just as likable.  We feel and root for her, despite desperate measures. When we meet ...

Adventures in Attachment Parenting: The Dangers of Bed Sharing by Allison Silver


There is tons of information out there about the dangers of sleeping with your child.  But when it comes to toddlers, who is really more in danger: the child or the parents? Over the past year I have loved sharing a bed with my child. And when she was a ...

Jessica Smock – Contributing Blogger


Jessica is a later mom and doctoral candidate at Boston University in education policy and development.  She lives in Buffalo, New York with her husband, 1.5 year old son, Boston Terrier, and cat.  Her dissertation is about high-achieving urban girls who are graduates of a nonprofit in Boston and attend ...

Virtual Playdates – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers


Last Thursday, my son started coming down with an illness that I could have sworn was in need of a minimum of antibiotics. He was sneezing relentlessly, was inconsolable with his stuffy nose, had a sore throat that even water irritated, and a cough that sounded wet and deep. He ...

Food and Fitness by Margaret Hart


It seems like everyone I know is trying to lose weight, eat healthier and become more physically fit. Myself included. If you peruse the shelves of any major book store -- as I recently did, looking for a book recommended by a nutritionist -- you'll find at least a hundred ...

Mr. Right—for Both of Us—by Jamie Levine


The other night, as I was cuddling with Jayda in her bed, she turned to me and exclaimed, “Mommy…I feel like when you’re happy, the whole world is happy!” and she kissed my forehead. I giggled as I kissed her back, and told her, “I’m always happy when I’m with ...