“Pre -Tween” Craziness – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
October 17th, 2012
Tween “A youngster between the age of 10 and 12, considered to be too old to be a child and too young to be a teenager” Miriam-Webster Dictionary My son is nine-years-old. He doesn’t quite fit the official definition of a “Tween.” I therefore refer to him as a “Pre-Tween.” His hormones are revving ...
Attitude Adjustments Needed By: Stacey Honowitz
August 11th, 2012
I have been dealing with kids in my job for a very long time, my job dictates the need to meet with kids on a daily basis of all ages. I have been doing this job for twenty-four years and and I can tell you that the attitudes ...
Summertime by Robin Gorman Newman
July 20th, 2012
When I was a kid, I recall going to day camp one summer. Otherwise, I hung out with my friends, played tennis, squash, roller skated, biked around the neighborhood and in the park, etc. Kids these days are so scheduled. My son goes to Shibley Day Camp. He's gone there for a ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Aging with Grace and Vitality by Claudia Spahr, later mom and author, Right Time Baby
July 8th, 2012
Are you also tired of hearing that stereo-typical comment; “Older mothers are selfish because they won’t be around long enough for their kids”? You know what? It’s actually NOT true. Studies show that if you have your child over 40 you’re four times more likely to reach the age of 100. Apart ...
Beaching It with Fun Finds! – Review by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
May 23rd, 2012
This coming weekend will mark my seventeenth wedding anniversary. If I weren't getting divorced, that is. In any case, it is too painful to remain at home reminiscing about what was and now isn't. I decided to pack my bags and head off to a wonderful beach resort on the ...
Enough About That, Now Why Am I Here? by Dina Ramon
May 17th, 2012
Now that I have been officially welcomed into the Motherhood Later… community with the launch last Thursday of my first weekly blog post, I suppose I should introduce myself, my family, and provide some insight as to why I am doing this – blogging about motherhood, that is. For a snapshot ...
IN SEARCH OF MOM by Robin Gorman Newman
May 11th, 2012
My mother didn't live to see me become a mother, and I wish she had. There’s nothing like the love of a mother (assuming it's a positive relationship). Seth and I were in the park last weekend, and we wound up speaking to an elderly couple playing with their dog. They were ...
The Cinnamon, Pie Crust, “Rolly-Polly” of Life….by Leta Hamilton, MLTS Contributing Blogger
March 25th, 2012
Sitting here in the office, which is the café, I am enjoying a pastry. It is one of those cinnamon filled pie crust pastries that my mom used to make. I loved them then and I love them now. How much of our childhood is brought forth through foods, smells ...
January 2011 Profile: Patty Chang Anker
January 1st, 2011
Patty Chang Anker Age: 40 Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Kent K. Anker, 41 Residence: New York City area Children: G, age 9; R, age 4 Profession: I’m an at-home mother of two girls, a yoga teacher, and public relations pro by day, and a writer and blogger (Facing Forty Upside Down) ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Prep Your Child for Kindergarten Testing by Karen Quinn
July 24th, 2010
(photo by David Drapkin) There is a controversy brewing in NYC over the city’s gifted and talented program. It seems that more Manhattan kids than ever are scoring in the 90th percentile and above on the test. Officials are blaming this score inflation on overzealous parents who are hiring toddler tutors ...
