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Life/Work - Issue 33

"Full-time dads often struggle with respect -- getting it from others and having it for themselves."READ»

Helicopter Parents: Are You Hovering Over the Workplace?

It’s that time of year. College seniors from around the world are graduating, and they are hitting the career world looking for a job. And the interesting thing is that most are not doing it alone. Many parents are by their ...READ»

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Life/Work - Issue 38

"Is parenting the highest social calling?"READ»

Life/Work - Issue 31

In My Humble Opinion: "What parents seem to be in denial about is the effect that their pressured lives have on their kids."READ»

The Problem with Defective Car Seats

Having the proper safety harness and infant car seat is crucial in the event of a car crash. READ»

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Does Your Job Plus Kids Equal No Time?

Here's how spending some time online can help. From finding a nanny to preparing dinner, the Web offers tools and resources -- and a virtual shoulder to cry on.READ»

For Dad's Eyes Only

Resources for Dad.READ»

Design for Design's Sake

Jim Sacherman's Palo Alto Design Group (PADG) sees importance of continually designing products which may have no hope of generating revenue.READ»

Marriott Makes Room for Daddies

Most companies that help their employees juggle work and family target working moms. This one helps working dads.READ»

How Being a Mom Has Helped Me in Business

For most women, becoming a mother is a turning point in theircareer. It’s a time in one’s life that’s rife with challenges, frustrations,and uncertainties, but it’s also when many of life’s most rewarding achievementsand ...READ»

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The Wins of the Fathers

Ceo Dad’s Tuesday Tirade.... Take comfort, work-obsessed individuals. America is actually ahead of Asia in work/life awareness. According to a new report, only one half of one percent of men in Japan take time off to be with ...READ»

Baby Steps

My baby took her first steps yesterday. To see the uncertainty on her face dissolve into joy and then pride was one of the best moments of my life. My husband was home too. And that was the real miracle in it all. Sabrina was ...READ»

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What Kind of Dad Are You?

Author James Levine argues that men can change a corporation's culture without jeopardizing their careers.READ»

Kids shoes with wheels - wheelys

They are here. The kids shoes with wheels on them. These are shoes with wheels called wheelys. They are the latest hot footwear for boys and girls.READ»

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EB Maternity Keeping Expectant Mothers Fashionable

Around the time you begin your second trimester of pregnancy, you will discover that your clothing is no longer supporting that new body of yours, and you soon realize that it is now time for some maternity clothing. Unfortunately for many expectant mothers, the most stylish maternity clothing solution thay can find is unflattering stretch denim pants and a t-shirt twice the normal size they would wear, also stretch.READ»

Utah Maternity Insurance--You Need it, We Have it!

Purchasing supplemental maternity insurance before you conceive can be the difference between a stress-free pregnancy and one that keeps you up at night worrying about medical bills.READ»

Helicopter Parents on the College Campus: Strategies to Help Ease Transition Pains

I was speaking with a College Admissions Director last week. He was telling me story after story about the flood of calls from parents about everything from roommate disputes to asking for vacation time off to wanting the telephone ...READ»

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Parenting-App Developers Hot in Pursuit of Exploding "iPhone Moms" Market

People tend to think of iPhone users as young, tech-savvy professionals. But there's an emerging consumer segment could be an attractive target for app developers and advertisers: the "iPhone mom." A Greystripe research report (PDF ...READ»

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OnlineFamily Takes Honest Approach to Controlling Kids' Internet Time

Parents today like to keep tabs on the online life of their kids, and exercise a degree of control over the experience. But usually this is via intrusive internet "nanny"-type software. Which may be why Symantec's offering ...READ»

You May Be a Helicopter Parent If...

I was speaking with an HR Director last week. He was at a cocktail party, and a 23 year old young man whose father is a close friend of his walked up. The HR Director told the young man how excited he was that he was applying to ...READ»

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From Foosball to Flextime: Dotcommers Are Growing Up

Who needs stock options if there's on-site daycare? Old-economy companies and benefits are starting to look mighty appealing to battered dotcommers.READ»

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AD Kids Inc Info For parents of toddlers learning to speak, it can be difficult to tell the difference between normal difficulties with speech and stuttering. If your child has trouble talking and hesitates on or repeats certain syllables, words or phrases, he may have a stuttering problem. READ»

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The Professional Generation Gap

How do you advise your kids on their careers when you’re still figuring out your own? Get an expert's tips on some of the perennials of career planning that any concerned parent can cleave to. READ»

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Women With Children First?

It's the new workplace battle -- employees juggling work and kids versus childless colleagues who resent having to pick up the slack. Read our debate about "the culture of parental privilege" -- and then weigh in with your views.READ»

On Ramps and Off Ramps, and Why It's So Hard

Everywhere I go, I hear talk about how hard it is for women to get back into the work force once they've left. The women discussing the topic haven't necessarily themselves left -- they're thinking about it and are terrified by the ...READ»