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If your kids play sports,
inevitably you will be asked to bring snacks for the team. I
have to be honest, for years I was pretty uncreative. I
always brought juice boxes, orange slices, and granola bars when it
was my child's turn to bring snacks for the team. While
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Palin is Failing as a
Mother When Republican McCain chose Palin as his
running mate she figured she must come clean on some of the facts
that's going to be starring down voters and others in the matter of
months. She announced that her seventeen (17) year old
daugher...
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Everyone with an ear has heard by now the
comments that has been made either at the time both the Conventions
were taking place or afterwards. You have heard Palins
description of what's the difference between a soccer mom and a pit
bull - "lipstick". And afterwards as an attempt to be...
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by Leslie Morgan Steiner
Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an article that’s got me gnashing my teeth. Work & Family columnist Sue Shellenbarger reported the disturbing news that on average, over the past decade U.S. businesses have dramatically shortened childbirth leave for new parents.
On behalf of pregnant working moms and expectant fathers throughout the United States , my reaction is emotional: I’m furious. Our country’s family leave policies are outdated and unfair – the U.S. government is one of only four that doesn't mandate paid leave for new parents, along with Swaziland, Papau New Guinea, and Liberia . The ten-year maternity leave downsizing trend shows how vulnerable working moms in particular are without government protection.
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by Leslie Morgan Steiner. My entry into the competitive world of daycare and preschools came 10 years ago. It was during my second maternity leave. I was working fulltime for Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey and living in Manhattan . My first child, 20 months old, went to daycare 45... Read More »
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