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Can parents start over? | Moms Miami Can parents start over?
Looking back at parenting from Day One, I wonder: Have we done it right? With children in school and quite dependent on their parents still, there is no sitting back yet with satisfaction on a job well done. After all, don't the so-called experts say that our only role as a parent is to prepare them to successfully fly out of the nest? They certainly haven't flown anywhere yet. But after more than a...read more...The lonely child and the aching parent | Moms Miami The lonely child and the aching parent
It hurts to be a parent. Get past the aching episiotomy and the C-section scar. That's nothing compared with the emotional roller-coaster on which Mom and Dad ride for a lifetime. From the moment you go through your baby's first fever, parents learn that it hurts to see a son or daughter suffer. Every little illness, every little setback, every little push by a playground bully -- it all hits us in the gut like a bad bowl of...read more...Adults behaving badly | Moms Miami Adults behaving badly
As parents, nothing makes us more proud than when our kids are courteous in public. We drill them over and over again at saying "please" and "thank you" and in not interrupting adults in conversation. So when they do it, we gush. Now it's time to give another lesson. This time to the adults who don't know to treat a youngster with respect. That includes store clerks, teachers, just about...read more...Time to sleep | Moms Miami Time to sleep
What's bedtime like in your home? Is it textbook calm? Is it a struggle night after night? One thing we've learned through the years: Kids are different -- and it sometimes takes customized routines to make the bedtime routine work. One barrier to bedtime: Many kids just aren't ready to drift off to sleep when we think they are. Sure they need 10 hours of sleep a night, but their bodies aren't ready to shut down when the...read more...Generation gap finds a bond | Moms Miami Generation gap finds a bond
A family's separation can be painful. We miss the joy, the love, even the caretaking when relatives are far-flung across the country or the world. And no amount of digital re-creation can make up for the embrace of a loved one who lives afar. We have a new niece/cousin in the family -- on the other side of the country. She's a month old and we haven't held her yet. And we don't know when we will. The...read more...Driven to distraction | Moms Miami Driven to distraction
"Don't text and drive," a sign along I-95 warns. "No phone use in the drop-off lane," the school warns. All fine and well, but technology isn't the worst diversion in the car. Meet your children. They shout from the backseat, they scream for a new diaper, they wail for food, they wave their arms and block the view of the road, they wrestle and pound each other's face. Carting around kids...read more...How to change the world | Moms Miami How to change the world
I don't need to lose much weight. Or stop smoking or gambling. So the only New Year's resolutions ripe for pursuing are the ones that would make me into a better husband and father. So here goes. I resolve to ... -- Give away any stray piece of clothing left on the floor. -- Toss into the hamper any towels not put in their proper place after a shower -- without replacing them for next time. -- Set the clocks...read more...How parents can party without the kids | Moms Miami How parents can party without the kids
Parents aren't exactly the life of the party. Between the wine and the rum balls, our minds can be elsewhere. We're thinking of the kids back home, of course. Are they killing each other? Did they barf on the carpet? Did they dress up the cat? Are they eating their dinner? Are they going to sleep on time? Are they dancing on the sofa in their underwear? Did they blow off the diaper? So here we are as the...read more...The holiday letter exposed | Moms Miami The holiday letter exposed
It's time to open those full-page holiday letters from friends and family. Here's one right now. It's bursting with too-good-to-be-true headlines: Billy made the honor roll three straight times, Kara's volleyball team went to the playoffs and she made the winning shot, the family spent the summer in Jackson Hole, Dad shot a hole-in-one, Mom was named school volunteer of the year and was promoted to the corner office at work....read more...Your kid is ugly and rude | Moms Miami Your kid is ugly and rude
Amy Alkon is tired of listening to other people's noise. And she doesn't want your kid to make a peep. Fussy baby or whiny 2-year-old? Throw 'em off the plane. Alkon's campaign against public rudeness is rooted in the guy in the coffeehouse line speaking so loudly on the cellphone that he might as well be screaming into your ear. Of course, no one likes a blabbermouth with a cellphone. Just like no one likes barking dogs,...read more...
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