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12 Tips for College "Frosh Moms" Everywhere
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Written by Jennifer Redmond
Plenty of us send our kids off to college. Many of us lie and say it’s no big deal. Fact: It’s an adjustment. Your child must adjust. So do you. My son took 12 minutes to transition to college life. Me? Um, it was tougher than I anticipated. Yet, we still like each other (even after a summer together at home), so I can confidently share some tried-and-true advice for those heading into that rookie year.
Driving Mom Crazy
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Written by Savannah Monk
Note: Names have been changed to protect the guilty
Sixteen years, three months and two days after he was born, my son received his temporary driver’s permit.
Five hours into the required 50-hours of in-the-car training (with Dad), something possessed me to get in the car with this young man.
Boomerang Discipline
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Written by Sharon K Trumpy
Deciding how to discipline a preschooler can be confusing and overwhelming. Should you go with the age-old 1-2-3 method? Follow Supernanny's advice and establish a naughty corner? Do you take away privileges, give choices, issue warnings, raise your voice, swat bottoms?
Whichever method you subscribe to, the goal seems to be the same. Encourage good behavior and deter bad behavior. Seems easy enough, I think to myself before it all falls to pieces.
A Not-So-Simple Day
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Written by Jennifer Redmond
Does the incessant ringing, beeping, buzzing and electronic singing (bless those battery-operated toys) of life ever get on your nerves? Are you stretching to be everything to everybody? Every mom knows this breathless feeling.
Last week on one particularly memorable day I put on the brakes. Newsflash for moms: This is not always as simple as it sounds.
The Quest for Wheels
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Written by Jennifer Redmond
Dozens of tiny birds dusted their feathers in the dirt and snuggled into the parched earth. On a recent afternoon, I watched this performance from a picture window at a local car dealer. My husband sat beside me in the cozy cubicle of the "finance guy."
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