Why do toddlers always request a bathroom break at the precise moment your meal arrives at the table? Guess you’ll be eating that dish cold. If at all.
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05/10/16
12 Problems Dining Out with Kids
My kids are not acting in this video. This is what they do EVERY TIME WE GO OUT TO EAT.
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04/25/16
And This is How the Seder went Down
Harlow drank her first cup of grape juice so fast that when she opened her mouth to sing the four questions, a huge belch came out. And that was how our Seder began.
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After reading about Harlow’s newfound love of Shabbat, my cousin Elyssa, who is studying to be a rabbi, volunteered to write a post about how every family can benefit from Friday night rituals.
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03/16/16
Mommy Shorts in the White House
Yesterday, I was invited to the White House to hear Michelle Obama speak about her Let’s Move campaign. Yep, I still can’t believe that happened.
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02/23/16
Living with Two Super Jews
When we sent Mazzy to Hebrew School and Harlow to a Jewish preschool, we didn’t realize that they’d end up being the ones converting us.
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Mazzy and her friends are giving me advice on how to get kids to try new foods and what you should never expect little kids to eat. For instance, don’t you DARE serve them any peas and corn that touch!
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11/04/15
Wednesday Evening with Laura
Laura has recently decided to go back to school for her MBA and Wednesday evening is the night she has class. She describes rushing out the door as soon as her husband Tom comes home from work like “passing the baton in a relay race.”
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10/21/15
Wednesday Evening with Allison
Allison and Otis recently moved back to Chicago with their 2yo son after Otis ended his career in the NFL. Allison takes on a lot of the evening responsibilities while her husband studies hard for the Series 7 and the start of his second career.
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10/07/15
Wednesday Evening with Kirsten
Kirsten and Alan are raising three kids (including a 5 month old baby) in suburban Massachusetts. Kirsten describes themselves as just “an average family” but I think their commitment to teamwork is pretty incredible.
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09/30/15
Wednesday Evening with Natasha
Natasha and Matty are two full-time working parents from Boston who must compress quality family time into an hour and a half. Natasha says her evenings are hectic and tiring but the photos show lots of love and laughter.
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Melissa and Jo live in Cambridge, Massachusetts with their two kids—3-year-old Harper and 13-month-old Elijah. They are the first two-mom family I am featuring in this series and I am very excited they volunteered to share their evening.
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Lunchbox notes can be used to profess love, reinforce expectations, inflict worry, etc, etc. What does your lunchbox note say about you?
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09/18/15
44 Hangry Kid Problems
From forgetting to bring snacks to after school pick-up to giving your kid the wrong cup, here are 44 hangry kid problems you want to do your best to avoid. TRUST ME.
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One of my goals this year is to start having dinners as a family, now we are back in the city, school has started and we are back in our normal routine.
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