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• Obama's Friday Schedule: Tackle Global Economic Crisis, Parent-Teacher Meetings

  Michelle Obama wasn't kidding when she told Newsweek that her husband will continue to make his daughters, Sasha and Malia, a top priority, even as assumes the leadership of the free world. The Huffington Post has posted a copy of Obama's schedule for today, and the first item on the agenda is "parent teacher conferences at his daughters' school with his wife Michelle." Read More... Posted Nov 07 2008, 02:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with no comments Filed under: parenting, children, kids, school, parents, daughters, barack obama, michelle obama, good parents, balance, career, friday, sasha, malia, first family, making kids a priority, schedule, parent-teacher meetings, obamas

• Balancing Work and Parenting—When You’re a Campaign Reporter

  Anyone who has ever felt guilty about missing a child's bedtime because of work will benefit from Jodi Kantor’s reminiscences on covering the presidential campaign during the first two years of her daughter’s life. Kantor’s honesty about her own guilt—and sometimes lack thereof—over her demanding work life offers a refreshing look at the myriad ways one can be a good mother. Kantor openly admits that, despite missing her daughter horribly, she loved campaign trips... Read More... Posted Nov 05 2008, 05:05 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, babies, family, working moms, parenthood, working mothers, campaign, balance, reporter, balancing work and family, demanding work life, jodi kantor, career women, mom on the bus

• Five Motherhood Myths

  Yup, everyone has mom guilt of some sort or another. Recently there have been myriad of lists, essays and blog posts on why us moms shouldn’t beat ourselves up. No one is perfect. And every now and then, it’s reassuring to be reminded of that fact. That’s when we can sit down, have a big sigh of relief and celebrate with a glass of wine, or two. This week, the Today Show with a guest from Woman’s Day had a countdown on five motherhood myths just so we can all feel a little bit better.   Click here for their Five Motherhood Myths:   Read More... Posted Sep 26 2008, 02:22 PM by SunnyChanel with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: stress, Mommy Guilt, Today Show, new moms, bonding, myths, balance, mommy myths

• Baby Planners: Who Needs 'Em?

  During your pregnancy, would you have paid $250 to have someone walk you through Babies R’ Us, pointing out the must-have products? Or $500 to have someone plan your baby shower? How about $200 to have your home babyproofed? These are just some of the services offered by baby coordinators, the latest advent in the commercialization of parenting. Read More... Posted Sep 17 2008, 04:58 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, family, stress, money, research, baby products, baby showers, advice, friends, expectant parents, expecting, balance, career, finding time, parents-to-be, what to expect, baby planners, baby coordinators, baby planning, commercialization, parental instincts, overwhelmed, wedding planners, daddy preparation, pressure to be a good mother, overload, how to choose the best baby products

• Triplets Born to Family Who Lost Three Children a Year Ago

  If you believe the universe is balanced, that tragedy and good fortune come in equal measure, here is news that will buoy you. Lori and Chris Coble welcomed a set of triplets into the world last Wednesday, almost a year to the day after their three children where taken in an automotive accident…  Read More... Posted May 10 2008, 09:04 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: triplets, tragedy, c-section, balance, moving on, coble family, auto accident, orange county

• What Does This Generation of Moms Want?

  There's about a thousand headlines trying to define what moms of this generation want. Do we hope to return to the domestic spheres of the 1950's housewives (as has been reported), or are we career-minded? Do we care about our jobs or our kids? And one writer says we don't know what we want. When she works fulltime she can't wait to be home with family, but when she is on maternity leave she finds she hates staying at home. She gets a work-from-home freelance career but misses office action, and when she goes back to the office she chafes at the set hours that make her miss her kids. In short, women of this day and age have no idea what they want. What they really, really want. I actually know what women want. Every woman really wants... Read More... Posted Feb 08 2008, 12:39 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, family, stay at home moms, women, Life, WAHD, WAHM, quality time, working mothers, work at home, balance, career