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We need to help working moms now. Here’s how we start.
The Marshall Plan for Moms is a start. But we can’t let quick fixes distract us from long-term solutions. In so many ways, 2020 was a dumpster fire of epic proportions. As the world slowed to a halt and we were forced to do things differently, we came face to face...
Social Distancing Guidelines for Parents
We interviewed Kate Eisenberg, MD, PhD, to get the answers you need to live your new normal. A lot of parents have questions about what's okay and what's not okay during this social distancing period. While we know that the situation is changing every day, it would be...
My Son the Sailor
On December 9, 2017 my middle son left for the Navy boot camp. He was 21 years old. He had no military parents, brothers, or hugely patriotic upbringing. I don’t even like the president. But my son Gabriel had talked about enlisting, off and on, for years, and the...
The Myth of Work-Life Balance
This week, my friend Amy Rosoff Davis posted a photo on instagram with a caption about how hard it was to find balance as a working mom. It’s a struggle so many of us know all too well, and one of the biggest challenges we must learn to navigate… sometimes on a daily...
Keeping Up With the Kids Again
I’ve spent most of my 6 years as a mom just trying to keep up. With an active six-year-old who is obsessed with climbing, riding, swimming and week-long creative “projects,” and a 3-year-old who literally can’t go one minute without ingesting, licking, touching,...