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Mommy Mondays: The No-Guilt iPhone-Wielding Parent

July 13, 2014
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My phone is a pretty constant presence in my hand. I use it to check email, take pictures, share pics to Instagram, post updates on Twitter and Facebook, reference my grocery list, listen to audiobooks, text, make phone calls, look up passwords, check the weather, play Words with Friends…it basically has a function in almost […]

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Mommy Mondays: Best Laid Plans

August 20, 2013
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I wonder sometimes whether most of parenting success can be attributed to not taking things too seriously and to laughing at yourself. I’ve always found coordinating childcare to be stressful. It seems to take tremendous emotional and mental energy to make the phone calls, coordinate spousal schedules, send the emails, and do all those other […]

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Mommy Mondays: Initial Reflections from a Pseudo-Single Mom

July 15, 2013
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My family is not yet finished with our current mommy’s-getting-a-PhD adventure when we have decided to embark on our next big adventure . . . we’re moving to Miami. My husband has accepted a position as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. And while we’re […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Benefit of Out-of-Town Travel

April 2, 2013
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I am in major preparations mode. Stocking up on food, cleaning the laundry, getting ahead on homework and school projects—I’m getting physically, mentally, and emotionally ready for a couple of out-of-town work trips this month. I’m excited about it, though—I love to travel! Have since I was a kid. I love the routine of getting […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Calm Before the Holiday Storm

November 20, 2012
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I feel like it’s the calm before the storm. The holidays are stressful for pretty much everyone. I understand that. But for me, the stress level and complexity of navigating the holidays has grown exponentially since having kids. First there’s family. We live far from pretty much all the grandparents. Thus every year it’s a […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Organized Parent

October 29, 2012
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I think one of the things that surprised me most about being a parent is the amount of organization that’s involved. Keeping in mind that I’m not yet to the carpool-sports games-and school activities stage of parenthood, there’s an amazing amount of planning, coordination, and management involved when raising kids. Here are just some of […]

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Mommy Mondays: Transitions and Developing Flexibility

August 6, 2012
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As therapists, we spend time thinking about and developing smooth transitions. Transitions to and from the therapy setting, transitions between experiences, transitions when gearing up for vacations, leaves, and outgoing and incoming therapists. One reason transitions are important is that they can make or break how safe a client feels, which is paramount for any […]

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