Caring for Your Kids when You Work at Home

How to get the work done and the keep the kids happy

By Anita Doberman

Caring for your kids is one of the greatest challenges for a mom working at home.  As a military spouse, full time writer and mother to six little ones I can empathize with how difficult it is to find good child care solutions. Here are a few tips and options to help you figure out the best plan of action, both with and without outside help.

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Moms Going Back to College

Is it time for YOU to return to the classroom? 

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Combining Business (Trips) with Pleasure

By Meryl D. Pearlstein

All moms need a vacation once in awhile. But for working moms, sometimes the closest they get to one is a night or two away on a business trip. Having a hotel room all to yourself where you can watch what you want, finally read a magazine cover to cover, or even just use the bathroom without interruptions can seem like a luxury all on its own. But why stop there? Meryl Pearlstein has some great tips to make a business trip feel like a real mini-vacation.

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Business Trips With Kids

By Meryl D. Pearlstein

Torn between leaving your children behind on your next business trip or bringing them with you? As a busy public relations executive, I was undecided until I finally gathered my courage and tried it with my two boys, who are six and nine. Now I'm sold on the idea that you can combine business travel with family fun. The secret is advance planning -- and consideration for fellow travelers. Here are some pointers.

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Alpha vs. Slacker Moms

By Stacy DeBroff 

It used to be that the big debate on the mom frontier was stay-at-home versus working moms, but there’s a new battle in town. The latest Mommy Wars focus on the birth of a new strain of stay-at-home moms, moms with Energizer-Bunny type force that have invaded the mommy turf like kudzu weeds, plowing over everything in their path. The phrase coined to describe these mothers is, appropriately, "alpha" moms.

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Preparing for Baby

By Stacy DeBroff 

So you are pregnant, now what? There are hundreds of questions a new mom has. How do I tell my boss? What can I do to best prepare? Here are some of my best tips for preparing for a baby.

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