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Child Care Crisis: Finding the Right Preschool Summer Camp

By On April 8, 2012 · 1 Comment

A child care crisis has set in at our house.  Although we thought everything had been arranged for the summer, this weekend our family learned that our child’s school will not be offering their annual preschool camp.  With two working parents who both have demanding jobs, our family relies [...]

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Work-Life Balance: New Policies at the National Science Foundation

By On December 1, 2011 · 2 Comments

You may know that in addition to blogging, I work at a university.  Most of my time is spent doing public health research, but I also teach and mentor students at the university.  I am very lucky that I choose a career in which I have a lot of interest and passion.  My work is [...]

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To Dance or Not To Dance: Are We Overscheduling?

By On August 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

 Over the weekend, my child told me that she did not want to dance. This was a surprise.  Up until now, she seemed to enjoy dance for the most part.  She has dance shoes and leotards and a closet full of tutus.  She likes to dance around the house on a daily basis.   I thought back to her last dance class, [...]

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Stress, Depression, and Mothers’ Employment Following the Birth of A Child

By On July 25, 2011 · 4 Comments

If you are a parent, do you remember what life was like right after your child or children were born?  For me, it was a blur of exhaustion and frustration.  In fact, becoming a new mom was one of the most difficult experiences of my life.  Despite the fact that I was expecting a child for [...]

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