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The President’s Volunteer Service Award
2024 President Volunteer Service Award We are pleased to share and announce! ModernMom is honored to serve as a Certifying Organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award. The President's Volunteer Service Award provides ModernMom with an opportunity to pay tribute to and celebrate our exceptional volunteers while acknowledging the significant difference they create.…
101 Ways to Make a Difficult Divorce Easier on Your Children
The following is a list of things you can do to make your children’s lives easier after a divorce. Read these tips as reminders of what you and your co-parent should be doing to ease the stress of divorce on your children. Remember that the reason why you should do these things is that if you don’t your children will join the ranks of those who become emotionally hurt by the process of divorce.
How Did I Turn Into a 1950’s Housewife?
When a teenager, I always swore to myself that I would never be dependent on a man. I was going to have my own, successful career, I would have my own, separate bank account, and if my husband and I had shared finances, I would know everything about them down to the penny.
Advice for Successfully Returning To Work After Maternity Leave
Spring often brings a fresh start and, for some moms, that fresh start is returning to work after maternity leave or from a more extended career break. Whatever your circumstance, returning to work, either full- or part-time, is a major transition. This mommy did it twice and so can you. Set realistic goals. Women sometimes set…
Business Travel Shortcuts For The Working Parent
Last winter, I tried five times, unsuccessfully, to take a business trip from New York to Phoenix. On all five attempts, my flight was delayed and then cancelled for weather-related reasons. In my view, this really meant five wasted trips to the airport and dozens of hours I will never get back. For us working…