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ModernMom’s Guidelines for Our Valued Content Contributors

At Modern Mom, our core values revolve around leaving a positive impact on the world, treating others as we'd like to be treated, and serving as role models for our children, nurturing the next generation to become exceptional individuals. We welcome you as part of our valued and vibrant community of thoughtful, brilliant content creators.…

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The Five Things I Learned In My Rookie Year Being A Working Mom

This Fall, I celebrated my first anniversary of returning to work after becoming a first-time mother. Ironically, in the same month, I started a new job. In retrospect, it's not a coincidence. They say the first year is the hardest for significant life changes. It's a period of unknowns, new obstacles, and inevitable mistakes made…

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Thanksgivukkah Boycott

The Jewish calendar is a strange thing. Ill spare you the gory details, but the most important things to know are that its a luni-solar calendar, and that there are seven leap years in every nineteen year cycle. And leap year doesnt mean you add a day, like in the Gregorian calendar. It means you add an entire 30 day month.

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Best and Worst Nutrition Stories of 2010

As the year draws to a close, it’s a perfect time to look back on the nutrition stories that made headlines in 2010. From great strides forward to frightening recalls and strange rulings, it’s been an up-and-down year in nutrition news. Here are the top three best and worst nutrition stories of 2010, as chosen by the dietitian editors of www.HealthCastle.com. Top 3 Best Nutrition Stories of 2010