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Modern Mompreneur: Karen Staitman of Good Fortunes Cookie Company Shares Her Recipe for Success
The average person would crack open a fortune cookie in hopes of finding good luck. But Karen Belasco Staitman likes to think bigger than thata lot bigger! Back in 1995, I was a party planner and I had made some gigantic fortune cookies for party invitations, she recalls. One day …
Ask Dr. P: Help! My son has become unusually aggressive since his new brother arrived…
Dear Dr. P, I just had a new baby and my first child (a 4 year old boy) who is usually loving and sweet, has started to become aggressive with me and his new baby brother. He’s been pushing and hitting me and pulling on his brothers …
The Modern Mompreneur: How to Manage Your Time
Recently posted on the Modern Mom Message Boards (and this is much abbreviated): I am a WAHM and I need help structuring my day. My daughter is four-months old and I have worked at home since about her 12th week. I wanted to get advice from other …
Ask Dr. P: How can I help my daughter with her weight struggles?
Dear Dr. P, I have a 10-year old daughter who is overweight. Her weight has been pretty normal until this year. Throughout this year she has gained 20 pounds and I feel like I have tried everything to help her lose the weight, from positive encouragement, to …
GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR ONLY CHILDREN: How Pressure to be Perfect Can Backfire
Families are getting smaller, and have been since the early 1960s, giving parents more time to devote to each child. As a result, parents today all seem to be pushing for star progeny. Children would benefit if parents could temper their dreams. With parents of only children, the tendency …