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Modern Mompreneur: Ingrid Carney Transforms a Tube Top Into a Must-Have for Moms
Women always ask Ingrid Carney how she came up with the idea for her product, the BellaBand, a simple-yet-ingenious elastic band that allows pregnant women to gracefully wear their favorite clothes as their bellies expand. Like so many creators before her, Ingrid says that necessity was the mother of her …
Why Homeschool?
LIKE most parents, I had always looked forward to the day when my children would finally enter school. During those early years of infancy and toddlerhood, when mothering feels like such a full-time job, I would assure myself that I would have a glimpse of my old life back …
Road Scholars: Teach Your Kids While You’re Driving
Given how much time the average parent spends driving their kids around, its a bit of a surprise that more people arent into carschooling. The concept, the subject of a book published five years ago by homeschooling authority, columnist and author Diane Flynn Keith (www.homefires.com …
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 …
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 …