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#WellnessWeds: Breastfeeding and Mother's Day!

May 9, 2012
Happy (almost) Mother’s Day! Many new mothers face the sometimes daunting task of figuring out how to continue nursing and maintaining their supply of breast milk after returning to work. Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user ECohen In honor of Mother's Day, we're celebrating some new protections and...
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Claire Moshenberg

Tweetchat Thursday, May 10 To Celebrate Mother's Day! MomsRising Joins Mocha Moms, Mamiverse and the White House

May 9, 2012
Celebrate Mother's Day early on Twitter with us! MomsRising is cohosting a Twitter party with Mocha Moms and Mamiverse at the White House to celebrate moms on May 10 (this Thursday!) at 12:00 PT/3:00ET. That's right- We'll be tweeting from the White House and across the country, and we would love...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
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Tips Tuesday: Green Mother's Day Gift Tips

May 9, 2012
Happy (almost) Mother's Day! Celebrate the moms in your life with nontoxic gifts and treats. With these easy tips, you can take toxic chemicals out of your Mother's Day breakfast, create your own luxurious beauty gifts for mom, and wrap up your Mother's Day presents in environmentally friendly,...
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Claire Moshenberg

If Mother’s Day Could Last All Year

May 9, 2012
What would it take to make a country where mothers could bear and raise children in the best possible circumstances? How would such a place look? Would it look like the United States? Thanks to Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mothers Index for 2012 , we already know a great deal about the...
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Valerie Young

Mother's Day Craft Roundup!

May 8, 2012
Mother's Day is right around the corner! Have you picked up gifts for the moms in your life? If you haven't yet, and you're feeling crafty, try out one of these Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user Aris Goinis Mother's Day crafts. There are tutorials for kids of all ages, as well as grownups, and...
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Claire Moshenberg

Thumbprints Heart Charm: A Mother's Day Gift Craft Tutorial

May 8, 2012
This morning I went in to Sam’s class to make these polymer clay charms for the kid’s to give their mom’s on Mother’s Day. It wouldn’t be a bad idea for Grandma gifts either & it’s a relatively quick craft. I gave each child about a 3/4″ square of polymer clay & showed them how to roll it...
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Natasha

Mother's Day Card with Drawer Sachet: Craft Tutorial

May 8, 2012
Mother's Day is fast approaching and I'm always on the hunt for clever ideas that say,"You are an awesome Mom!" The other day, I started thinking about how teeny-tiny luxuries (like romantic smelling drawer sachets) are something that any mother would enjoy. After all, don't we all have sock...
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Caroline Urdaneta

Back to the Future: Longing for the Recession of the 1990s for Today’s College Graduates

May 8, 2012
Cross posted with author permission from the Huffington Post . Ahhh…to think that I dream of the early 1990s when student loans averaged only $10,000 and the unemployment rate for recent college grads was a mere 3.3 percent Last week, I took a week out off of blogging to spend time giving final...
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Ann O'Leary

What Not to Say About Special Needs

May 8, 2012
This blog was written by Kris-Ann Race for the Special Needs Tuesday column at www.ctworkingmoms.com . When Max (my son) was diagnosed with Epilepsy, we went into a tailspin. We didn’t know what our future held and what his development would be like. Of course, everyone who knew us wanted to help...
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Michelle Noehren
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Drinking from the hose? Maybe you shouldn't.

May 8, 2012
Sometimes nothing in the world can be so refreshing as taking a long drink straight from the hose after mowing the grass or working in the garden. And who doesn’t remember splashing through the spray from the sprinkler? But those simple pleasures might not be so simple or safe, thanks to the lead...
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Rebecca Meuninck

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