Mommy Talk Show Candid Conversation with a TV Mom
Here’s Part II of our conversation about getting “help from the husbands.” This time the Mommy Talk Show guests discuss solutions. Planning ahead and “assigning” certain tasks just for daddy can help husbands get more involved in taking care of the kids. Before we get to that, Gigi Pedraza of …
Read More »[VIDEO] Car Seat Guidelines from American Academy of Pediatrics: Keep Children Rear-Facing Longer
At A.J.’s one year check-up last week I expected his pediatrician to say it was O.K. to turn his car seat to forward facing. Not so. She told us doctors now recommend keeping children rear-facing longer. Here are the new car seat guidelines. The American Academy of Pediatrics has new …
Read More »Do you ask your husband for help with your children? and How hands-on is he? Part I Webisode #2.6
In 2011, it’s a sad state of affairs that moms find themselves “asking” their husbands or partners for help with the kids. Nevertheless, it’s a reality. Don’t get me wrong. There are tons of dads who do their share, especially the growing number of stay at home and work at …
Read More »Does owning your own business live up to being your dream job? Webisode #2.5
What can help moms flex their creative muscles, earn money, work from home and spend countless hours with their child? Owning their own business, of course! While it may sound like a dream, being a mommy business owner can turn into a nightmare if your business and personal demands aren’t …
Read More »(VIDEO) Deciding to Change, Keep or Hyphenate Your Last Name
Even as a teenager, I would practice writing my name as Joyce _____ (with the blank filled in with the last name of whatever boy I was dating at the time). Fast forward about 15 years and after a solid TV news career, I decided that if I ever got …
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