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Day Care
02/17/2012
More Day Care Dangers It is with a sickness in my heart that I write this email... Recently a local home day care was shut down. When social services entered the home, they found infants and toddlers strapped in car seats in closets with the doors shut and the lights off. More >>

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07/29/2011
Icon I am writing in response to your blog on preschool and the letter written in response



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07/26/2011
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...I'm a mother of a 16 year old boy and a 10 year old girl. I'm also a teacher. I went back after my little girl was in 1st grade-same school, same hours, etc. I used to laugh when people would suggest I should go back to work and put my daughter in preschool...


 

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Tags: Day CareEducationMorals, Ethics, ValuespreschoolResponse To A CommentSocial IssuesValues
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07/25/2011
Icon...A recent article I read (entitled "Why Preschool Shouldn't Be Like School") reported new research showed that trying to "teach" kids at younger and younger ages backfires... More >>

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06/23/2011
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When I returned to college several years ago at age twenty six, I sat down with a counselor to help me choose a major. She noted I had several ECE (Early Childhood Education) courses and recommended I focus towards a degree in the ECE industry, so I did.


 

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01/20/2011
IconThis morning I was downstairs in the kitchen making breakfast when two sleepy 6-year old twin boys and their 4-year old sister walked tiredly down the stairs. All of them were dressed in their Disney "footy" pajamas, and were rubbing their eyes. As usual, morning hugs and kisses were given, and we cuddled on the couch under a blanket and read a morning story... More >>

Tags: Day CareMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodnannyParentingSAHM stay at home momSocial IssuesStay-at-Home Mom
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10/12/2010
IconI listen to your program everyday and have never felt the need to do anything but say. "Go Dr. Laura!" But this call shocked me. A woman called in about a little girl who was socially awkward and she didn't have her little girl go the birthday party because she had two piano lessons, which seems like a pretty bad excuse. I have a son who collected people as he grew up, he is now 23 years old and is a traveling musician, out on the road pursuing his passion. More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDay CaredaycareFamily/Relationships - ChildrenParentingResponse To A CallValues
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10/08/2010
IconI am an avid listener of yours. I have been listening for about 8 years now. I am 21 years old and in my senior year in college. Since I graduated from high school I have always known I wanted to be my kid's mom and my husband's girlfriend one day. The other day, Facebook led to a very interesting situation for me. My friend and ex-dance teacher from high school had written a "status update" explaining how hard it was to leave her babies on Monday morning to go back to work and asked if having a house was really worth missing her two little boys. More >>

Tags: ChildrenDay CareIn Praise of Stay-at-Home MomsMorals, Ethics, ValuesMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodnannyParentingSAHM stay-at-home momSocial IssuesValues
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09/16/2010
IconLast Saturday, September 11, I was one of about 1000 motorcycle riders participating in "Ride to the Flags," from Ventura Country to Malibu, California, where a display of almost 3000 flags will honor the lives lost to Islamic suicide bombers on September 11, 2001.  The ride was hosted by the Gary Sinise Charitable Foundation, and the proceeds go to the children of those who lose their lives in the service of our country's defense against terrorism.  Pre-ride entertainment was offered by Glen Campbell, and Ann-Margret (a veteran of Vietnam-era USO entertainment) was there to send us all off with her kind words of love and support. More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDay CareMilitarynannyStay-at-Home MomValues
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08/28/2010
Icon"I realize your column is for people who own their own businesses.  That's not me, but I need your help.  I am an attorney in a small Midwestern town who specializes in wills and estates..." More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCliff EnnicoDay CareFinancesMorals, Ethics, ValuesnannyPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home MomValuesWork from Home
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