3 Reasons Moms Are Addicted to the Internet
Seeking information, community, and escape, new moms are spending more and more time on the web. How much is too much?
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Ask MP: Staying-at-Home Finances
I think we can afford our regular expenses -- should I stay at home with our kids?
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Reality Check: Odd Parent Out
My 16-month-old clings to my stay-at-home hubby and pushes me away -- what should I do?
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Ask the Candidates
Ask political candidates at forums and town-hall-style meetings these questions on paid maternity leave
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Girl Talk: A Bit Overwhelmed
I have a 16-month-old and just found out I'm pregnant with twins. How am I going to manage three small children at once?
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Reality Check: When Work Spills into Family Time
My boss asks me to come in on the weekends -- how do I explain that's my time with my kids?
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Reality Check: Balancing Work and Child
I work from home -- how do I balance work and kid time?
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Mom Debate: Is homeschooling good for kids?
More than 1,400 of you responded to our Mom Debate question
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Tracey Gold and The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom
Tracey Gold, host of TLC's new reality show, The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom, discusses one of the toughest choices a woman has to make: a career or staying at home.
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Guide to Babycare Choices
Work or stay home? Nurse or use bottles? Feel confident in your solutions to four common new-parent dilemmas
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Beating the Back-to-Work Blues
Ways to ease the emotional transition
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Reality Check: Defending Your Stay-at-Home Decision
My friend thinks I'm old-fashioned for quitting my job -- how can I get her to understand
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Dad's Side: Trying to Have it All
Is the work/family balance harder for men than it is for women?
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Work vs. Stay at Home
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Working vs. Staying Home
Working vs. Staying Home
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"When I'm a Mom, I'll Never..."
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Cheater's Guide to a Clean House
Work out your own way of having a reasonably clean and inviting home
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Should You Scale Back at Work?
Ditching overtime for snuggle time
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Girl Talk: Working Mama
What to do if you're made to feel guilty about going back to work
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The Balancing Act
From flexible schedules to blurred boundaries between job and family time, the rewards and challenges of working at home
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My First Day Back at Work
How one mom managed her first day back a the office
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Reality Check: Queen of Errands
Because I'm a stay-at-home mom of three, my husband and working friends think I'm on call to run errands and shuttle kids. I've got enough to do. How do I say no?
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Life, Interrupted
Cell phones, pagers, e-mail why the things that were supposed to make our days simpler often do the opposite
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Off-Site Office Help
Two years ago when I got pregnant with my third child, I left my job as a paralegal to get ready to be with her
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When Work Intrudes on Maternity Leave
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you have the right to a work-free leave, since you're not being paid for your time. Still, you may want to make yourself available for some requests. Here are ways to keep the workload manageable, especially if the FMLA doesn't apply to you if you're on paid leave.
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Miss Your Job?
Leaving your job to be home with the baby sounded like a good idea when you were pregnant, but after several months of stay-at-home parenting, you're not so sure.
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Career Options: Working from Home
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Mixing Business With Pleasure
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Home Office Telephone Tips
Maintaining a professional phone image when pint-size eavesdroppers, wailers, and whiners live in your workplace can be a challenge.
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