Calling all kids
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Children are likely to clamor for their mother's attention at the most inopportune times. Mothers have found that the time they spend talking on the phone is also the time when their kids are try to distract them with unusual or irritating behavior which stops as soon as they have her attention.
Publication Name: Working Mother
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0278-193X
Year: 1995
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Endless sleepover
Article Abstract:
A mother relates her experience of waiting for her preadolescent daughter to come home after an extended sleepover with a friend. She describes her apprehension after her daughter refuses to come home after three days of staying with her friend.
Publication Name: Working Mother
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0278-193X
Year: 1998
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The search for the good scissors: why does looking for one little thing always turn into a big production?
Article Abstract:
A woman humorously describes her attempts to find a good pair of scissors in her house. She tried to gather up all the family's scissors but was continually distracted by other chores.
Publication Name: Working Mother
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0278-193X
Year: 1997
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