Working Mother 1996 - Abstracts

Working Mother 1996
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100 best companies for working mothers. (includes related articles on ratings; award-winning Eli Lilly CEO Randall L. Tobias; companies that support on-site child care, the promotion of women, paid family leave and flexible work schedules; and other notable family-friendly companies)Women's issues/gender studiesMilton Moskowitz
10 steps to a better-balanced life: how to create calm and fit in more family fun.Women's issues/gender studiesNancy Samalin
15 minute chicken dinners: delicious, easy ways to fix a family favorite.(includes recipes and a related article on food news briefs)Women's issues/gender studiesMiriam Rubin
7 best tips to teach kids patience.Women's issues/gender studiesBeth Levine
Adoption aid: by offering financial and practical support, a growing number of companies are helping their employees become parents. (includes related article on asking employers for adoption benefits)Women's issues/gender studiesShu Shu Costa
A for effort: studies overwhelmingly show that kids whose parents participate in their education are happier and more successful at school. (includes related article on the 1996 Golden Apple Awards)Women's issues/gender studiesTerese Loeb Kreuzer, Diana Townsend-Butterworth
After-baby shape-up plan.(exercise for women who have had a baby)(includes related articles)Women's issues/gender studiesCatherine Winters
A nest egg for the kids. (saving money for the future)Women's issues/gender studiesDeborah A. Wilburn
Animal lover's guide to kids: why tots are like puppies and teens are like cats.(Wit's End)(Column)Women's issues/gender studiesAdair Lara
Another baby ... maybe?(parents considering having another baby)Women's issues/gender studiesAmy Biber Barr
Are you a wimpy parent? Firm up your discipline skills and win your kids' respect, obedience and love. (includes related article on asserting authority)Women's issues/gender studiesDebbie Kent, Elizabeth Ellis
Asthma update: new treatments to help kids breathe easier.(includes related articles on sports and coping with asthma at school)Women's issues/gender studiesMichelle A. Rice
Babies welcome: innovative companies are finding new ways for moms and their little ones to be together at work. (includes related article on convincing a boss to allow babies at work)Women's issues/gender studiesShu Shu Costa
Child care: how does your state rate?(rating of states for child care friendliness)(includes related information)Women's issues/gender studiesBetty Holcomb
Debt busters. (avoiding problems associated with credit cards)(part 1)Women's issues/gender studiesBarbara Hetzer
Delete those expletives: why kids swear and what to do about it.Women's issues/gender studiesHarriet Webster
Doctors are failing our tiniest babies.(includes information on prenatal steroids)Women's issues/gender studiesMichaele Weissman
East-does-it toilet training.Women's issues/gender studiesKara Skruck
Family meetings: 15 minutes a week can help you deal with issues big and small, and make everyone feel like part of the team.Women's issues/gender studiesDianne Hales
Fitness: firm up your arms. (exercises for women)Women's issues/gender studiesDeborah A. WIlburn
Food news.(news about barbecuing)Women's issues/gender studies 
Freeze-ahead family meals. (recipes)(includes related article on freezing methods)Women's issues/gender studiesJody Weatherstone
Fun on the floor.(playing with young children)Women's issues/gender studiesAndrea Thompson
Getting bedtime right. (putting children to bed) (includes related information and techniques)Women's issues/gender studiesTamara Eberlein
Great new ideas for lunch to go. (recipes) (includes related information)Women's issues/gender studiesSusan Lily Ott, Shaun Dreisbach, Mollie Katzen
Heartfelt thanks! How to say "be my valentine" to people you love but wouldn't dream of kissing.Women's issues/gender studiesEllen Stern, Nancy Weber
Hillary Rodham Clinton: it takes a village.(excerpt from her book 'It Takes a Village' about her working mother experiences)(includes her comments about child care)(Cover Story)Women's issues/gender studiesHillary Rodham Clinton
How kids learn to follow directions: 13 easy ways to get your children to listen - and mind.Women's issues/gender studiesLisa Collier Cool
How to find more family time.Women's issues/gender studiesMarilyn Gardner
Investing is for kids.Women's issues/gender studiesJanet Bodnar
Learning to be a friend. (social skills for children)Women's issues/gender studiesNancy Parello
Lea Thompson: "I was overwhelmed by motherhood."(actress describes motherhood)(Cover Story)(Interview)Women's issues/gender studiesDeborah A. Wilburn
Mel Harris: "We are not the Waltons."(actress discusses her new television show family and her real one)(Cover Story)Women's issues/gender studiesMel Harris
Money: will power. (estate planning)Women's issues/gender studiesAnne Field
New England Thanksgiving. (recipes)(includes related information on meal planning)Women's issues/gender studiesDavid Ott, Mark Steele
Off to a good start: how to help your child handle new-school jitters and other changes big and small.Women's issues/gender studiesCarolyn Jabs
Please say please. (excerpt from 'Elbows Off the Table, Napkin in the Lap, No Video Games During Dinner: The Modern Guide to Teaching Children Good Manners')Women's issues/gender studiesCarol McD. Wallace
Power plays.(power struggles between parents and children)Women's issues/gender studiesDebbie Kent
Private time. (benefits of spending time alone)Women's issues/gender studiesJulia Martin, Sarah Wernick
Rev up your returns! Money pros pick some of today's top stock mutual funds.Women's issues/gender studiesEliza Gilbert
Should you keep romance alive?Women's issues/gender studiesLinda Lee Small
Simple summer pastas.(recipes)Women's issues/gender studies 
Smart women smart choices.(professional working mothers discuss balancing work and family)Women's issues/gender studiesDeborah J. Swiss, Judith P. Walker
Surviving shopping with kids.Women's issues/gender studiesLaura Flynn McCarthy
The art of the food swap: only in the cafeteria could you trade a half slice of cold pizza for a whole chocolate cupcake.Women's issues/gender studiesSusan Eisenberg
The Beardstown ladies' stitch-in-time guide to growing your nest egg.(excerpt from book of same name)Women's issues/gender studies 
The gold-plated goldfish: my son's seven-cent pet ended up costing us a mint.(Column)Women's issues/gender studiesSalley Shannon
The home/work option. (telecommuting)(includes related information on office equipment)Women's issues/gender studiesOona Short
The importance of being imperfect. (excerpt from book, 'American Mom')Women's issues/gender studiesMary Kay Blakely
The last of the dinosaurs: people with prehistoric attitudes still give working mothers a hard time.(Column)Women's issues/gender studiesKim Wright Wiley
The new flexibility: two hot workplace trends - PTOs and leave banks - could give you more time off.(paid time off)Women's issues/gender studiesLynne S. Dumas
The timesaving, work-saving, one-stop-shopping, 7-day dinner plan. (includes menus and recipes)Women's issues/gender studiesJulia Pemberton-Hellums
The timesaving work-saving, one-stop shopping 7-day dinner plan.(menus and recipes)Women's issues/gender studiesJulia Pemberton-Hellums
Thumbs up! Handy facts about thumbsucking and how to help your child quit. (includes related article on breaking the thumbsucking habit)Women's issues/gender studiesSarah Hutter
Travel U.S.A.(family-friendly vacation locations)(includes related article on places to take teenagers)Women's issues/gender studiesClint Brownfield, Linda Hamilton Delphonse
Welcome to the family.(avoiding sibling rivalry)(includes related information)Women's issues/gender studiesNancy Samalin
When you can't be there.(tips for parents when they cannot attend their child's recital)(includes related article)Women's issues/gender studiesBarbara Sofer
Writer's block. (humor)(Wit's End)(Column)Women's issues/gender studiesCarol Diggory Shields
Year-end money checkup.(personal finance tips)Women's issues/gender studiesKaren Hube
Your baby's brainpower. (includes related articles on brain's development between age 4 and 12 and evaluation of caregivers)Women's issues/gender studiesCarolyn Jabs
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