womenTALK: Notes from the Nursery

Tuesday, Mar 26th 2013

7 Things to Do When Your Nanny Calls in Sick

by Megan Horst-Hatch  

It's a working parent's nightmare: your nanny just called in sick. You have to get to work, but what do you do with your kids?
"Have a plan in mind before it happens. You don't want to figure out what to do when your nanny calls in sick," advises Becky Cavanaugh, co-president of the International Nanny Association and a nanny for more than 22 years.

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Thursday, Mar 21st 2013

How Sick Is Too Sick for Day Care?

by Jennifer Geisman

Your spouse is out of town, your office is short-staffed and your toddler woke up with a sore throat and runny nose —uh-oh! Many households today rely on two working parents and depend on child care, primarily child care centers, to get through the workday.

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Monday, Mar 18th 2013

5 Tips for Getting Your Baby to Sleep

Don't you just loathe those mommies who brag about their children sleeping through the night at six weeks? If you're like me, it's been five months or more of regular night waking. And in the past few weeks, it's been hourly, which has been tolling to say the least.

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Monday, Mar 11th 2013

5 Things Not to Say to a Breastfeeding Mom

authored by Kristen Mucci-Mosier

We all know that breast is best when it comes to feeding an infant. But, what many women don't know is how challenging breastfeeding can be and how tender the topic is for moms when things aren't going as planned.

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