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Overwhelmed by daycare options

Posted 5th April 2010 by Stacey S

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Research has shown that too many options can make the decision process longer and can be paralysing. Right now I agree 100%. I find myself looking at child care options for the second time. The first didn't seem too bad, mostly because I didn't know how many options there were and I had a short list…

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A Parenting Success

Posted 13th October 2009 by Stacey S

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We all struggle to try to do our best as parents; often we feel as if we fall short. This is certainly true for my family as my husband and I both juggled graduate school, job searching and family time. Some days we did better than others. Recently I've been able to witness some successes with our daughter…

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Making Career Decisions in a Two Income Family

Posted 3rd September 2009 by Stacey S

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After several months of looking my husband and I are finally in the lovely position of making career decisions. We have both been looking and finally have some decisions to make, which I guess is better than not having one. And I am struggling with how to balance our individual wants and needs with…

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The two speeds of my 2 year old

Posted 7th July 2009 by Stacey S

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My two year old has two speeds: fast and slow. Often the speeds are too fast and too slow. I find myself telling her to hurry up or slow down so often it is amusing. Hurry up: Lets get dressed, don't stop in the street!, finish eating (ok, so maybe that is just my kid). Slow down! Don't run into…

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Lessons Learned from Unemployment

Posted 15th June 2009 by Stacey S

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Recently my husband and I have found ourselves in the difficult position of both being unemployed. Unfortunately we share this with too many other families. Unlike them we are supposed to be happy about our unemployment as we both recently graduated from graduate school. Luckily we knew well in advance…

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