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By Helen Jonsen
I am a veteran journalist who has had the opportunity to cover stories for news on three continents, and be the interviewer or fly on the wall when business and political decisions are discussed or made. My kaleidoscope career from print to broadcasting to the web while raising a big family of four kids offers an interesting perspective on life. I hope you agree. Let's engage in a conversation about life-work-family balance. Even with all my experience, I still struggle with that everyday!
As you know if you've been reading my blog posts over the last year I write quite a lot about family health challenges, health care reform and health insurance.  And while many women like me feel like they are Dr.Mom even without an MD - others are starting to ... Read more...
Wouldn't it be cool to be an Undercover Mom - like the TV show, Undercover Boss? I wonder if we could assume a totally different persona and meet and greet the world the way our kids see it without us present?  Yes, this is just an afternoon musing. It came to ... Read more...
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It's September and the to do list is long! I was in a a Staples last night after work getting a few more things the high schooler and middle schooler found they still needed after the first day of school. We were not alone. The store was packed with a single monitor ... Read more...
Three years ago in August, the week I was supposed to be getting my daughter ready to start 5th grade, her first year in middle school, I found myself in a children's hospital going through the first definitive biopsies and tests that began our worst nightmare. My n ... Read more...
We have a poll on workingmother.com that asks: “Are your kids studying over the summer?” And as of today, more moms answered: “No, they need a break.” My kids are getting a break, too, except that it’s very normal for them to read. We g ... Read more...
Phew!  A national study confirms working moms don’t hurt their kids just by working!  Once in a while we need that affirmation.  Once in a while we need to be told it’s okay to work outside the home at the end of maternity leave.  Onc ... Read more...
As a working mom, I have had my share of summer babysitting help. They were usually college students who would hang out at the local pool and get the girls to swim team practice, sports lessons or plan fun in the pool or elsewhere if it rained. No one ever lived in. ... Read more...
If there is even a remote connection to soccer in your life, you have been living with World Cup fever. Men from every nation which plays the sport have been running around fields non-stop for days on our television screens. We even had a cable-guy come to the house ... Read more...
All over the country schools are ending. For some the wrap up of the year is over – the multiple days of “endings.” For working moms it’s the juggle of what to attend, how important is it, shall I say a final goodbye to a school my ... Read more...
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