... had a ton of sick days last month, on different days, more than I can ever remember them having in any previous year. Entitled, “In the Time of Swine Flu, What’s a Parent to Do,” the column includes quotes from a teacher who thinks that in order to contain epidemics like swine flu, there should be paid parental sick days, and examines Congressional attempts (that have thus far ...

As we heard Sarah come in this morning Sam said to me: "Now Mommy and Daddy are going to go out together. To MIT. That's where they live." (As an aside, his impression of our work seems to be that we go to MIT and play together -- which perhaps is not far from the truth. I've tried to get him to say "have a nice day at work" when we leave but usually he says to me" ...

So, the last two weeks have been a little nuts. Simon's cold developed into a sinus infection. Matt and I took turns taking off work to be with Simon, who was feeling sick and just wanting a lot of love and attention. Who can blame him? He deserves it! This meant he pretty much did not want me to be put down at all for several days. So I was really unhappy to hear him very upset when I walked ...

... high quality charter operators ready to respond to parent demand. Even LAUSD is getting on the bus by issuing a request for school operators for new and struggling schools. The team working on California's Race to the Top application took ... federal grant. The Governor issued a statement supporting the parent trigger and bills supporting this and other reforms are making their way ...

... . The following week, she spent half days in the daycare, then the last 2 days before I started working she stayed the whole day with them. The gradual entry into the daycare really helped us all prepare for ... two topics? Pampers and Mom Central have teamed up for a project called "A Parent is Born". They would like the help of the community to develop a tips sheet for new and expecting ...

... , the month, the year, the decade, a lifetime - Here it is: Do you know what it takes to keep a relationship working successfully? It is true that with all couples, partners play various roles for one ... way," or, "The thing to do is ," is most definitely not the thing to say. The good parent is a also forgiving soul - not always trying to make the partner wrong. The main point is ...

Current prognosis: Lauren and Sarah are shy, quiet girls who are most comfortable and confident when working on projects and engaging in a structured activity. Not surprising to me, they are doing well in most areas "academic" and could use some work in the "social" part (shyness).

... When all of a sudden – wham! For some reason, you are a lone parent with major responsibility for raising your offspring. It could be that for the benefit of the family, ... ? What sort of job can you carry out now, that will accommodate your commitments to the kids? If you were not working before the split, it is probably fair to imagine that you will now need to find employment to meet the ...

... that taxes families in severe poverty. This means a two-parent family of four earning less than three-quarters of the Federal Poverty Guidelines in ... for a family of four. Eliminating state income taxes on working families with incomes at the Federal Poverty Guidelines gives ... a priority for states that still have such taxes. Taxing the incomes of working-poor families runs counter to the efforts of ...

... sunny Wednesday :) Things have been wonderful on my part so far this week. Last night we had parent/teacher meeting for Tabitha and all I can say is 'WOW'. When ... it in a catalogue but I just loved it when I finally got it. Of course as I mentioned in my last post, I have been also working on my swap gift but you all must wait to see what everything is. I don't want to give away the ...