More Kids=Happier Moms, Researchers Say
An Israeli research team from the prestigious Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center discovered that among menopausal women the most important factor contributing to quality of life is number of children. In other words, researchers were surprised to find that bigger families mean happier and more satisfied moms. The research team interviewed 151 women between the […]
Read MoreThe Bad Balabusta
“Are you buying those potatoes for tomorrow’s lunch or for tomorrow’s dinner?” my friend Leah innocently inquired last night at the vegetable stand in the market. I hesitated for a nanosecond, and then chose to swallow my pride and confess: “I’m actually buying these for the soup that we will be eating for the whole […]
Read MoreMommy Peptalk: How to Boost Self Esteem
“I am ahead of some people in life, and behind some others, but I’m not superior or inferior.” –Dina Friedman [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXgBpQspmTs]
Read MoreThe Road Not Taken
For some reason, out of the blue this week I found myself singing a song that I haven’t sung in over 2 decades. I learned the song “The Road Not Taken” by Randall Thompson (based on the poem by Robert Frost) as a 7th grader at Friends School of Baltimore. As I sang this stirring […]
Read MoreGetting Enough Sleep without "Crying It Out"
photo © 2008 Mark Evans | more info (via: Wylio)CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS Last week’s post “3 Surefire Ways to Get Babies and Toddlers to Sleep” was one of my most widely-read posts of all time. It was also maybe the most controversial, bringing in 25 comments ranging in […]
Read MoreThe Jewish Mom behind the JewishMOM.com Logo
Sheva Chaya Shaiman is the artist who created the exquisite, spiritual JewishMOM.com logo in the banner above as well as the covers of both my books. I thought it would be interesting to ask Sheva Chaya a few questions about her life as an artist and as a JewishMOM of 5 kids. Where are you […]
Read More10 Babies born in 1 Birth?
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS A Russian news program recently reported that a first-time mother gave birth to 10 babies. According to this news report, the mother did not see a doctor during her pregnancy, which explains why there was such off-the-charts shock when she gave birth to 10 babies. […]
Read MoreThe Incredible Ear
photo © 2009 Sue Clark | more info (via: Wylio) Follow these instructions: 1. Say the word “Hello” 2. Hear yourself say the word “Hello” 3. Read the description below of what just happened inside your ear. “The outer ear, known as the pinna, collects sound waves and directs them into the ear canal, which […]
Read MoreBritish Survey: Working Moms have 90 Daily Minutes of Free Time
photo © 2009 Vincent van der Pas | more info (via: Wylio)CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS Over the past few days I have been feeling breathless. I think this borderline hyperventilation might be due to my perpetual motion machine life, and the fact that it’s finally starting to get to […]
Read More90 Minutes Free Time?! by Liza Mundy
photo © 2010 Robbert van der Steeg | more info (via: Wylio) The following is a fantastic response by writer Liza Mundy to British researchers who claim that the average working mom has 90 minutes of spare time a day. I could so relate to Mundy’s description of the non-stop life of a mom of […]
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