friendships

  1. New mom health and wellness

    6 Ways to maintain your social life as a new mom

    By Whitney Coy on Sep 15, 2011
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    You may be a new mom, but that doesn’t mean your social life has to go out the window. In fact, you need your friends now more than...
  2. New mom health and wellness

    5 Reasons to join a moms' group

    By Elaina Verhoff on Sep 15, 2011
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    We’re all for a post-baby nesting period, but at some point, you have to peel off your spit-up stained t-shirt, take a shower, and...
  3. New mom health and wellness

    6 Ways to meet new mom-friends

    By Elaina Verhoff on Sep 15, 2011
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    You’ve made up your mind: You’re ready to venture out with your new baby and meet some new friends. Where do you find them, though?...
  4. Family Activities

    Get to know your neighbors: Tips and tricks

    By Suzi Milovanovic on Sep 1, 2011
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    Do you know who your neighbors are? Not everyone does, and it's becoming more and more common. Many people attribute not knowing...
  5. Conditions

    How to help a friend with cancer

    By Colleen Crane, MSW, LCSW on Aug 1, 2011
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    Having a friend diagnosed with cancer is a reminder of our own mortality. Many people feel tongue-tied, not knowing how to say the...
  6. Parenting Tips & Advice

    Duh moments with your kids

    By Jen Klein on Jul 27, 2011
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    We all have the moments with our kids when they do something so incredibly….illogical…that we’re incredulous. How? Why? Isn’t it...
  7. Baby & Toddler

    Why moms of toddlers need mommy friends

    By Sarah W. Caron on Jun 18, 2011
    It’s been a rough few weeks in my household. We’ve hit the dreaded terrible-twos... Or as actuality may have it, the...
  8. Monday Mom Challenge

    Monday Mom challenge: Don’t give in to peer pressure

    By Jen Klein on May 30, 2011
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    How many times have you had a talk with your child about peer pressure and social dynamics? Think for yourself, you say. Don’t allow...
  9. Parenting Advice & Columns

    3 Tips for helping your child establish strong interpersonal relationships

    By Jen Klein on May 18, 2011
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    Teaching our kids about relationships -- friendships, family relationships, romantic relationships and professional relationships --...
  10. Mom & Dad

    Moms like me: Finding or starting a niche parenting group

    By Laura Owens on May 17, 2011
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    Whether you just had your first child or you’re a seasoned mother of three, surrounding yourself with other mothers can give you a...
  11. Living

    10 Sweet surprises to brighten your day

    By Aly Walansky on May 2, 2011
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    Ready to start each day with a spring in your step? Try these 10 sweet surprises to brighten your - or someone else's - day!
  12. Marriage & Relationships

    Are you a good friend?

    By Jessica Padykula on May 2, 2011
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    Whether you’re in a fairly new relationship that hasn’t left you much time for friends, or your job and other daily to-dos keep you...
  13. Parenting Humor

    My Blackwell moment: From fashionable to frumpy

    By Minsun Park on Apr 20, 2011
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    I used to think pregnancy would be the blackest chapter in my personal fashion history. But now I know that it was merely a dress...
  14. Baby Names

    My friends pick bizarre baby names - should I say something?

    By Melissa Leonard on Apr 18, 2011
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    The dilemma: Your friend wants to give her soon-to-be born baby a really strange, dumb or simply terrible name. Are you obliged to...
  15. Mom & Dad

    Friends are good for your health

    By Tiernan McKay on Mar 30, 2011
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    Many moms are swamped with their family's schedule and household responsibilities, so establishing and maintaining friendships can...
  16. Exercise & Fitness

    Partner Pilates: Friend-ilates for fitness

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Mar 23, 2011
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    Working out with a fitness buddy is one of the best ways to stick to your exercise plan and reach your weight loss and fitness...
  17. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    Charlie Sheen: Why are we so fascinated?

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Mar 4, 2011
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    Charlie Sheen is like an impending train wreck – we know it’s going to have a gruesome ending but we can’t help but watch it. Why...
  18. Happiness & Friendship

    Mental health: Can you get over childhood trauma?

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Feb 18, 2011
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    Television writer Tracy McMillan managed to work her way into a killer Hollywood career -- a privileged world of pool houses,...
  19. Marriage

    Avoid man-hating with the girls

    By Noelle Nelson on Feb 9, 2011
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    We can pretty much bet that when we get together with our girlfriends after work or on the weekends the subject is (shocker!): MEN.
  20. Friendship

    5 Rules for investing in your friendships

    By Kori Ellis on Feb 4, 2011
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    Around tax season, we all start thinking about monetary investments. However, some of our best investments are the investments we...
  21. Happiness & Friendship

    Overcome toxic emotions to improve your relationships

    By Alberto Villoldo, PhD on Jan 27, 2011
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    You are always in relationship with another, be it your beloved, your family, the taxi driver or yourself. Relationships bring out...