| How are we supposed to have "it all" when most of the time we can't even find it? If all our readers submit their top three tips for managing the chaos of modern motherhood, we will have quite a Survival Guide right here on these pages. Sometimes it takes a village just to keep your head above water. Please share your survival secrets.
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For pre-schoolers, bundle their pants with a matching shirt, socks and undies. Put the bundles in a low dresser drawer so that they can pick out their clothes and dress themselves in the morning. | mmgrandinetti |
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Don't think too far ahead - sometimes just getting through the day is enough. Don't worry about how you are going to help your middle schooler do homework when you are not even out of diapers! It can be overwhelming to think too far ahead. You will figure it out!!! | MaryA |
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Admit that you're tired and JUST GO TO BED! An hour less online at the end of the night means an hour MORE of sleep, and an hour a night really adds up! | jmmoore321 |
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When you're at work, you are a worker. When at home, you are a mom. When there is too much overlap between the two, you're not very good at either. | mfelter |
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Get your teen to be your "tech support." I paid my 13 yr old this Christmas to enter all my addresses into a spread sheet. My 22 yr helped convert my phone to a mp3 player...they love being the expert and I had awesome help doing something i am not so swift at! | midwifemama |
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For late start days with teens: Take one to starbucks for a latte....they will tell you everything that is going on and appreciate the special drink. | midwifemama |
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Forget trying to be Supermom. Stive to be Generally Good Mom on Most Days. | Essie |
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My spouse and i grocery shop on sat or sun early am and plan the weeks meals. We often cook large batches of 2 or 3 things that can be reheated during the week by teens on the way to soccer practice. Shopping together helps us both think of meals we each will cook, thus its not just "my job." | midwifemama |
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If you can splurge... higher some one to clean your house. Having a house keeper changed my life - I can now spend my weekends doing something fun with the family, I more organized with other things, and my husband and I argue a lot less!! | MyABCLife |
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