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November 2009 Shut Up, Shutt'n Up
With time, slang either disappears into the mainstream vernacular or becomes as dated as
Day-Glo leg warmers. But may the slang slinger beware — even through decades — the most
casual of terms can gain enough weight to hurt the person you use it with.

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The Women's Conference
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Life Balance

November 2009 How to Survive the Holidays
Let Go of Your Great Expectations
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yourtango

October 2009 Why Do Women Love To Pick Their Husband's Zits?
Picking: a couples grooming ritual some consider horrendous but others love.
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momlogic

East Coast Editor

April 2009–ongoing
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Feature Articles

March 31, 2010 'Apprentice' and Olympic Mom Summer Sanders
Mom, TV host and Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders shares her parenting
and "Celebrity Apprentice" boardroom-survival techniques!

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March 26, 2010 How Not To Speak Whine
I don't care how perfect you think your kid is -- they
all act the fool once in a while.
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March 21, 2010 Exclusive: Queen Kimora Is BACK, Y'all!
The wait is over!

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March 19, 2010 Our Predictions for 'American Idol' Top 5
Sorry about the delay in posting our "American Idol" results-show recap, but
I've been hard at work formulating my "A.I. Theorum" to share with you, okay?

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March 15, 2010 Princess Tiana's Coronation
It was lush. It was big. It was fancy. There were lots of flashbulbs at the coronation
of the newest Disney Princess. And momlogic was there!

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March 14, 2010 Jennie Garth Helps Kids Learn to Love Veggies
Getting kids to eat veggies is as easy as getting them to clean their rooms without
asking about 500 times. That's right: not easy at all.

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March 4, 2010 Real Housewife of NYC Jill Zarin!
Author/mama/maven/housewife Jill Zarin gave us the inside scoop
on the coming season of "The Real Housewives of New York City."

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March 3, 2010 'High School Reunion' Nightmares
It happens to all of us. You innocently open your mailbox one day and face the ultimate blast
from the past: an invite to your high-school reunion. And if you decide to gear up and go, the
trepidation can be unnerving.

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March 3, 2010 Meet Magnificent Stuntmom Mimi Lesseos
Fighter/stuntwoman/action star/producer/writer/single mom Mimi Lesseos has the
stamina to pursue her Hollywood dreams AND raise twins all by herself.

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February 26, 2010 'My Kid Had an Awful Substitute Teacher!'
How should a parent proceed if her kid gets a bad sub?

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February 23, 2010 Are Bars Banning Babies?
In my area of NYC, more and more bars are instituting a baby ban.
Is this an appropriate boundary for patrons -- or bad for business and anti-parent?

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February 18, 2010

Retired Home Ec Teacher Takes on Fashion Week!
Jacquie Bennett, a.k.a. mom of "Guncle" Scout Masterson, is living proof that it's never too late to follow your passion.
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February 12, 2010 Snow Days SUCK!
Yeah, there are many cool things about life as a WAHM (work-at-home mom) in Boston/New York/DC -- until we get pelted with mounds of snow and school's canceled, that is. Snow days comprise the ninth circle of HELL.
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February 11, 2010

From Holly Golightly to Holly Gonight-nightly
What possessed me to spring for tickets to an 11 p.m. show? I'm lucky if I'm awake at that hour. Seriously -- who the hell do I think I am?

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February 8, 2010

A Stay-at-Home Dad Talks Money
Seeing as men have the financial advantage in marriage these days, we wondered when the scales would tip in the other direction in terms of childcare. One SAHD Momlogic reader gives us his two cents on the matter.

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February 5, 2010

The Skinnygirl's Super Bowl
Tempted by your man's enormous, fattening Super Bowl spread? Well, stop gazing with envy as your man chows down and start grazing on some goodies yourself! 'Real Housewife of New York' and New York Times Bestselling Skinnygirl Bethenny Frankel shares her tips on how a Skinnygirl can work through a Super Bowl spread -- and enjoy a virtuous spread of her own at kick off!

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February 4, 2010

'Why Good Kids Act Cruel'
Ah, the glorious preteen years. Who could forget the tremendous stress we experienced as preteens, courtesy of mounting physical changes, an influx of hormones, and shape-shifting social structures that inspired us to pick-or-be-picked-on?
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February 2, 2010

American Idolatry
Like my brown eyes and curly hair, I've successfully passed my flaming "American Idol" torch down to my young son.
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February 2, 2010

Women Without Pants: The Grammy Edition
T
his year's Grammys featured an abundance of amazing performances from formidable women, and I can't wait to watch it again with my son. But wait! How do I explain the lack of ... pants?
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February 1, 2010

Late Stayers: The Breeders Edition
Ah, The Late Stayer. Everyone's got one. When it comes to entertaining, Late Stayers can unwittingly inflict added dimensions of difficulty to dinner gatherings.
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January 28, 2010 In Memoriam: 'Ugly Betty'
What am I going to do without my weekly dose of Betty, Daniel, Hilda, Justin, Marc, Amanda,
and the deee-lish-i-oso Wilhelmina?! Dammit -- hand me a tissue!

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January 28, 2010 A Word (or More!) with Baby Einstein's Founder
Baby Einstein founder Julie Aigner-Clark has had a rough couple of years.

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January 25, 2010 The Three-Second Rule
How safe is it?

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January 25, 2010 Got a Sleep Talkin' Man?
They say the subconscious mind is an intricate minefield upon which one must tread lightly.
Unless you're Karen Slavick-Lennard.

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January 21, 2010 Mommy's Super Bowl
The following is a hypothetical conversation with my son. Not a real one.

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January 14, 2010 Ink = Kink?
I'm a tattooed mom. Hell, I got half my tats after I had kids. I got two after my 40th birthday.
I even have one that celebrates the fact that I'm a mom with the names of my husband and kids
written in beautiful art deco script.

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January 14, 2010 Bethenny Frankel with the Skinnygirl DISH
Mom-to-be and author Bethenny Frankel is one busy lady, but
she's here to tell us how we can have our cake and eat it too
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January 12, 2010 Meet The GUNCS!
Bill Horn and Scout Masterson are the adorable "guncle" (gay uncle!) couple
you wish you had in your corner on "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood."

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January 11, 2010 'Tis the Season of SAD
Personally, I find winter in the Northeast to be akin to the eighth circle of hell. And I'm not alone.
Here's some expert advice on how to kick SAD in the A$$!

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January 11, 2010 New Does NOT Mean Clean!
Ever buy clothes and just stick 'em on without a wash?
This report from will change your mind -- and turn your stomach!

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January 1, 2010 Baby New Year Astrology!
Curious as to what that cute little bump in your belly's going to act like when it comes out?

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December 24, 2009 Sample Sale Seduction
How can I resist?

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December 23, 2009 The Holiday Birthday Bummer
How do you handle celebrations with December babies?

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December 22, 2009 Preggo Soldiers Prohibited in Iraq
If you happen to be in Iraq and like a girl in uniform, you better put a wrap on it.

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December 7, 2009 Meet Caitlin Sarubbi
"Can't" is a word that doesn't exist to Caitlin Sarubbi.

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December 4, 2009 This Woman WON Twins!
After struggling with infertility for a year, this woman won an IVF cycle -- and
her dreams of a family are coming true!

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November 23, 2009 Keep Twilight. Gossip Girl Rules.
That's right. I'm a grown woman. And damn it, I like Gossip Girl.

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November 12, 2009 Christie Brinkley's New Gig: Tea Party Angel
Most American girls don't realize that girls in other countries don't have Wiis, "Hannah Montana,"
or American Girl dolls -- or even the basic necessities like schools or shoes.

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November 6, 2009 Scared Silent
As D.C. sniper John Muhammad faces execution, his courageous ex-wife and mom of his three kids,
Mildred, comes forward with
Scared Silent, a harrowing book chronicling her survival from abuse.
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October 27, 2009 Air Wars
Listen up, idiot in seat 24D. Kids don't come with volume controls.

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October 26, 2009 No Einstein Baby? No Sh*t, Sherlock!
You mean Baby Einstein vids don't breed genius? Shocker! NOT.

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October 16, 2009 Chop Me Up, Chop Me Down
I think I hate my kid's Halloween costume.

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October 8, 2009 Oooh LaLa!
LaLa Vazquez always has her eye on the prize.

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September 28, 2009 Suspect Your Daughter Is a Mean Girl?
Hazing among high school girls is hotter than ever. Is yours the hazer or the hazed?

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September 16, 2009 Skechers Shape-Ups: A Road Test
"Get in Shape Without Setting Foot in a Gym"?? SOLD. But do they work?

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September 8, 2009 Adopting a 'Snowflake Baby'
Ever hear the phrase, "Better living through science"? I'm sure the thousands of couples
who've surmounted infertility through advances like IVF would be inclined to agree.

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August 31, 2009 Trista Sutter's Permanent Birth Control Solution
Trista talks about her decision to go with Essure
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Health Update

May 2008 Mother's Day Q&A
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As They Grow (4–5 years)

November 2008 Superhero Worship
Why are preschoolers so hung up on these caped crusaders? Experts crack the code.
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Feature Article

January 2009 Locks We Love
Curly, wispy, wild, peach-fuzzy—isn't baby hair the best?
We uncover the mysteries behind your little one’s wacky 'do.

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December 2007 I Love My Tattoos
Just because you have kids doesn't mean you can't wear your
heart on your sleeve (or back or thigh), say these hip moms.

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Behavior

October 2009
How to Tame Potty Humor
3 tricks to keeping the pee-pee and poo-poo laughter under control
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Development

 
February 2010 "My Toddler Says 'No' To Everything!"
How to deal with your toddler when she says no (even when she doesn't mean it)
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September 2009 Helping Toddlers Make Decisions
Most toddlers struggle with making simple decisions. Here's how to give them a little guidance
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ages+stages: toddler

July 2009 Strange Loveys
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Last Word

July 2008 10 Reasons to Be Glad You're Not a Celebrity Mom
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babble

Babble Best

February 24, 2009 Babble Best: Baby Slings
We test drove the hottest baby carriers and slings
on the market, and bring you our top five picks.
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5-Minute Time Out

March 20, 2009 5-Minute Time Out:Megan Mullally & Cheryl Hines
The stars of In The Motherhood want to act out your life.
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November 2008 5-Minute Time Out with Art Baltazar
The Tiny Titans scribe is rewriting Batman — as a six-year-old.
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May 2008 5-Minute Time Out with Kay Hanley
The Letters to Cleo lead singer now rocks the Care Bears.
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Dispatches

November 2008 Bilingual Education: Si or Non?
The truth about dual language programs.
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June 2008 The Phantom Menace
Four — count 'em — four of my four-year-old son's friends are in occupational
therapy for sensory processing disorder, a.k.a. SPD. Considering his inner circle
tops out at about fifteen, this indicates an epidemic on our Brooklyn playground.
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February 2008 Cry, Cry, Cry
Six thirty p.m. is the witching hour at our house. That's when each day,
without fail, our two-month-old daughter begins mewling and wriggling
as if prodded by an invisible poker. This state eventually escalates into a
non-stop, brain-piercing, four-hour crying jag.
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December 2007

The Doula Craze
When you're pregnant, birth stories start seeping out of the woodwork.
And as I await the birth of my second child, all the tales being told by
the parents in my playgroup have one thing in common: a doula.
"Thanks to my doula, my birth was so comfortable!" "I don't know
what I would have done without my doula!" "My doula made my child's
birth such a beautiful experience!" Doula, doula, doula.

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News

October 12, 2007 Straight People Rule
With their new initiative, "Straight For Equality,"
PFLAG harnesses hetero power for homo rights.
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atwork
New York Post: NYP@WORK

Feature Article

January 15, 2007 Ink Meets Inc.
Tattoos can still raise eyebrows at the office.
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November 13, 2006

Success is in the Cards
When it comes to work advice, some New Yorkers skip the career coaches,
and hitch their wagons to the stars.
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September 11, 2006

September Slump
Schoolkids aren't the only ones who get the blues when summer is over
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July 24, 2006 Sitting Here in Limbo
What to do when you're trying to land a new job — but haven't left your old one yet 
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Interview

June 14, 2006 June 14, 2006: "Who's Your Daddy"
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Branding Articles

June 16, 2006 Ads See Dad as Domestic Diva go >
June 7, 2006 Coca-Cola, is the Legend Enough? go >
April 7, 2006 Organics are no Longer a Niche go >
January 30, 2006 Oilily — Rich  go >
January 6, 2006 Patagonia — Happy Trails  go >
December 28, 2005 Jonathan Adler — Breathing Life into Clay  go >

Webwatch Articles

June 5, 2006 Dansko Shoes — Getting in Step  go >
March 23, 2006 ING — Safe  go >
March 3, 2006 Hermès — Static Symbol go >
December 28, 2005 Thomas the Tank Engine — All Aboard  go >
December 9, 2005 Astro.com — Aligned  go >
October 28, 2005 Colette — Pops  go >
October 10, 2005 Paul Frank — Bananas  go >
August 25, 2005 Stride Rite — Fits Like a Shoe  go >
August 5, 2005 Gibson — Picked Apart  go >
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Feature Articles

May 25, 2009 Why Brands Have An Eye On Facebook  go >
February 16, 2009 Celebrity Brands: Extending 15 Minutes of Fame  go >
June 2, 2008 A Healthy Supply of Green  go >
January 14, 2008

Dunkin Donuts: An International Brand for Average Joes  go >

February 5, 2007 Special Brands for Special Needs  go >
August 14, 2006 Branding that Makes Scents  go >
May 15, 2006 Metrosexuals: A Well-Groomed Market?  go >
February 13, 2006 Brands Get Celebrity Exposure  go >
April 4, 2005 Zen and the Art of Brand Maintenance  go >
September 13, 2004   Take Pride in Your Brand  go >
May 17, 2004 UPS and FedEx compete to deliver  go >
December 16, 2002 Has Gen X fallen through the cracks? go >
April 1, 2002 Can Gap mend its brand?  go >
February 4, 2002 MTV: 360 Degrees 24/7  go>

Brand Profiles

February 23, 2009 Orla Keily — on target  go >
December 18, 2006 Appaman — hip kids  go >
September 4, 2006 Lacoste — snappy  go >
January 30, 2006 RBC Dexia — freshly minted  go >
October 20, 2003 Gucci — family baggage  go >
May 27, 2002 adidas — contender  go >
February 25, 2002 Vivian Lives — Virtually  go>

Career Profiles

January 29, 2007 Emmett McCarthy — tailored by reality  go >
July 31, 2006 Lexy Funk — industrious  go >
June 5, 2006 Marc Jacobs — runway success  go >
May 1, 2006 Ted Hong — puppet master  go >
October 31, 2005 Lisa Versacio — in the house  go >
October 3, 2005 Raymond Nadeau — making dollars and scents  go >

Webwatch Articles

July 20, 2009 Sadia — gobbled up? go >
May 4, 2009 Børn Shoes — steps out go >
April 13, 2009 Anthropologie — touchy feely? go >
September 22, 2008 Pottery Barn — home coming go >
July 14, 2008 Diane Von Furstenberg — seamless? go >
February 18, 2008 Vans — ramped go >
October 16, 2006 7 for All Mankind — Not 2 Die 4 go >
July 31, 2006 Sesame Workshop — street smarts go >
July 3, 2006 Kikkoman — bland go >
June 13, 2005 Subaru — performs  go >
April 25, 2005 Barilla — chow bella  go >
March 21, 2005 Nivea — radiant  go >
February 28, 2005 Christian Dior — j'adore  go >
January 24, 2005 Ghirardelli — bitter  go >
January 3, 2005 Rossignol — ski mogul  go >
November 15, 2004 Fendi — offending  go >
November 1, 2004 A&F — second skin  go >
October 25, 2004 Bush vs. Kerry — internets  go >
August 23, 2004 Zara — zesty  go >
July 26, 2004 Burberry — pretty in plaid  go >
June 28, 2004 Pampers — potty trained  go >
June 7, 2004 Louis Vuitton — euro-flash  go >
April 5, 2004 Fisher-Price — Hyperactive  go >
July 14, 2003 Damiani — star studded  go >
March 3, 2003 IKEA — functional  go >
December 30, 2002 Ligne Roset — chic  go >
September 23, 2002 Acqua di Parma — golden  go >
April 22, 2002 Gloss.com — unblemished  go >
January 21, 2002 JCrew.com — fashionably functional  go >
November 12, 2001 LEGO — clicks and bricks  go >