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Greetings from Chaton's World in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! My days often start with laundry, early-morning emails, and making my kids a hot breakfast. They often end with late-night homework checks, making Instagram reels, and appearing on Celebrity Court of Public Opinion. Somewhere in between, I’m navigating boardrooms, working towards deadlines, and immersed in the good, bad, and ugly chaos of motherhood and household management. As a working mom of three and a professional carving out space in corporate environments, I share my journey of balancing leadership with loving my family, and I sprinkle it with self-care tips. Here, you’ll find honest reflections, hard-earned lessons, and practical strategies for creating an authentic life that you enjoy. If you’re trying to do it all without losing yourself in the process, you have found your sister in the struggle!  Continue reading to discover some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world.

Reading on the Run: Articles of Interest to Working Moms

Below are a variety of articles that will interest working moms. They deal with topics as diverse as discipline styles, choosing your child's friends and my guilty pleasure, "The Kardashians". Inquiring minds want to know how Kim Kardashian will parent her child...

Enjoy!


Why strict parenting 'won't harm children': Harsh discipline such as verbal ...
Daily Mail
However, the new findings published in the journal Parenting: Science and Practice suggest a scolding or slap can be moderated by the recipient's feelings of being loved by their mother. The study of a group of Mexican-American adolescents found having ...
 
National parenting educator Perlman, Citizen Fathers project, to present at ...
Walker Pilot Independent
Perlman is the author of the “Nurturing Fathers Program,” a nationally acclaimed parenting educator and facilitator of father program. He has developed an evidence-based program that has captured hearts of families, father advocates and consultants ...
   
Mothers on the naughty step: the growth of the parenting advice industry
The Guardian

Seventy years ago, a middle-aged man walked into a BBC radio studio in London to record the first of a series of talks that would radically change the way mothers thought about parenting. The 50 or so broadcasts made by paediatrician and psychoanalyst .

   
Corporate structure ideal for strong parenting, author says - Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun
Kathy Buckworth, mother of four and author of six books, has written a new practical advice guide for parents who feel like they're not in charge at home anymore. Here she tells us about I Am So The Boss Of You: An 8-Step Guide to Giving Your Family ...

 
Real parenting panel: choosing your child's friends
ABC Online (blog)
We all try to be choosy when it comes to our friends but what about our children's friends? Do we let them be best friends with the bad boy - or girl - or do we steer them clear? Here are the views of our parenting panel: author of Selfish Mother's ...
  
Kim Kardashian Getting Pregnancy & Parenting Advice From Kourtney Kardashian
Celeb Baby Laundry
Kim Kardashian has revealed she's been getting pregnancy and parenting tips from her older sister, Kourtney Kardashian. Kourt who already has two kids of her own – Mason and Penelope – has been giving the 32-year old starlet a helping hand on many.
 

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