One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!

Upcoming Television Appearance: Why America Needs to Support Flex Time (#NightTalk)

I was fortunate enough to be asked to appear on "Night Talk" again to discuss flex time and "National Flex Day", which is on October 15th.

I'll be posting an article about why I believe that flex time is one way for working moms to "have it all" soon. This post is designed to inform you about the upcoming show. It will air live tonight. If you're in Pittsburgh, please tune in!

National Flex Day


In partnership with the Alliance for Work-Life Progress and FlexJobs, Working Mother Magazine asks companies to issue statements of support for the day and make arrangements for their employees to use flex that day Working Mother Magazine asks employees to post pictures of themselves using flex on our Working Mother Facebook page. Working Mother Magazine asks the government to support the day (assuming the federal government is back to work…). Find out more at workingmother.com/flex, pass it on, and flex!


Show Details:
Tune in to NIGHTTALKon Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (PCNC) on Tuesday (tonight) to hear me discuss these issues with Ellis Cannon. NIGHTTALK is live weeknights at 8 p.m. on PCNC, the cable arm of Pittsburgh’s NBC affiliate, WPXI-TV.


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