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A Mother’s Journey Through Books and the Top 7 Book Group Literary Escapes

by Kate Fineske December 10, 2013

The following list was compiled by members of the Mothers’ Center of Central New Jersey Book Group. A special thanks to Eileen Marriott for coordinating the book group’s efforts to gather article content. Additional thanks to MCCNJ member Anna George who’s essay (originally written for their group’s newsletter) was edited to become the post’s introduction. [...]

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Cloudy with a Chance of Change: Dealing with Life Transitions and Transformations

by Kate Fineske December 3, 2013

~Photo of a recent family outing to The Art of Brick Lego exhibit at the Mansfield Art Museum (Yes! Those clouds are made of Legos!) ~ I am a gradual-change-kind-of-girl. I don’t typically step out of line suddenly. I take calculated risks that I often ponder on over and over (AND OVER) before actually deciding [...]

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The Bed-Rest Brainchild

by Kate Fineske November 21, 2013

Mothers often have a way of recognizing needs that others sometimes miss and then looking to solve these needs creatively. Today, we are again welcoming NAMC Advocacy Coordinator Valerie Young to the Mothers Central Blog. This time, however, Valerie brings along with her Tangie Loftin — a friend, advocate and entrepreneur — to share her [...]

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Mother on the Edge

by Kate Fineske October 31, 2013

As mothers we have the power to change attitudes and outcomes by advocating for policies that promote family economic security and the well-being of family caregivers. Today we welcome NAMC Advocacy Coordinator Valerie Young back to the Mothers Central Blog. Valerie is at the forefront of helping to make this attitude change happen… one angry, [...]

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Strangers on a Train

by Kate Fineske September 19, 2013

Motherhood is hard, and it is often made much harder than it has to be by our outdated public policies. Raising our children is a labor of love that also benefits our communities and our country. As mothers we have the power to change attitudes and outcomes by advocating for policies that promote family economic [...]

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Researching Motherhood – The Summer MC Voices Spotlight Series featuring Ginger Garner

by Kate Fineske July 18, 2013

We inadvertently become researchers of life and motherhood when we study our own as well as other mothers’ experiences and journeys. This idea is the concept behind our Summer MC Voices Spotlight Series on Mothers Central. Once a month we are honored to share an interview with a different NAMC member who is a part [...]

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Nothing Like a Bag of Doritos after Yoga Class (Guest post by Delia Serrano)

by Kate Fineske July 4, 2013

~Balance. Impossible I say.Wait… maybe not? At least that is the conclusion that Delia Serrano (very humorously) came to when she decided to “explore her thoughts” while eating a bag of Doritos after her Mothers’ Center yoga class. Delia – the mother of three girls ages 18, 14 and 5 – has been a member [...]

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Researching Motherhood – The Summer MC Voices Spotlight Series featuring Heather Polifka-Rivas

by Kate Fineske June 20, 2013

We inadvertently become researchers of life and motherhood when we study our own as well as other mothers’ experiences and journeys. This is the concept behind our Summer MC Voices Spotlight Series on Mothers Central. Once a month we are honored to share an interview with an NAMC member who is part of our MC [...]

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Researching Motherhood – The Summer MC Voices Spotlight Series featuring Valerie Young

by Kate Fineske May 16, 2013

How does one learn how to mother? Over the past decade, I’ve found that no one book, person or source is ever enough to supply me with the perfect answer for my own individual parenting experiences. Instead, learning to parent (honestly, learning to do nearly anything), often seems to be a process that explores and [...]

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Today and Tomorrow: A Halloween Note to My Daughter

by Kate Fineske October 25, 2012

Authors Note: I often think it is easier to express my own emotions as a parent through short letters to my children. This letter was inspired threefold by: my daughter, the forthcoming Halloween season and (in many ways) the political climate surrounding a presidential election year. ~ A photo of my oldest child in this [...]

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