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Baby on Board Ivana Cortes
Category: Life in America Published: November 2016
"Instead of sugarplums, the visions that are dancing in your head [this holiday travel season] involve hours of nonstop crying, the smell of dirty diapers, and spit-up all over the back seat."
 
Baby Yourself Ivana Cortes
Category: Life in America Published: May 2015
"… The popular conception of the 'self-sufficient modern mom is a myth. It really does take a village to raise a child, so enlist yours to help take some of the pressure off. You deserve it."
 
Let the Party Begin Ivana Cortes
Category: Life in America Published: November 2015
"As you psyche yourself up for the holiday season, remember that everyone loves a pregnant woman."
 
Managing Happiness (and Hormones) for the Holidays Ivana Cortes
Category: The Holidays Published: November 2014
If you have a brand-new bundle of joy in your life, but are feeling more like Ebenezer Scrooge than Bob Cratchit, do not worry. You are normal, and so are the post-baby holiday blues.
 
Not a Fine "Whine" Ivana Cortes
Category: Life in America Published: March 2016
"…While you will not be able to eradicate whining overnight--or once and for all--you can help your children learn to use more productive, less annoyign means of communication."
 
School Morning Madness Ivana Cortes
Category: Education Published: September 2015
"From spilled milk to argumentative siblings to lost homework to road construction, there is so much that can make you crazy before 8 a.m. rolls around."
 
Teaching Children Self-Control Ivana Cortes
Category: Life in America Published: July 2015
"Do not cave in to whiny demands and offer a reward for a measly effort at self-control, or no effort at all. This is … kiddie extortion … Parents are held ransom by a fitful child until they, too, want to scream."