Next week begins the three weeks of school vacation for the seven-day Passover holiday. The organization Working Parents for Change is working for the government to have fewer vacation days from school and more activities for children during the summer holidays. You can find the Hebrew proposal on its website. Suggestions: Quality supplemental, educational and fun frameworks for the summer holidays, subsidized by the government, municipalities, and independent organizations. "Working Parents for Change" has initiated contact with the umbrella organization of community centers. The goal is to include values currently lacking in the educational system. Increase the number of vacation days … [Read more...]
Guest Post: Breastfeeding and the Working Mother
February 23, 2009 by 27 Comments
Commenter Ariela shares her experiences as a nursing mother of five. This is a picture of me and my daughter Noa nursing our babies. I am combining two of my greatest pleasures, reading and breastfeeding. One of the things I love about breastfeeding it that it "allows" a busy mother of 5 to take a few minutes "off" to sit down and read. I have had the privilege of breastfeeding 5 children. I did this while working full-time. I am writing to tell other women about my experience and give hope to others trying to combine work and exclusive breastfeeding. Some of my solutions are expensive. However, baby formula is also expensive. Moreover, breastfed babies are healthier; this means that … [Read more...]
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