Elizabeth Warren’s first paid job was babysitting at age 9, and waiting tables at age 13.
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Me & Liz
April 30, 2012The long-term benefits of family meetings
February 20, 2012•Mom asked what time they wanted to hold the family meeting, and then followed through even though the 13-year-old was lying on the couch during the meeting. (Teens can’t been seen as too cooperative.)
Raising Able Workshops this week
January 21, 2012Hope to see you at some of these workshops this week. Repetition helps when learning new habits. Bring a spouse or friend, ready to laugh as you learn.
Cultivate holiday happiness and gratitude
December 12, 2011Come to Littleton, Mass. tonight, Dec. 12, 7-9 pm for a parents forum to reduce holiday stress. It’s $15 if you RSVP. Two for $20. Here are three suggestions to defuse the holiday stress, that we women mostly heap on ourselves, in response to impossible standards set by the media, that we internalize. Martha Stewart has a crew of dozens to create her “effortless” crafts, meals and decorations. No one can live up to those ridiculous benchmarks.
