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Dads feeling work-life squeeze
Peter Rega maneuvers through South Florida traffic like a man on a mission. It's nearing 5 p.m. and Rega, a divorced father, has wrapped up his sales calls and is on his way to pick up his son from after-school care. Cellphone to ear, Riga tells his customer he will call back in an hour, once he successfully shuttles his 12-year-old son, Peter, home for dinner and then to karate lessons. "I'm a top...read more...// //Modern mom on cyber patrol
I'm staring at my son's Facebook page, horrified. At 12, he has joined groups expressing an appreciation for chesty females and what it's like to be a guy who is well-endowed. What's my next move? Lecture? Shut down his page? Laugh? Cry? With Mother's Day around the corner, I am reminded of the challenges of being a mom in the year 2010. We moms must be fit and look young. We must contribute to or...read more...// //Convenience for hire
Not long ago, companies were rolling out all kinds of work/life benefits such as child care centers and elder care assistance. Then came the recession, and those benefits dropped to the bottom of most companies' priority lists. Fortunately, the private sector has stepped in. Seeing opportunity, businesses are discovering a huge market in work/life conveniences. From Web entrepreneurs to large drugstore chains,...read more...// //Balancing Act: Working at home
About a year ago, I left my office cubicle and joined the ranks of more than six million people who work from their homes most of the time. Having always enjoyed the camaraderie of the newsroom, sitting alone behind a desk in a home office sounded kind of lonely to me. Even more, home had always been a refuge, a place to escape from work. Some consider working from home a huge work-life perk. For me, it was a...read more...// //Balancing Act: Ballet mom
Driving down the interstate midafternoon, you just might spot the Hernandez family whizzing by. In the back of their car, daughter Diana likely will be changing from her school uniform into ballet clothes and combing her hair into a meticulous bun. In cities across America, the scene plays out the same this time of year: Frenzied parents rushing across town to make sure their kids arrive to rehearse their...read more...// //Email spurs mom businesses
Whitney Zimet, a busy Miami mom, has figured out a way to build her small business during all hours. She mingles with other moms, hoping to cajole them into giving her their e-mail addresses. Then, she adds the coveted address to the distribution list for her e-newsletter, I am the Maven, filled with coupons from advertisers. Even with texting and social media making headlines, e-mail marketing is emerging as a powerful...read more...// //WAHM success: Purse sales
Kelly Warfel had been scanning the booths at a business expo in April when she stumbled upon a product she knew could sell - a purse with interchangeable handles and materials. While she isn't making gobs of money yet, Warfel has managed to create a work-from-home business selling the unique purses. She has made back her initial investment and says she has laid the groundwork for earning a...read more...// //Pregnant on the job hunt
Samantha Stone, 29, would like to have a baby soon. But with the job market tenuous, being pregnant in the workplace has become much more risky. Just look at the number of pregnant women who are blogging about job discrimination, filing lawsuits for unfair removal and turning to advocacy groups after being targeted in job cuts. BY CINDY KRISCHER GOODMAN. Read Cindy's Balancing Act blog here . Claims of...read more...// //Balancing Act: Mom cops
Move over Jon & Kate, let The Police Women of Broward County show you how real women raise kids -- and work. Smack in the middle of the debate about whether it is possible for women to have it all comes TLC's new series that sets out to capture the reality of women in law enforcement. It follows the lives of four ordinary women who alternately shuttle kids to school and, by the way, bust up drug...read more...// //PTA Dad: 'I was missing out'
Mike Ryan had a strategy when he presided over his first elementary school PTA meeting -- a group usually considered "moms turf." He let the mothers in the room give him direction, advice and input. And then, after he listened, he pushed his ideas, encouraging the moms to help brainstorm ways to get more dads involved. "I knew if I was going to get anywhere, I had to recognize first that there...read more...// //Balancing Act: Earning from home
Many moms are finding themselves in a new scenario: seeking work-at home arrangements driven not by flexibility -- think soccer practices and piano recitals -- but as the best option to supplement family income. With a surge in husbands out of work, mothers are selling jewelry out of their kitchens, running businesses out of their living rooms and seeking Internet opportunities to make up for...read more...// //A real family circus
I always thought joining a circus sounded glamorous. It seemed a way to see the country, meet interesting people, be a part of something that aims to make kids happy. But I also envisioned it as a lifestyle that was in no way conducive to a family life. Until I met Mike Stuart. Stuart, 38, is the general manager of the Ringling Brothers Barnum & BALANCING ACT BY CINDY KRISCHER GOODMAN. Read Cindy's...read more...// //Balancing Act: When business is slow
Some women who own businesses are laying off staff. Others are turning away less profitable work. While yet another is taking only clients who pay in a timely fashion. Entrepreneurs, the backbone of our economy, realize that these tough economic times take strategy to survive. In the worst economy since the Great Depression, many female business owners are more vulnerable. Most of them self-fund their...read more...// //Balancing Act: Affording college in a crisis
Lee Taylor, a college senior, had every intention of going to grad school. But the state of the economy has her rethinking that plan. "I don't know how I will pay for it,'' Taylor says. The country's financial crisis is causing Americans of all ages to reconsider major life decisions. Many of them are taking a deep breath BALANCING ACT Read Cindy Goodman's MomsMiami...read more...Balancing Act: Family issues on sidelines
BY CINDY KRISCHER GOODMAN, cgoodman@MiamiHerald.com The other night, as the first and only vice presidential debate was starting, I was scrambling to get home from the football field where I had been sitting on the sidelines with other parents. The talk on the sidelines wasn't about Wall Street, or the stock market, Read Cindy's Balancing Act blog on MomsMiami. or foreign policy or even...read more...
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