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  • Shooting for perfect holiday photo

      My husband and I are photographers for The Miami Herald, and have faced some difficult assignments. But by far, the most challenging job we have all year is the annual Christmas card photo. This year, our boys are 7 and 10 years old, and we want to include our chocolate Lab as well. Over the years, we've had the boys run through hot sand and cling to coconut trees. We've tied them up in Christmas...read more...
    Posted on: Nov 16 2009 - 06:00:00 AM

    5 days of fitness: Include the kids

      Every day this week, MomsMiami is offering quick advise for getting into a fitness routine for the new year. Today: How to make fitness a family affair. GET THE FAMILY ACTIVE Carole Wood, group exercise director at Midtown Athletic Club in Weston, dances with her kids. Rebecca Kelly, a trainer at the club, plays MORE ON FRIDAY Check back here Friday for advice on how to motivate yourself to exercise....read more...
    Posted on: Jan 15 2009 - 06:00:00 AM

    Fight is on for family leave

      NEW YORK -- In some ways, conditions couldn't be better for those seeking to make family leave and paid sick days available to more American workers. In some ways, conditions could scarcely be worse.    The work/family cause now has ardent champions in President-elect Barack Obama and self-described mom-in-chief Michelle Obama, who says it will be among her top priorities. The strengthened Democratic majority...read more...
    Posted on: Dec 8 2008 - 06:00:00 AM

    5 family vacation ideas

      We all live such hectic, pressured lives in our daily existence that it's vital to enjoy periodic family vacations away from our homes, free of our daily responsibilities. It is tremendously important to enjoy interludes when parents and children can concentrate on each other and jointly experience stimulating, unfamiliar surroundings, sharing each other's reactions and emotions, getting to appreciate one another....read more...
    Posted on: Jul 18 2008 - 06:00:00 AM

    Local getaways for every budget

      BY JODI MAILANDER FARRELL , jmailander@miamiherald.com    Familiarity breeds content this summer for cash-strapped families that want a low-mileage change of scenery.    Sure, it's hot here this time of year. But if there's a pool or beach nearby, who cares? Thanks to favorable Florida resident rates, you can stay a few nights at that upscale resort. Or consider the camping trip your kids...read more...
    Posted on: Jun 9 2008 - 02:10:00 PM

    Technology changes family talk

    Kevin Skinner, a freelance sports producer, travels 300 days a year. To keep in touch with his parents in Los Angeles, a sister in Cleveland and another in Dublin, he uses his laptop, a camera and Skype software to beam his image and voice into his relatives' homes.    Laura Simon, a University of Miami senior, text-messages her mother in Miami "three or four times a day at least." She keeps in touch with...read more...
    Posted on: May 23 2008 - 06:00:00 AM

    Family getaway: Rafting Snake River

    LEWISTON, Idaho -- It looked like Survivor, the family version. But the sunburned stragglers stranded on the beach beside Idaho’s Snake River were only waiting for lunch.    "Ooooh, yuck, that’s disgusting!'' said 11-year-old Michelle, peering into a tin of smoked oysters. She wrinkled her nose. "Can’t we have peanut butter and jelly?"    To the rest of us, ready to...read more...
    Posted on: Apr 11 2008 - 06:00:00 AM
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