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Working Moms
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Working Moms: Education During the Summer
Best tips to keep your kid's mind active during vacation. Video Video
Working Mom: Keeping Kids Regulated During Summer
Best plans to keep kids on regular sleep cycle. Video Video
Working Moms: Working Out with the Family
How to incorporate your workout with your kids. Video Video
Working Moms: Protecting Your Kids Online
Best ways to help make sure your kids don't get in trouble when surfing the web. Video Video
Working Moms: Summer Camp Plans
Ideas to keep the kids busy without breaking the bank. Video Video
Working Moms: Quick Easy Meals
How to make fast meals for your family. Video Video
Working Moms: Healthy Meals
If the thought of offering fresh-cooked, healthy meals to your family on work nights is sweat inducing, you need a plan-ahead solution.
Workout Wednesday: Food Myths
Trying to eat healthy is a challenge on its own -- but there are some sneaky foods out there most of us think are healthy, that could really be bringing our diet down. In this week's Workout Wednesday Cindy Ross of Bodies by Cindy debunks some of the most common diet myths. Video Video
Working Moms: A More Peaceful Morning
Every parent knows how hectic mornings can be; and many times a crazy morning can ruin the rest of your day. Psychiatrist Heather Hann, says one of the best ways to have a peaceful morning is to jump start it with a little love! Video Video
Working Moms: Making Weekends More Family Oriented
Between catching up on household tasks and shuttling the kids to violin lessons and soccer practice, weekends can be, well, not so fun. Many families can get stuck in a rut and weekends seem more stressful than fun. So, what can we do to put the thrill back in a family weekend? Dr. Christine Carter, author of Raising Happiness, makes these suggestions. Video Video
Working Moms: Supplemental Income
Whether it's supplemental income, wanting to make a change in your career or wanting to start your own business, many working moms are taking on second jobs and many of those are done right in the home. Video Video
Working Moms: Getting More Sleep
What's one of the biggest complaints you hear from working moms, or mom's period in a lot of cases? We never get enough sleep! Video Video
Working Moms: Flu Season
We've heard a lot about this season's flu epidemic. In a recent study, 84% of working parents admitted they've gone to work sick before to save their leave time for sick kids. Well, that can spread germs and others can get sick. Here are some things experts say we can do to cut down on getting sick at work and bringing those germs home: Video Video
Working Moms: New Year’s Resolution
Did you make any New Year's resolutions? In addition to the sometimes typical "eat better," "read more" and "get more sleep," why not set some New Year resolutions that can positively affect your career too. Here are some tips coming from the experts at Working Mother’s Magazine. Video Video
Working Moms: Gifts for Your Child’s Teacher
As you're checking off your Christmas gift list, did you remember your child's teacher? Video Video
Working Moms: Being Single and Successful
Tips on ways for single working moms to get it all done and keep your sanity. Video Video
Working Moms: Easy Ways to Decorate During Holidays
Easy ways to make your house look nice without the stress. Video Video
Working Moms: No Such Thing as a Perfect Parent
How many of us want to be the perfect parent, and is there such a thing? Experts say there's no such thing as perfect, but there are things we can do to be "almost perfect." Video Video
Working Moms: Healthy Eating on the Run
Working Moms: Healthy Eating on the Run Video Video
Working Moms: Misbehaving Kids
Working Moms: Misbehaving Kids Video Video
Recognizing the Signs to Prevent Teen Suicide
In this week's Working Mom segment, we're dealing with a subject a lot of parents don't want to talk about: teen suicide. Unfortunately it's on the rise. Video Video
Working Moms: Packing a Healthy Lunch
Summer vacation is coming to an abrupt end, some kids head back to school this week, most will return Monday. Video Video
Working Moms: Adrenal Fatigue
Many working moms have had those moments when their energy level has plummeted, when caffeine and sugar is the only thing that can get you through the day. Video Video
Helping Your Children With Homework
For many working moms, it can be difficult to try to be there with your kids to work them through their homework problems. Video Video
Working Moms: Finding a Babysitter
Do you know what questions to ask when looking for a babysitter? We take a look at a class that is designed to train babysitters. Video Video
Working Moms: The Importance of Family Fun
Experts advise using family game night to bring the family together. Video Video
Working Moms: Summer Vacation Plans
There are less than 30 days left of school, do you have family summer vacation plans? In our working mom segment, LOCAL 15's Kym Thurman takes a look at one family vacation spot that's just as much fun for parents as it is for kids. Video Video
Smartphone Apps to Help Working Moms
Many working moms are extremely pressed for time. What's the best way to stay organized in order to keep on schedule? Something as simple as a smartphone can help alleviate a lot of stress from a working mom's life. Video Video
Working Moms: Volunteering in the Community
Kym Thurman talks to a mom who manages to juggle work, family and volunteer commitments. Video Video
Working Moms: Sharing Housework with Your Kids
Wouldn't it be a great Valentine's Day gift from your kids if they cleaned the entire house for you? It may be a little far fetched, but it can happen. Video Video
Working Moms: Working Out of Town
Being a working mom is not always easy. For a lot of moms, when you have to miss out on something dealing with your kids, you feel guilty. Video Video
Are Working Moms Healthier and Happier?
Mothers who work part time may be enjoying some unexpected full-time perks: Better overall health and fewer signs of depression compared to stay-at-home moms.
Working Moms: How to Choose a Daycare
Many moms have agonized over childcare and heading back to work. You want to make sure your child is in a facility where they are going to be safe and taken care of. And to find a facility, it's going to take you interviewing caregivers for the job. Video Video
Working Moms: Potty Training
It's a struggle for many parents potty training a child. For working parents, its an added stress if your child care worker is not on the same page as you. Video Video
Working Moms: Tips To Get Back On Schedule After The Holidays
Tips To Get Back On Schedule After The Holidays Video Video
Working Moms: How to Declutter Your Home
Working moms and stay at home moms both know with kids in the house, it can sometimes mean clutter and mess. What's the best way to declutter your home, get kids involved and keep your sanity? Video Video
Working Moms: Family Holiday Traditions
Local 15's Kym Thurman takes a look at family holiday traditions. Video Video
Working Moms: Tips for Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
Just the thought of Thanksgiving dinner can be stressful for many working moms. Many have to work up until the day before Thanksgiving, and then slave over a stove all night. We have some tips to make it a little bit easier. Video Video
Working Moms: Take the Stress Out of Thanksgiving
Tips to take the stress out the holidays by getting the family involved Video Video
Working Moms: Making the Back-to-Work Transition Easier
For most moms, the thought of going back to work after having a baby can be torture. There are ways of making the transition a little easier though. Video Video
Working Moms: Going Back to Work After Having a Baby
Kym Thurman tackles going back to work after having a baby. Video Video
Working Moms: Tips To Balance Children Obligations and Work
Tips to help balance children obligation and work Video Video
Working Moms: Balancing Work and Kids
With work, family and the economy; many parents are finding themselves at their breaking point. That's why LOCAL 15 News has teamed up with Mobile Bay and Eastern Shore Parents to help working parents. Video Video
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