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21Oct

Are You Lost in Suburbia?

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Join us for a twitter party to celebrate the launch of Lost in Suburbia Stories, a new site that celebrates the challenges of being a mom. Are you lost in suburbia? It's much more than needing directions when you get off the Turnpike. It happens to a lot of women after having kids, and it's easy to think you're alone. But you're not. Talk to any mom after she's given birth and you'll find we all have a similar story. One that involves a changing identity, a new waistline and new challenges. Tracy Beckerman, the author of Lost in Suburbia: A Read More

24Apr

Parenting Without Borders

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Do you ever compare your parenting skills to others? Are you one of those people who pays close attention to how parents around the world are parenting differently? Are you surprised to hear when different skills from across the globe can help or transform your own? Culture Mom Media is thrilled to be teaming up with the author of Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us by Christine Gross-Loh. In her book, she takes readers on a multicultural tour of the world’s best parenting practices – from Finland, Read More

28Mar

Ditch the Mom Jeans and Get Ready to Get Your Cool Back!

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Join the first Culture Mom Media Twitter Party to talk about taking the cool back with Tracy Beckerman, author of the new book LOST IN SUBURBIA, A Memoir this Tuesday night, April 2nd, from 9-10pm EST! "When you're a mom, you get a 'Get Out of Fat Jail Free' card for as long as you have young kids. Whenever you feel fat, you can tell someone you still haven't lost 'the baby weight,' and they will nod in understanding. It's like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Fat Pants. We all wear Fat Pants, otherwise known as Mom Jeans, after the baby is born Read More

10Sep

Rosh Hashanah Twitter Party: Ring in the New Year Twitter Style

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During the Jewish holidays, our families look to us to lead them through. Some of us are looking for ideas. How do we make Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur meaningful? How do we keep things interesting without breaking tradition? Are a round Challah and some apples and honey really enough? Join me and MamaDrama on Twitter this Thursday night at 9pm EST…the ultimate diaspora…for a special High Holiday hour. We’ll talk about our traditions, food/recipes and all things Rosh Hashanah (and if you want to throw in talk about Yom Kippur, why not? We just Read More

25Aug

Reduce Infant Mortality with Save the Children

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Did you know that every year, more than 7 million newborns and children die before their 5th birthday—mostly from preventable and treatable causes, such as pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria? Wondering what you can do so that more children survive? How can we make basic life-saving health care available to children around the world and improve children’s health in the world’s poorest and most remote communities? To discuss this and more, come to the next MamaDrama (my alter ego) Twitter Party. We’ll have several members on hand who are passionate Read More

14Jun

Mad Men on the Couch Twitter Party: Analyzing the Finale and More

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Come to the Next MamaDrama Twitter Party Sunday, June 17th, 2012, 9pm EST Missing Mad Men? Can’t get the finale off your mind? Let’s discuss with psychologist Dr. Stephanie Newman. Hosts: @MamaDramaNY @TheCultureMom @MadMenonCouch Hashtag: #MadMenOnCouch Are you suffering from Mad Men withdrawal? After the finale of the fifth season last Sunday, we all have questions: Is Don reverting back to his old ways? Does he help Megan, knowing that “if you help someone, s/he moves on?” Why is he in a bar in the final scene? What is the future for Read More

29Jan

Passport to Africa Twitter Party

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My friends over at Hartlyn Kids invites you to a ‘Passport to Africa Twitter Party’ to help them raise funds for a NEW children’s book about a country in Africa! The upcoming book will be the third in a series that travels the globe, one book at a time, through unique stories from people who live and create in the countries that are represented in their books! Hartlyn Kids believes that everyone should have the opportunity to tell their story in their own words. Their books empower writers and illustrators abroad, while putting diverse and Read More

16Dec

Kveller’s Hanukkah Twitter Party

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I was asked to co-host an upcoming Twitter Party with one of my favorite web sites, Kveller. Kveller.com is a website for those who want to add a Jewish twist to their parenting. I've been a fan of the site for a while and I'm honored to be a part of something they haven't done before. This is their first Twitter party, and it's taking pace on Monday, December 19th from 9-10 pm(EST)! They'll be talking about their favorite Hanukkah treats and decorations, share their gifting strategies, and discuss how they celebrate with our families. Plus, Read More

30Oct

Review: “Prepare Ye” for Godspell on Broadway

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I think that I was actually one of those children who was raised without ever seeing an original production of Godspell. I have heard about the show my whole life and had a heightened curiousity about the classic tale. So when I was given the opportunity to review the show with my family, I jumped at the opportunity. For one thing, we always love a Broadway show in this family. For another, we're Jewish and I am always eager to teach my children about Christianity. Godspell is irreverent without being either sacrilegious or blasphemous. It is Read More