Posts By Maggie Simone
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2.2KFirst PersonMother Knows Best: Yes, of course your mom really does get it
“This will be my first Mother’s Day without my son,” I said sadly, on a recent visit to my nearly 80-year-old mother....
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1.3KHealthTelling Their Stories: Teens can (finally) talk about mental illness
“Children should be seen and not heard.” That was one of the prevailing parenting tips of past generations. When I was a...
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864HealthWeighing In: Can we unpack our body-image baggage?
We have three generations of some pretty amazing women in my family. My mother raised six children, was the middle school secretary...
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800ParentingLessons in Living: Passing on what I learned from my dad
W hen I tell stories about my father from the old days, one of the most popular is about the time I broke...
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721ParentingOut in the World: Eventually, our kids become responsible for their own safety
It seems like we spend our kids’ childhoods preparing them for the dangers of the world. I remember learning about those dangers...
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650First PersonWhat I’ve Learned: Teens must struggle to reach their own epiphanies
“Remember when my school supplies consisted of some folders, pencils and crayons?” my daughter said, laughing, as we laid out our cart...
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866EducationNot a ‘Freak’: Remove mental illness’ stigma, and let the conversation begin
When I first started having migraines, people were concerned. I was concerned. I was taken to the doctor, put in a dark...
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1.3KFirst PersonA Hormonal Convergence: When adolescence and menopause collide
Watching my teenage daughter and her friends as they navigate the world of changing bodies, fluctuating hormones, short tempers and self-esteem crises,...
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567First PersonNote to Self: As I teen, I didn’t listen to my mom either
When my kids were babies, I related to them as a mother; it was the only frame of reference I had. I...
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610First PersonMy Father Does Know Best: But it took me a while to figure it out
I am not much like my father. Oh, there are some similarities—the tendency to yell when a child is about to toddle...
