Tiger Mothers

Even before hitting bookstore shelves, the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by author Amy Chua got people talking. Since its release and rise on the New York Times Best Sellers List, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has been the topic of conversation in several circles - is Amy Chua's tough love approach to mothering over-excessive?

Click here to read the opinion of Charlotte Latvala who recently wrote about all of this in the Beaver County Times on February 20, 2011.

linked with permission from Charlotte Latvala, a Featured Columnist for The Times

Never too young to sail solo

As mothers, it is hard for us to let our children go. We constantly battle over when is it ok for them to walk without us holding their hands, go the bathroom by themselves, walk around the mall with friends, ride the subway alone, attend college in another state, go to war?

Click here to read Marsha Keefer, of the Beaver County Times, and her opinion of a 14-year-old who is trying to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

Used with permission from Marsha Keefer and the Beaver County Times.

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Pregnancy and Your Body

Body just not the same after having a baby? Click on excerpt below for an interesting take on the subject:

"Yes, it’s important to be healthy. Getting into shape is a wonderful accomplishment. But it doesn’t hold a candle to the accomplishment of producing a new life."

(originally printed in the Beaver County Times on 5-9-2010,

linked with permission from Charlotte Latvala, Times Featured Columnist)