http://www.boston.com/community/moms/News, advice and community for Moms (and Dads) in Boston and beyond.en-us2012Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:24:07 GMTFri, 06 Jan 2012 20:24:07 GMT30http://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217da0/l/0L0Sboston0N0Ccommunity0Cmoms0Carticles0C20A120C0A10C0A60Cpeabody0Ifire0Ivictim0Inames0Ibaby0Iafter0Ifallen0Ifirefighter0C0Drss0Iid0FBoston0KMoms/story01.htmAbout 11 days after Peabody firefighter James M. Rice died while fighting a fire at an apartment on Hancock Street last month, a 7-pound, 9-ounce baby girl named Bella Rice Jaber was born at 3:43 a.m. on Tuesday at Beverly Hospital.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217da0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Baby+named+after+fallen+firefighter&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Farticles%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2Fpeabody_fire_victim_names_baby_after_fallen_firefighter%2F%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Baby+named+after+fallen+firefighter&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Farticles%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2Fpeabody_fire_victim_names_baby_after_fallen_firefighter%2F%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:24:07 GMThttp://www.boston.com/community/moms/articles/2012/01/06/peabody_fire_victim_names_baby_after_fallen_firefighter/?rss_id=Boston+Momshttp://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217d92/l/0L0Sboston0N0Ccommunity0Cmoms0Carticles0C20A120C0A10C0A60Cafter0Itexas0Ischool0Ishooting0Imany0Iquestions0Iloom0C0Drss0Iid0FBoston0KMoms/story01.htmThe Rev. Jorge Gomez was counseling worried parents and frightened students late into the night the day police fatally shot an eighth-grader brandishing what appeared to be a handgun inside his South Texas school. The parents said their children weren't eating, some were running fevers, and needed to talk to someone.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217d92/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Texas+school+shooting+questions&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Farticles%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2Fafter_texas_school_shooting_many_questions_loom%2F%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Texas+school+shooting+questions&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Farticles%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2Fafter_texas_school_shooting_many_questions_loom%2F%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" 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GMThttp://www.boston.com/community/moms/articles/2012/01/06/huntsman_objects_to_paul_ad_featuring_adopted_kids/?rss_id=Boston+Momshttp://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217db2/l/0L0Sboston0N0Ccommunity0Cmoms0Cgallery0Ctop0Iparenting0Iadvice0Icolumns0Iof0I20A110C0Drss0Iid0FBoston0KMoms/story01.htmPrev 1 of 21 Next<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217db2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Top+parenting+advice+topics&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Fgallery%2Ftop_parenting_advice_columns_of_2011%2F%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a 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I have written to you in the past as well as read your blog...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217dc7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Mom+wonders%2C+%27Is+my+9-year-old+daughter+gay%3F%27&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Fblogs%2Fchild_caring%2F2011%2F02%2Fmom_wonders_is.html%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Mom+wonders%2C+%27Is+my+9-year-old+daughter+gay%3F%27&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Fblogs%2Fchild_caring%2F2011%2F02%2Fmom_wonders_is.html%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:07:11 GMThttp://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2011/02/mom_wonders_is.html?rss_id=Boston+Momshttp://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217dc0/l/0L0Sboston0N0Ccommunity0Cmoms0Carticles0C20A120C0A10C0A50Cfirst0Ilady0Imakes0Iappearance0Ion0Iicarly0C0Drss0Iid0FBoston0KMoms/story01.htmTeen star Miranda Cosgrove says she doesn't usually get nervous about taping episodes of her Nickelodeon comedy, "iCarly," but that changed when first lady Michelle Obama taped an appearance on the show.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217dc0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=First+Lady+goes+on+iCarly&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Farticles%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2Ffirst_lady_makes_appearance_on_icarly%2F%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" 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GMThttp://www.boston.com/community/moms/articles/2012/01/04/panel_urges_lower_cutoff_for_child_lead_poisoning/?rss_id=Boston+Momshttp://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217dd3/l/0L0Sboston0N0Ccommunity0Cmoms0Carticles0C20A120C0A10C0A40Csalem0Imom0Iasks0Ipolice0Ito0Iarrest0Ibickering0Iteens0C0Drss0Iid0FBoston0KMoms/story01.htmA Salem woman fed up with her bickering children called police and asked responding officers to arrest two of them.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.boston.com/c/35022/f/646892/s/25217dd3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Mom+asks+police+to+arrest+her+kids&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmoms%2Farticles%2F2012%2F01%2F04%2Fsalem_mom_asks_police_to_arrest_bickering_teens%2F%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BMoms" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td 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