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appy New Year! I always look forward to a new year. It’s a chance for new beginnings….a chance to put the past behind you and look forward to the future.

Last year was particularly hard for my family.

2011 started off with my husband getting laid off…and me turning over the magazine to a new owner…and strictly being the Editor.

This past year included it all…new job, new schools for my kids, surgery for my husband and a lot of uncertainties. But through it all, I prayed a lot and had faith that it would all work out. It was very stressful at times to accept that I wasn’t in control of some things…they were out of my hands.

So what will 2012 hold for my family? I’m not sure. I know for the first five months, my husband will still be home recovering from surgery on both of his legs. I know that somehow, some way, I want to take a summer

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vacation, as my family has not gotten away for over two years. I know that no matter what happens, I will lean on my faith to get me through it all.

Maybe you have plans to spend more time with your family, to lose weight or eat healthier.

Perhaps you want to get out of debt…be a better parent…or a better wife. These are all great goals for the new year or any year!

The important thing is to identify your goals and then break them down into smaller, more manageable parts that you can tackle one at a time.

Ninety-five percent of people who make a New Year’s resolution give up on them before January even ends. Don’t be one of those people. Forget calling it a “New Year’s Resolution.” Set a goal, write it down on paper and then break it down into smaller steps.

Make sure your goal is realistic, attainable and put a deadline on each goal.

Take some time this month to sit down in a quiet place, while the kids are asleep, and start to put on paper what you hope to achieve this year. Maybe you want to write down six new goals and spend two months on each one…or maybe there’s just one major goal that will take all year to achieve. Either way, get started. Do something about it.✲ Your Friend and Fellow MOM,

P.S. Mark your calendars for the South Jersey MOM Summer Camp and Education Expo on January 15, 2012. Read all about it on page 5. Pre-register for this FREE event and enter to win a FREE week of camp, an iTouch and other awesome prizes!

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Don’t Miss the South Jersey MOM Summer Camp & Education Expo

Executive Editor Adrienne Richardson • (856) 305-3490 adrienne@southjerseymom.com

eat the winter doldrums and get an early jump on plans for your kids’ summer by coming to South Jersey MOM’s Summer Camp & Education Expo. More than 50 camps, summer programs, preschools and other private schools for every interest and age from around the area will be there!

The event will be held on Sunday, January 15, 2012, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Moorestown Mall. Admission and parking are FREE. Enter to win a FREE week of camp, an iTouch and many other great prizes! If you pre-register, you will also receive a goodie bag and extra entries for prizes.

Representation from a wide range of program types (local day, overnight, travel and adventure) geared for kids of all ages from preK to 12 will be ready to share information about their program and link you to the one that is right for your child and budget. The camps offer programs in sports, nature, science and technology, academics, language immersion, fine and performing arts and more.

Parents are encouraged to bring children age 4 to 18 to meet one-on-one with camp and school staff, ask questions and gather additional information about the many options for summer and next school year in a relaxed atmosphere.

Don’t miss this wonderful and amazing opportunity for summer fun and educational success that you will definitely want to know about!

To pre-register, visit sjmexpo2012.eventbrite.com. For more information, call (609) 670-1794.

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Local students were asked to submit a short essay about who their favorite teacher is, in their own words. Congratulations to the winners!

ABigAiL PYLe, age 7 Woodbury, NJ My best teacher was Mrs. Kowalczyk! She was my favorite teacher in the world. I hope she wins the lottery.

She is my little brother’ s teacher this year. He loves her, too but he does not understand that she is the boss! He does not act up or anything though.

Preschool was fun. It was more fun than first grade was. Second grade is cool but preschool was best of all. Mrs. Kowalczyck helped me with everything. I remember when we made button families. It was so fun. We did crafts every day.

I can’ t wait to visit her class. She is the best and has great toys in her classroom. I love the baby dolls, kitchen set, and dress up area.

Mrs. Kowalczyk was the best of all my teachers in my life. I’ ve missed her. She was so nice. She did not yell or say, “ You messed up.” She just said, “ You almost got it,” when you said something wrong. I loved that because I did not ever worry about being wrong or getting in trouble in preschool.

Guess what else? When it was time to end the day, she let us hug her goodbye. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was there.

ALex SHuTe, age 7 Mullica Hill, NJ I would definitely recommend my second grade teacher, Mrs. Corey, to be my favorite teacher. I choose Mrs. Corey because she is a fun teacher, but we still learn a lot from her. She loves all of her students and gives all of us hugs. When we have free time she lets us play games or turns on music and lets us dance.

Mrs. Corey is the prettiest teacher at Harrison Township Elementary School in Mullica Hill, New Jersey. She helps all of her students if we have trouble in anything – except she won’ t help us on a test. We get one worksheet for homework each day except for Fridays. That is our day off.

Mrs. Corey shares a lot with us about her life. She shows us pictures of her dog named Champ. She told us Champ hides behind the couch when she wakes up. Mrs. Corey’ s husband is a sixth grade science teacher and her dad is a mailman. She said that he can type so fast. She gave my big brother, Andy, a Get Well card after he had surgery to get his tonsils out.

Those are the reasons Mrs. Corey is my favorite teacher.

JorDAN Legg, age 11 West Deptford, NJ Whenever I hear the question “ Who is your favorite teacher?” I think back to fifth grade when I first met my favorite teacher Mrs. Alday. Mrs. Alday was everything a student needed when beginning fifth grade. From giving out candy when getting an answer right, to being by your side when you needed help, and to put a smile on your face.

Each day every subject got more interesting and fun to learn about because she would put her own little twist on things and make everybody have a laugh. Usually school time is very boring and people get tired and daze off but not in Mrs. Alday’ s class. Every single day she would change up the lesson plans and make things better then what you expected them to be.

After the lessons of that day Mrs. Alday would start babbling on and on about her adorable baby dog Molly. Each day you walked into the room and there would either be a new picture of Molly as her desktop or a new story about something Molly did last night.

Now that is what makes up Mrs. Alday and why she is my favorite teacher!

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Back & Forth Between Mom & Dad:

Transitioning After Divorce

By M.B. Sanok

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e’ve just survived the holidays with all the family festivities. Although we’ll miss the excitement and magic, it’s a relief to return to daily life. If you’re a divorced parent, you’ve been on overtime trying to “share” your children with your ex over the holidays. Easing the transition for kids to adjust to yet another schedule will continue to upend the usual winter doldrums. Whether the transition between the parents’ houses is new or old, how do you help your kids cope with the challenge of the parent swap?

Since the percentage of divorced and blended families steadily increases, co-parenting, which entails sharing the child-rearing and compromising on the routines and rules, is more common today. Before any other decisions are made, the focus must remain on the children. Despite the pain of your broken marriage, you must remember that your kids did not volunteer for this upheaval. Make it “100 percent about the kids,” says Samantha, a recently divorced mom of two.

In order to maintain transitional ease, frequent, rational communication with your ex is key. While children should be kept abreast of major changes, they should not have to deliver messages between parents or know the gory details. Do not forbid your ex and children from keeping in contact while you have them. With respect toward your ex’s time with the kids, check in with them, too.

However, if your child is uncomfortable receiving calls while with the other parent, like Samantha’s one child, do not push the issue.

Similar routines, rules and discipline reduce tension and anxiety and help children feel secure, so it’s important to jointly devise a system that works for both parents and homes. Decisions between the parents about what values and rules to share and keep similar gives kids consistency, stability and security. Nothing is set in stone and current rules can be revised in the future.

Keeping transitional periods calm and pleasant will show your children how to act and that you want them to enjoy time spent with their other parent. “The single most important standard to uphold is…to have your children reflect on how you

speak of their other parent and know that you always spoke in a positive or neutral manner despite how you felt,” emphasizes Ginean Crawford, licensed counselor and owner of Connections Counseling in Woodbury.

Trashing your ex and/or their new relationships is out of the question.

Generally, kids don’t want to feel they have to choose between parents, and “[they] wind up resenting the parent who badmouths the other parent.”

Another way to ensure successful and smooth transitions each time is for each parent to share not only the fun aspects of parenting, but the responsibilities too. Equal participation in education, medical care and entertainment is important in maintaining a healthy parent-child relationship. If a child is ill, it doesn’t mean visitation is cancelled or postponed – it means the parent whose turn is next must shoulder the responsibility.

No one parent should be the “fun time” parent with the other parent picking up the slack and handling the difficulties.

Before you engage in the parent swap, set up a routine each time the kids leave for their other parent’s home. Inform them when the transition will happen and help them pack so they won’t forget their favorite teddy bear or other comfort object.

Arrange to drop off your children at the other parent’s home in a timely fashion and, hopefully, your ex will extend the same courtesy.

Allow them to bring a familiar, soothing object between the homes, so they feel a sense of consistency and not disruption. Once your children return from your ex’s home, give your children some space and quiet time to acclimate to their surroundings once again. Maybe even implement a special routine like a family dinner or working on a hobby together to mark how happy you are that they are with you.

Although your marriage is over, your parent-child relationships will continue to grow. Building a new relationship – a partnership – with your ex will help the children feel comfortable going back and forth between their parents’ homes. Keep the focus and love on the children and easier times will follow.✲

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How to Avoid Drowning in Deals

By Andrea Woroch

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ough financial times call for smarter shopping measures. For some of us this means going to extremes and cutting up credit cards. For others, it just means clipping coupons and unplugging appliances.

No matter what your money-saving solution, merchants are catching on to these smart shopping tactics. Stores are constantly developing their own methods to make sure we keep buying. Many times, this comes in the form of a sale that looks great on the surface, but actually ends up saving next to nothing.

In fact, recent studies suggest that plenty of shoppers are overwhelmed with the flood of daily deals they receive. With so many special offers flying around, here are six tips to help you avoid drowning in deals.

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Unsubscribe from Newsletters Signing up for email newsletters from favorite merchants will keep you informed about their special offers. However, these mailings are still promotional materials intended to make you spend money. If you find yourself exasperated by the breadth of deals and discounts, try following stores on Facebook and Twitter. You still get access to promotions, but they’re not always being waved in your face. Instead, you can access the information only when you want to see it.

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Set a Time to Review Deals The urgency to get a bargain before time runs out can be a distraction. When you find yourself getting sidetracked checking each offer as it comes in, set aside a time where you can review them all at once. Sure, you might miss the occasional Groupon, but at the end of the day it’s cash that’s still in your pocket.

Reviewing deals all at the same time lets you think out purchases more clearly, compare offers side by side and prioritize those that best meet your needs.

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Technology is Your Friend Your smartphone is a surprising savings tool.

Some apps like GasBuddy can help you track down the lowest gas prices, no matter where you are. The Coupon Sherpa mobile app lets you locate and scan coupons directly from your phone. Using your cell in this way allows you to find special offers specific to your shopping needs.

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Track Your Deals Ah, the agony of a missed expiration date for a voucher. It gets in your head and makes you regret dollars down the drain. To avoid getting mixed up and missing deadlines, keep a calendar of when offers expire. This helps you track the good ones and keep an eye on how your spending matches up with your budget. You can even do it digitally at CityPockets.com.

They organize all the deals you’ve already purchased, send you expiration reminders, and even allow you to sell unused deals.

Use Coupon Sites Despite the sufferings of deal-of-the-day sites, coupon sites continue to grow, making it a good thing for shoppers. Sites like CouponSherpa.com have coupons organized by product category and retailer name, so finding a good discount is easy. The best part is, their services are offered for free; credit card information and personal details aren’t required. The savings are there at your leisure with no strings attached.

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Price Comparisons Seeing a deal with numbers like 50 percent off can lead to an itchy mouse-clicking finger.

Resist the urge to act now and shop around a little instead. Often, similar retailers are aware of their competitors’ deals and will offer something comparable. Also, try to shop at stores with low-price guarantees. This way, if you find a better deal after you buy, you can still get reimbursed for the difference.✲ Andrea Woroch is a consumer and money-saving expert for Kinoli Inc. Andrea has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC Today Show, FOX & Friends, MSNBC, ShopSmart Magazine, Kiplinger Personal Finance, CNNMoney and many more. www.AndreaWoroch.com.

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By Victoria Marie Lees

o make this journey, focus on your overall health: nutrition, exercise and mental state. To be successful, setting small goals along the way will help you achieve lifelong health and wellness.

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NUTRITION Your family eats better when mom eats better. This is a win-win situation. Women need to eat a variety of foods to maintain good nutrition because “there are 40 different nutrients” and no one food contains all of them, according to Brenda Fedor, M.S., R.D., a registered dietitian at Virtua Memorial Hospital. Consistency is key.

“Make half your plate fruit and vegetables,” Fedor says. Choose red, orange or dark green vegetables and use fruit as dessert. To prevent osteoporosis, increasing calcium in the diet is a must. Fat-free or 1 percent milk is best – you get the same amount of calcium as whole milk, but fewer calories. “Women age 19-50 need 1,000 mg calcium per day,”

Fedor says, and this includes pregnant or lactating women. Vitamin D is needed for optimal calcium absorption.

“Complex carbohydrates give us energy,” Fedor says. They also reduce some cancers like colon cancer. Don’t forget protein. Lean meats and fish help maintain muscles, organs, skin, bones, blood, hormones and hair growth. Slow down as you eat and enjoy the taste and texture of foods. Choose water instead of sugary drinks to maintain adequate hydration and save calories.

Fedor reminds women to combine a good exercise regimen with a balanced diet and remember – it took time to gain the weight and will take time to lose it. “Healthy weight loss consists of about 2-3 pounds per week,” Fedor suggests. You should check with your physician before starting any weight loss program, especially if you have pre-existing conditions.

EXERCISE Fitness tends to be a numbers game for women, according to Jennifer Cherkis, certified personal trainer at Retro Fitness in Cherry Hill.

Women are more worried about the numbers on the scale and the calories they consume than on the overall fitness of their bodies.

Muscle weighs more than fat. Some nutritious foods may have more calories but are necessary in your diet. Lean protein and complex carbohydrates help you feel full, longer. The scale and calories are important, but do not stress over them.

“When beginning an exercise program, build slowly and be consistent,” Cherkis says. The body adapts quickly so vary your exercise routine to avoid boredom and plateaus and challenge yourself by increasing weight or repetitions.

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Many women fear weight training will bulk up their bodies. According to Cherkis, the female body has different muscle fiber than men and not enough testosterone to build bulky muscles. Use light weights and do more repetitions to build strength and endurance. It’s very important to keep you muscles stretched, so do not skimp on the cool down stretches after every workout.

“Exercise is your body’s best medicine,” Cherkis says. Exercise strengthens bones and muscles and the cardiovascular and immune systems, lowers blood pressure, elevates the good cholesterol and lowers the bad, regulates blood sugar and releases endorphins in the blood to help reduce stress. Speak with your doctor or a personal trainer to customize an exercise program for you.

MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH Mental health is an important part of your overall fitness regimen. “The key to mental health is resiliency,” according to Robin Bilazarian, L.C.S.W., who specializes in psychotherapy.

Focusing on positive choices in life is important.

However, sometimes you don’t have a choice and that’s when you need coping tools.

“A main coping tool is fitness, good nutrition, exercise and positive thinking,” according to Bilazarian. With a positive attitude, endorphins are produced which help you to remain calm. Humor, yoga, music, a favorite place to visit and talking with friends and family can all be coping tools.

Maintaining positive relationships in life requires work. “While you can’t always choose who your relatives or coworkers are, practice tolerance,” Bilazarian says. “Don’t push people away simply because they’re different.”

However, there are “deal breakers” in relationships. Abuse and adultery are a few of these deal breakers. Avoid negative people that wear you down mentally.

Raising children is stressful – rewarding – but stressful. Maintaining a home and family and career can overwhelm moms. Bilazarian suggests finding your coping tool that helps most and practice it daily.

The best way to maintain a fit body is through good nutrition, exercise and a positive attitude. Start small and work toward daily growth to get healthy and finally stay there!✲

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How to Choose a Valuable Extracurricular Activity for Your Child

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When the School Day Ends, Development Does Not

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our child slams the front door, drops his backpack and flops on the couch. You know he needs a mental break from the seven-hour school day, but watching TV or embarking on an Xbox-playingmarathon until bedtime is not a valuable use of time.

Conversely, your family is shuffled from one after-school activity to the next.You make phone calls, eat, surf the net and read in your vehicleturned-mobile-home. While in pursuit of molding a well-rounded individual, you and your child may be miserable.

The answer to the after-school doldrums or chaos is two-fold: find an activity your child wants to do and don’t over-do it. The beauty is “there’s no consensus on what makes for a ‘good’ afterschool program,” according to the American Psychological Association.

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WHY PARTICIPATE IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES? Child psychologists agree after-school activities promote intellectual, emotional and social growth. Especially during the long dark winter nights, it helps to get out of the house to expand horizons beyond home and school.

WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE? Academic Enroll your child in a school-sponsored after-school tutoring program or study skills club or at a learning center. Hire a tutor to meet with your child at the library or in the comfort of your own home.

Kinesthetic Whether it’s taking lessons or joining a team, schools, towns and recreation centers offer activities to get your child moving. Children can take lessons, or participate in clinics for hockey, basketball, softball, baseball, football, soccer, karate, yoga, volleyball, tennis, badminton, golf, cheerleading and dance.

Children enjoy daily sessions at indoor and outdoor skate and bike parks and ice and roller-skating rinks. Recreation centers offer rockclimbing walls and pools. Who said activity has to be done outside the home? Go for a walk or run, dance in the basement, shoot hoops in the driveway or throw or kick a ball in the backyard.

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Most nursing homes welcome visitors to brighten patients’ days by lending an ear, providing conversation or playing a game. Libraries appreciate help restocking items. Your child won’t even know he is practicing the Dewey Decimal System and alphabetical order!

In the spring, societies need help coordinating fundraisers like walks and runs. Or why not walk or run in the fundraiser? Every 5K has a family fun walk or a children’s run. Create a light training schedule to teach planning and dedication to achieve a goal; the pride they experience is invaluable.

Self-starters with similarly-minded children can run a clothing or pet supply drive in their neighborhood. Children can decide the recipient, make and display posters, collect items and accompany parents to delivery.

These philanthropic endeavors require more adult supervision and planning than more independent alternatives, but help teach children to put others’ needs first.

Whatever your interests are, find a cause that is close to your family’s heart, contact a local chapter and ask what you can do to help.

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? WHEN DO WE STOP? If your child is overwhelmed, shorten the length or frequency of sessions. If you feel your child has gotten as much as she can out of the activity, select a different one. Most importantly, these activities should be fun and enriching, not stressful!✲

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The Arts Art studios offer pottery and jewelry making as well as painting, sculpting and drawing lessons. Music stores offer group and independent lessons. School, town and regional theatre groups practice several nights a week and many produce several productions annually.

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The schools average about 110 children at each location and are set up according to the high standards established by NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). In fact, eight of the 20 schools are accredited by NAEYC through a rigid quality standards review process that ensures each school meets exceptional standards for all facets of education and child care.

The schools are a Malvern-specific 2-story design with stimulating central areas for all classes that encourage interaction and discovery.

“The two central learning environments on each floor allow the children to learn and play together and make independent choices about what they want to do,” says Morgan. “The infants and toddlers have a learning center we call the ‘Fascination Station,’ and the preschoolers on the 2nd floor have the Central Discovery Room with computers, art and building supplies.”

Location and convenience for parents is also a hallmark of each South Jersey school, says Morgan. “We recognize that many of our parents are working parents, so we’ve set up school hours and locations we hope will best accommodate their needs. We’re centrally located near major roadways, we open our doors at 6:30 a.m. and we don’t close until 6 p.m.”

Responsiveness to parent feedback is yet another unique factor that give Malvern Schools high marks. “We survey our parents throughout the year to seek their feedback and ensure we’re helping meet their children’s needs. We want parents to be completely comfortable. We invite anyone interested in visiting when it’s convenient for them, to see the schools and talk with our administrators.”✲ For more information, visit www.themalvernschool.com or call 1-877-MALVERN.

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Even if you are pregnant or are a new parent with a very young child, Katz JCC has activities geared for you. Parenting Place offers unique, creative and innovative experiences for parents or caregivers and their children, from newborns to 6-year-olds.

Programs such as New Mommy/New Baby, Infant Massage, Little Explorers and Marvelous Moms of Multiples offer the parent or caregiver the opportunity to socialize and empathize with other adults while bonding with their young child. For those interested in more active programs, there are also parentchild fitness classes like Mommy and Me Workout Challenge and Pilates Core and Muscle Strength which incorporate working out and bonding with your new baby.

To keep your 3- to 6-year-old occupied once the weather turns blustery, there are a variety of Early Childhood Enrichment programs to keep their interest and stimulate their imaginations at the JCC. Classes range from art, science, Spanish and computers, to yoga, or dance and cheerleading.

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January 14 at 8 p.m.

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Experience the 6 p.m. and Midnight New Year’s Eve fireworks display from the deck of the Battleship New Jersey!

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Representing South Jersey is crowd favorite The Snake Brothers, a swingin’, do-woppin’, folkin’, cowboyin’ acoustic group. $10 for all ages, no children under age 2 permitted. Cumberland County College Performing Arts Center, Vineland. (856) 692-8499, www.cccnj.edu/performingarts

GLOUCESTER COUNTY Mame – Live Musical January 13-29 Journey back in time to the height of the fabulous 1920’s and watch as the eccentric Mame Dennis must drastically adjust her lifestyle when she becomes the guardian of her 10-year-old nephew, Patrick.

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Night Life: Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Karaoke Killer January 21 from 6 to 9:30 p.m.

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