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Carla Naumburg

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Carla Naumburg, PhD, is a clinical social worker who lives outside of Boston with her husband, two young daughters, and the world's most annoying cat. In her free time, Carla enjoys knitting, reading, tripping over dirty diapers and baby dolls, thinking about going to the gym, and trying to remember how to sleep. She tweets @SWMama.

Posts by Carla Naumburg:

• May 16 2012
  Dr. Sears Made Me Cry

  I yelled at my daughter this morning. She’s not even 2, and I yelled at her. More than once. Even as I was doing it, I knew that I shouldn’t be raising my voice, that I didn’t want to be … Continue reading →

 

• May 11 2012
  Note to a Mommy Friend

  Dear Friend,

  Thank you. I was having a terrible week. Continue reading →

 

• May 9 2012
  Actually, I am Jewish, Even if You Don’t Agree

  My family history is both common and uncommon, especially in the decades since the Holocaust. Continue reading →

 

• Apr 25 2012
  Thinking of My Grandmothers

  None of my grandmothers are or were the cookie-making, doily-crocheting type, and I love that about them. They don’t put up with crap from any of us. Continue reading →

 

• Apr 24 2012
  I Text Around My Kids, and They’ll Survive

  At any given moment, there are better parenting choices and worse ones. Continue reading →

 

• Apr 10 2012
  The Secret Stress-Reducer for Parents: Journaling

  Tackling our inner limitations and difficult emotions isn’t easy, and there are times when I want to respond to life much as my daughters do–by throwing a tantrum and bursting into tears. Continue reading →

 

• Apr 3 2012
  My Fancy Night Out with Mayim & Other Powerful Jewish Women

  Last Thursday night, I had the opportunity to go see our very own Mayim Bialik speak at a charitable Jewish event in Boston. I wore clogs. Continue reading →

 

• Mar 29 2012
  My Daughter Only Eats Carbs, Passover Will Be Interesting

  I’m completely unprepared for Passover this year–especially in terms of what to feed my 3-year-old, who would happily survive on noodles and crackers. She won’t touch brisket, matzah brei, or matzah ball soup. So what do I do? Continue reading →

 

• Mar 23 2012
  Friday Night: Stressed Out Shabbat

  My heart, and my mind, have been in a million different places lately, everywhere and thus nowhere. Continue reading →

 

• Mar 13 2012
  Where are All the Nice Single Jewish Boys?

  Where are all the single Jewish men? I have more than one girlfriend looking for a man, preferable a single, Jewish one. Continue reading →

 

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