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Why I Became a Social Worker Instead of a Dolphin

3/30/12 3:07am by Devra Renner
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Social Work Month

March is Social Work Month. What? You didn't know this? C'mon. Surely you must be celebrating the profession responsible for removing children from their parents' custody and switching all of those babies around in hospitals.  I mean really, if you watched movies on Lifetime television, you would know what "real" social workers do.  And with that, I'm illustrating why we need a sarcasm font.  I don't often write about my "offline" life when I am in an "online" space, but I think it's time for me to talk about what I've been doing for the past twenty years.  Read more >

iPod Therapy

11/29/11 12:37pm by Devra Renner
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iPod Dance

Are you someone who doesn't just listen to the music, the music is really the soundtrack of your life? That's me too! I remember when the Dateline Timeline questions would be posed and I always could nail the year by the music clue.  Seriously, my own life is a timeline set to music. And being this way meant I was Queen of the Mix-Tape throughout the 80's.   Read more >

New Study on Working Mothers Misses the Truth Behind What Kids Eat

3/3/11 3:00pm by Devra Renner
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Working Mother

Really? Wow. What sort of policy would that be? Would we have Congress mandate all parents need to be home by 5:30 pm in order to get dinner on the table? Or maybe we would lobby the Senate to put forth a bill requiring parents to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. I'm just going to say what I think most parents, if not people in general, are thinking, "Give me a break!" We need policies alright, but it's not the parents who need the help, it's our country. I'm not an economist, but it doesn't take an economist to know we're in a slump here. Money is tight. Fast food is cheap.  Read more >

Clinton Kelly Interview: TLC's "What Not To Wear" Ambushes a Parenting Blogger

3/1/11 7:29pm by Devra Renner
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Clinton Kelly (image courtesy TLC)

Amanda (aka Dumb Mom who writes the blog Parenting By Dummies had been nominated for a fashion intervention by her best friend. It was all going down at the Newseum. TLC's "What Not To Wear" had selected Amanda for an ambush style makeover (airing tonight). She was going to have to pack up her wardrobe, bring it to New York City, and shop by the rules set by style gurus Clinton Kelly and Stacy London. I was in on the secret -- and got to ask Clinton Kelly a few questions, to boot.  Read more >

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Full Name
Devra Renner
Member Since
July 2006
About Me: 

I am excited to be a Family CE at BlogHer! My primary blog is www.Parentopia.com/blog . I am an author of the award winning book "Mommy Guilt:Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most and Raise Happier Kids"(AMACOM 2005) and the Spanish edition "Mama Culpable"(NORMA) My commentary has been featured in the New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Babycenter, Parent Magazine, Forward Magazine, AdAge Magazine, ParentDish among others. I've been a Senior consultant for Zero To Three's Military Projects. I am co-founder of Parentopia, LLC a consultation and training firm. An experienced presenter, I speak at conferences and coduct workshops and seminars. I am on the professional advisory panel for PBS Frontline's Digital Nation and have been a featured expert on PBSParents.org. Currently I work as a school social worker in a large public school system. I've created an Anti-Bullying Curriculem based on Marshmallow PEEPs. I kid you not.

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Consultant, Trainer, Writer, Social Worker, Author
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Washington DC
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Washington DC

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Zero To Three/Military Projects,BlogHer, Fairfax County Public Schools

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University of Arizona,Tucson,AZ, Grambling State Univeristy,Grambling LA

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Parenting,Politics,Women,Children,Guilt,Fathers,Mothers,Motherhood,Parenthood,Fatherhood,Parents

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health care,education,affordable day care,family issues,especially military families

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Reading,Writing and I hate math.

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