Friday, June 3, 2011
Kathy Zucker got expert advice on the knotty issue of paid care for three kids.
Over the last four years, I have cobbled together child care from daycare, babysitters and family members. I arrange for one full day each week to attend business meetings and focus on intense work projects, and then grab two-hour stretches during the rest of the week. Most of my work gets done in the middle of the night. My marketing consulting business has grown up with my children; as the kids get older and more manageable, my work demands increase proportionately (basically, I never have any free time). Having a third child will reset the clock to zero; if I want to continue to work at my current level, I have to make different child care plans from the tried and true ones I used with my older two. Or do I? I am a huge proponent of …
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2nd St & Jackson St, Hoboken, NJ
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Hoboken resident Kathy Zucker and her husband knew they wanted at least two children, but struggled to manage timing, space and expenses.
The arrival of a second child is usually the point where most Hoboken families hit the eject button on their life in Hoboken. Parking headaches, squeezing baby gear into tiny walkup apartments, and the simple math of fitting four people into a small space – any one of those factors could be the final straw that sends so many families fleeing for spacious houses in the suburbs. School concerns and cost are also major factors in the flight to the suburbs. Yet even in the face of those seemingly insurmountable circumstances, there are some families who make it work. I don't know how they do it— although I suspect they are luckier than I am in their children's sleep habits—but I know families with two and even three children who squeeze into …
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610 Newark St, Hoboken, NJ
The Hoboken Grande
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Kathy Zucker found that motherhood came along with many more options than she expected. After extensively researching each life decision, she often wound up following an unconventional path.
Over the last forty years, the average age of first-time mothers in the United States has been steadily rising, with over a third having their first child over the age of 30. Most of us have careers before having children. The percentage of women struggling with infertility has also risen—precisely because we're waiting longer to start our families. Moms today are dealing with a set of issues that is starkly different from what our mothers experienced. Depending on our life situation (graduate school, marital status, fertility level), a lot of us find child care choices severely limited. A doctor with a mountain of school debt may not have the option of staying home, nor can a mother whose family relies on her job for health insurance. …
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221 Jackson St, Hoboken, NJ
Jackson Street Park
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Four years ago, Kathy Zucker was a Manhattan marketing director. Becoming a parent forced her to reevaluate her life goals and make surprising choices. Living in Hoboken added unexpected twists to her decisions.
Almost every mother has struggled with the question whether or not to stay home with the kids. Hoboken's proximity to New York City, as well as the high cost of real estate and living expenses, make working full-time the most economically viable option. But is it? Before I became a parent, I assumed I would continue to work full-time. But once I became pregnant, reality was vastly different from my expectations. Prolonged sleep deprivation, breastfeeding complications, and the difficulty of balancing work demands with the need to get home to relieve the babysitter made one parent staying home the better option for our family. Full-time child care costs are not trivial, especially when you have more than one child. In Hoboken, average …
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401 Willow Ave, Hoboken, NJ
Church Square Park
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Kathy Zucker
10:31 pm on Thursday, June 30, 2011
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