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I'll be back!

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September 4, 4:48 PM

by Karen Deerwester, Parenting Examiner

I'll be back...

Writing for Examiner.com has been enormous fun and rich with wonderful connections to new friends and new ideas. Thank you for your engaging comments and emails, and for what was definitely the beginning of something extraordinary.

Unfortunately, as September started, I came face-to-face with the reality that I overextended my commitments. Parenting classes, teacher workshops, conferences, parenting articles, and preparing to launch the new book - The Entitlement-free Child - all need more of my time and attention.

I thank Examiner.com for allowing me to take a temporary hiatus to manage these other projects. And I look forward to be back here writing again in a few months!

For more info: You can still contact me through Family Time, read past parenting articles or subscribe to the monthly Family Time newsletter.

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