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Vivian Manning-Schaffel

Journalist. Essayist. Editor. Rumpshaker.

December 12, 2014

Insider’s Guide To Eating Like A Townie In Boston

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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It's our fourth edition of Gothamist's travel content, Gothamist Getaways. A few times a year, we'll have a week of posts featuring looks at travel, food, products and tips—near and far—for making your trips more enjoyable.


December 10, 2014

New England Trifecta: Arty Weekend Getaway

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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The 60-something mile stretch where route 1A hugs northern Massachusetts, clips New Hampshire and meanders into Maine is a magical trail of craggy seascapes, dotted with manses that beg to inspire opulent ghost stories. This trifecta of seaside towns—Rockport, MA, Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME—make for a sweet 6-7 hour sojourn from New York, filled with quaint inns, great eats and vibrant artist colonies well worth exploring over a long weekend. 


November 2, 2014

Ur-In-Therapy: My Quest to Cure My Cystic Acne With My Own Pee

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Jezebel


What wouldn't a woman of a certain age do to preserve her dewy youth?

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TAGS: Humor, Beauty, Women


September 11, 2014

8 Working Moms That Rule Fall TV Season

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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The fall TV premiere season is here, and devoted fans of the small screen (like us!) can’t wait to view this season’s crop of workmoms.


September 8, 2014

Is It Quitting Time?

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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After a huge investment of time and money in an extracurricular, your kid wants to bag the whole thing. What’s a parent to do?


August 30, 2014

Got an Anxious Teen? Here's How to Help

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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If your kid seems stressed and anxiety-prone, don’t just chalk it off to teen angst. Here’s how to tune in and offer support.


August 23, 2014

21st Century Tips for Teenage Curfew

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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Your kid is starting to fly the coop at night, so the time has come to set some coming-and-going ground rules—A.K.A. curfew.


August 14, 2014

The First Big Crush

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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Your tween has burgeoning hormones, and burgeoning feelings. Here comes the crush, and here’s what to do about it.


July 25, 2014

Her First Period - Your Support

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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It’s a natural thing that happens to all of us girls. Here’s how to keep it simple and be helpful.


July 16, 2014

When You Catch Your Teen in a Lie

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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It's a fact -- your kid may not always tell you the truth. Here's how to help change this troublesome behavior.


June 20, 2014

25 Top Celeb Working Dads of 2014

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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We admit it: We love hot dads! For Father’s Day, we celebrate some particularly impressive ones, chosen for their droolworthiness—but also a lot more. The fathers we favor have not only carved out amazing careers, they are, perhaps more importantly, completely committed to their kids. We think that’s pretty hot, don’t you?


May 31, 2014

Working Mother: 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2014

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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With everything we're charged to do on a day-to-day basis, all working mothers are innately powerful. But some inspire us to keep striving for bigger and better. We think you’ll agree this year's crop of power moms from around the globe have demonstrated the talent, business acumen, innovative spirit and sheer guts to make a formidable impact on the world in so many compelling ways.

 


April 26, 2014

Here's to Us! Happy 35th Anniversary Working Mother!

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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Raise your glass and kick up your high heels: We’ve come a long way, baby! 


March 3, 2014

Working Mother: 25 Working Moms Who Ruled The Oscars

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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Whether working the red carpet, claiming their statue or simply sitting up front and center to support their kids, the 2014 Academy Awards proved, without doubt, to be the year of the mom! Here are 10 working mothers sure to be the talk of the town this week.


February 5, 2014

Working Mother: 25 Mothers of Reinvention

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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It takes a lot of gumption to revise and revamp yourself professionally, especially if you’re in the throes of (or anticipating) motherhood. To inspire all moms who dream about reinventing themselves in 2014, we spotlight these hard-working women who went for it—and reaped the benefits!

Edited by by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


December 1, 2013

Working Mother Magazine: LOL Humor Column

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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August 4, 2013

US Weekly Magazine: Fashion Police

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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July 12, 2013

Brain, Mother

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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A Field Guide To Urban Early Literacy

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 New York provides abundant opportunities for your child’s burgeoning synapses to string letters into words like popcorn onto a garland. Early readers are constantly faced with an onslaught of linguistic stimuli; a seemingly infinite barrage of letters and numbers swoosh by as inky shadows through transient subway platforms. But for the parents or caregivers of these fired up young minds, urban life can require a refined hair-trigger creativity when it comes to definitions.

 


May 31, 2013

Watch!, June-July 2013

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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TAGS: Beauty, Celebrity, Features, Journalism


May 2, 2013

Working Mother

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel


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TAGS: Working Mother, Journalism, Moms, Online, Parenting, Print


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