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Law Practice

Feb. 14, 2012

The parenting lawyer: Preparing for parenthood

Improve your parenting capabilities by understanding your narrative, moods and emotions.

Timothy A. Tosta

Arent Fox LLP

Email: tim.tosta@arentfox.com

My first child, Meredith, was born when I was 32 years old. I was in the seventh year of my solo practice, which was just beginning to take off. We had bought our first home and begun to "nest." Nancy then was a full-time lawyer. But she had decided to take an extended maternity leave after the birth.

Nancy and I both were voracious readers. On a table by Nancy's side of the bed, a small stack of books on birthing and babies began to grow. Her baby books occasionally would find t...

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