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Moms Talk: Dealing with Power Outages and Kids
Did your family have to go without electric and water during Irene? How did you cope?
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers had their lights go off during Tropical Storm Irene, and some are still waiting for power to resume three days later.
Parents with young children know that every day provides new challenges to overcome. Toddlers are notorious for their sudden mood swings, and infants require lots of coddling, feeding and many diaper changes.
Even a brief power outage can put a damper on a family's daily routine. How do you rinse bottles or give your children a bath when your water runs on an electric pump? How do you keep the kids occupied when there's no lights on at night?
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There's something exciting in briefly living with less, but after a few hours--or in some families' cases, a few days-- being without power becomes very frustrating.
Did your family lose power during Tropical Storm Irene? What tactics did you use to get through it with as little stress as possible? Did you have family or friends to take you in, or did you flee to a hotel, or stick it out at home?
