WRITING - KELLY HARAMIS

SELECTED CLIPS OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND ESSAYS BY KELLY HARAMIS:

PARENTING

Recital Envy: At my daughters’ concerts and school performances, I see all the happy grandparents, snapping photos and bearing flowers. That’s when I feel my own mother’s loss most acutely. Modern Loss

8 Great Indoor Playgrounds for Toddlers. Red Tricycle

Parent to Parent: Hold the whine with a milk sommelier Chicago Tribune

How green is my baby? Being an eco-friendly parents takes more time, effort and money Chicago Tribune

Salma Hayek to new moms: Give yourselves a break Chicago Tribune

Parent to Parent: Hold the whine with a milk sommelier Chicago Tribune

Hip-hop gives hope for speech Chicago Tribune

Parent to parent: Diabetes doesn’t slow them down Chicago Tribune

ADOPTION COLUMNS

A journey to China and motherhood begins- Nov. 27, 2005 Chicago Tribune

All kinds of groups for talking it over-Dec. 25, 2005 Chicago Tribune

Meet the parents, and the `press’- Jan. 29, 2006 Chicago Tribune

After such a wait, she had better be our `own’ child - Feb. 26, 2006 Chicago Tribune

It’s spring, and thoughts lightly turn to … the cost of having a baby- April 2, 2006 Chicago Tribune

She’ll protect her daughter’s heritage and her heart-May 7, 2006 Chicago Tribune

Warm wishes bundled up with a baby quilt- June 4, 2006 Chicago Tribune

Wading through the months, longing to take the plunge-June 25, 2006
Chicago Tribune

Babies, babies everywhere, but ours is still waiting-Aug. 6, 2006 Chicago Tribune

It’s a safe bet that motherhood awaits in ’07-Sept. 10, 2006 Chicago Tribune

A red thread secures a bond across the miles-Oct. 22, 2006 Chicago Tribune

Luck, be a ladybug and find us more bonding time - November 19, 2006
Chicago Tribune

It’s a Match: For this new mom, it’s love at 1st sight-Dec. 10, 2006 Chicago Tribune

As marathon nears end, happy to be in the running-Jan. 14, 2007 Chicago Tribune

Gotcha Day has arrived- Feb. 4, 2007 Chicago Tribune

Adoption Blog about meeting my daughter, trip to China, etc. Chicago Tribune

Athena’s home and she’s going to be a sister-May 13, 2007 Chicago Tribune

FASHION, BEAUTY & STYLE

Leaner times ahead: Designers burst those bubble skirts and streamline at Nordstrom show Chicago Tribune

This boy’s hair: From soccer fields to Disney stars, long hair on boys is all the rage Chicago Tribune

The bikini grows up: ‘Sex and the City’ showed how a 50-something can wear a 2-piece suit with style Call in the wardrobe

Nanny: A good stylist can fill in those postpartum gaps Chicago Tribune

Jewelry you can sink your baby’s teeth into Chicago Tribune

A brush with eco-cosmetics Chicago Tribune

Shine, and accessorize, like a star Chicago Tribune

Mafia,’ ‘Jungle’ dress to impress: Our Chicago panel of corporate fashionistas weighs in on TV shows Chicago Tribune

Flip-flops for kicks: Footbeds with flasks, soles that tone legs, and even a topless number submit to Q testing Chicago Tribune

ADOPTION

Olympics take on added meaning for adoptive families Chicago Tribune

Jonas Brothers, baby brother are big news in Kathy Hart’s house Chicago Tribune

Adoptive parents who breast-fed: Moms able to form a close, natural bond Chicago Tribune

By tricking the body, adoptive moms can breast-feed too Chicago Tribune

Grants ease adoption costs Chicago Tribune

Family keeps an open heart with daughter’s birth mom Chicago Tribune

One call changed deejay’s life Chicago Tribune

‘Hearty Boys’ chefs raising a picky eater Chicago Tribune

Parent to parent: Two different stories, one happy ending Chicago Tribune

TV host upstaged by two toddlers Chicago Tribune

Film follows family back to China Chicago Tribune