"Know your neighbors," she advises. "Know your kid's friend's parents. Offer to help them. Ask them for help when you need it."



Polisena works through her working mommy guilt by reminding herself that she is fostering independence and setting an example for sons Edward and Channing.



"We gotta grow up and we all got to work one day," she said. "Got to pay the bills. So there are lessons to be learned with it. That's how I get myself through the days."



She also chooses spend concentrated quality time with her boys.