October 2009 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

A Crying Child Kicked Off A Plane

An airport episode with an ending that sounds like it could have been avoided if the mother and flight attendants had talked to each other. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 12:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, airports, Airplanes, tantrums

Dirty Halloween Dancing

In Los Angeles, school administrators are trying many different ways to stop teenagers from gyrating and grinding at school dances. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 12:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, dancing, Sex

Math's Too Hard for a Parent's Help

Many parents would rather talk to their kids about sex and drugs than math and science. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 7:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Science, Homework, math

Dad Drinks, Daughter Watches

In a guest post, Mike Adamick writes that while he swore off alcohol for the sake of his family, he is learning it might not be possible to completely hide our demons from our children. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 11:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, guest post, drinking

When a Boy Wants a Tutu

A mother struggles with letting her son be who he is and protecting him from being hurt. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 8:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Gender Stereotypes, Halloween

Kids See Housework as Women's Domain

Children see that household work falls more to women than to men, and they grow up to perpetuate the assumption. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chores, gender

Sending Halloween Candy to Afghanistan

What do you do with your Halloween candy? Does all that sugar stay at home, or do you send some of it away? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 26 2009 10:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Halloween, candy

Helicopter Parents Overseas

Parental coddling is more pronounced in some cultures than in others. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 12:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Italy, France, Helicopter parents

When Should Kindergarten Start?

A new report in Britain suggesting that children start kindergarten at age 6 seems to be the opposite of what is happening in the United States, where the talk is of shorter vacations and longer school days. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 7:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, school, kindergarten

When Your Brother Was Your Age

At what age did your children get cell phones? Do younger siblings start everything sooner? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 21 2009 9:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, Cell Phones, Siblings, birth order

Military Dads Missing a Baby's First Year

Military parents seek advice on maintaining relationships with children over many months and thousands of miles. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 20 2009 12:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Military parents

Medical Marijuana for Children

Had it occurred to you that medical marijuana was being used for children? Would you give your child the same treatment under the same circumstances? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 20 2009 5:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, medical marijuana, Health, Autism, Medicines

Is a 6-year-old Too Young to See "Wild Things"?

In a guest post, Rachel Aydt wonders whether to take her 6-year-old to see "Where the Wild Things Are." Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 19 2009 2:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Where the Wild Things Are, Movies, guest post, guest blog

The TSA and Searching Kids

A heated internet debate shows that technology creates very effective ways to rally society's sympathy for frantic parents. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 19 2009 8:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, airports, security, publicity, Blogs, Technology

Miss, Mrs. or Ms.?

There was a time when choosing Miss, Mrs. or Ms. was a declaration, and a very big deal. Now, Ms. has become so ubiquitous that it's less a choice than a default. Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 17 2009 10:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Names, surnames, feminism

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