October 2009 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

To mark Mental Awareness Week, the vice-president of the International Mental Health Research Organization answers questions about being the parent of a child with mental illness. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 06 2009 10:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, schizophrenia, mental illness

The Mother Who Gave Back Her Adopted Son

Today's parents are often too stressed, leading them to be too quick to judge others, as one mother found. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 01 2009 1:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, guest post

If the Balloon Boy Was a Hoax

It would be devastating if the next time a child goes missing, we pause for a moment and think, "Maybe the parents just want attention." Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 16 2009 1:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Falcon Heene, balloon boy, missing children

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

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

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

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

Parenting News Roundup

Some recent parenting news you might have missed. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 11:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sitters, Zahary Christie, nannies, multi-tasking, texting, IVF, twins

Parents Judging Parents of Home-Schoolers

There is nothing more important than raising children, and therefore nothing that makes us more uncertain. When you are wondering if you are wrong, you sometimes have to dig in and insist you are right, if only to convince yourself. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 12:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, home schooling, Judgmental parents

Do Girls Have More Chores Than Boys?

Do your children do chores? Do you ask as much from your girls as from your boys? What messages are we sending as we divide the tasks? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 05 2009 12:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, fairness, Gender Stereotypes, Chores, gender

Opting-Out, Redux

Exploring the latest round in the debate over whether or not there is an "Opt-Out Revolution" among educated, wealthy women who leave prestigious jobs to stay home with their children. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 01 2009 12:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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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