March 2010 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility

Starting at 1:15 p.m. today you can watch what has the potential to be a deeply informed discussion at the White House on the subject of flexibility in the workplace. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 7:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, flexible workplace policies

A Novelist-Mother Writes to Calm Her Fears

Jodi Picoult writes to protect herself from her fears. Her stories of imperfect mothers - always mothers - struggling to protect their children in a dangerous world are her way of warding off the demons. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jodi Picoult

The Struggles of Stepmothers

In a study, a psychologist found that the highest levels of depression were in women who had full-time care of stepkids and biological kids. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 2:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, stepfamilies, stepkids

Depression in Teens

In light of the story yesterday about three apparent suicides at Cornell University, it seemed like a sadly appropriate time to post a question from Elizabeth, a reader who is worried about her teenage son. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 18 2010 9:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, depression

A Toddler and Her Thumb

How do you help your child break this habit? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, thumb-sucking

Calling the Parents When a College Student Drinks

Schools have concluded that one thing students seem to fear as much as expulsion is being found out by their parents. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 2:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, College, alcohol

Paying Nanny Taxes (or Not)

I suspect it won't surprise you to know that parents in Park Slope, Brooklyn, are paying their nannies off the books. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nanny, childcare, taxes

Unsafe Baby Slings

Motherlode readers were probably not surprised to read in the Style section yesterday that baby-wearing is all the rage in certain mommy circles and is looked on as yet another sanctimonious trend in others. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 9:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, baby slings

Dolls as a Parenting Tryout

There are faux-babies designed not to dissuade users from parenthood but toward it. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 12:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

***-feeding the Wrong Baby

A Chicago mother is suing Evanston Hospital after a nurse mistakenly brought in the wrong baby boy. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nursing

Lessons From Frogs

A study to be published in next month's issue of The American Naturalist theorizes that behaviors like monogamy and co-operative parenting are directly linked with the availability of resources Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 12:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Equally Shared Parenting, monogamy

Mother's Next Act: Broadway

Any mother struggling to create a second act after the children have grown will be inspired by Susan Dominus's Big City column today about Maddie Corman. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Fired From the "Mommy Track"

A friend called me last night to tell me she was denied a promotion because she was engaged. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, maternity leave, discrimination

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