June 2010 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Do you feel like the grown-up your parents seemed to be? Or do you look back at old photos and realize that they were young and clueless too? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chris Bohjalian

Moments When Children Grow Up

What are the moments that mark childhood's end? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 9:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Dads, Fathers Day, Robert Dugoni

Priorities: Children or Spouse?

Ask most parents whom they would save from a burning building, and odds are they would say their children. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 14 2010 10:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, spouses

Thoughts From a Mom on Bed Rest

On Day 44 of "confinement," a mother shares her thoughts. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 12:44 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, bed rest, Melina Sempill Watts

Dealing With Sexy-Dancing 7-Year-Olds

In the New York Times Magazine this weekend, my colleague Peggy Ornstein looks at the latest example of girls "play-acting at sexy." Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 12:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Girls

My Nanny, Myself

A mother (and former nanny) describes her multifaceted relationship with the woman who cares for her daughter. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 10:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nannies, childcare

Pregnant or Fat?

Have you been mistaken for pregnant when you weren't? Have you ever made that mistake with someone else? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 6:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy

A Nanny Bill of Rights

New York could become the first state in the country to require new rights for nannies, housekeepers and other caregivers. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 09 2010 7:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nannies, childcare

Teaching (Other) Children About Sex

When someone else's child is asking the questions, how do you answer? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sex

Raccoon Parenting

Seems raccoon mothers use the same techniques on their young ones as human mothers. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 11:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Describing Grief

A word for parents whose child has died. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 7:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, death, Katie Allison Granju, Karla FC Holloway, grief

Family Studies

New reports examine how multitasking and technology affect our brain as well as children raised in same-sex families. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 07 2010 11:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, multitasking, lesbians

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