September 2010 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Teaching a Toddler to Curse

What is your philosophy on cursing and toddlers? Adolescents? Teenagers? Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 13 2010 10:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, swearing

A Womb With a View

Scientists are finding that what happens around you in the womb can affect you for the rest of your life. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 27 2010 8:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Annie Murphy Paul, prenatal influences, Origins

Hard Truths of Some Adoptions

Adoptions are both a loss and a gain Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 22 2010 8:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, Scott Simon, Wo Ai Ni Mommy, KJ Dell'Antonia

When Parents Differ on Prenatal Tests

Is there a good answer when one parent wants to terminate a pregnancy and the other does not? Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 8:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Down syndrome, prenatal testing, amy julia becker

The Power of the Pocketbook

Are you more moved to buy when an ad shows girls who are powerful, rather than girls who are pouty and pink? Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 24 2010 7:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, advertising, Peggy Orenstein

Do Daughters Cause Divorce?

Why are parents of daughters more likely to divorce than parents of sons? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 7:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, sons, daughters, Anita Kelly, Gordon Dahl, Steven Landesberg

Promising a Safe World

What do children remember of 9/11? Is it better that they remember, or forget? Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 13 2010 1:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, meg cabot, Ground Zero, Twin Towers, 9/11

A Room of Mom's Own

Is it harder for a mother to take a long trip for work than it is for a father? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 11:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jodi Picoult, jonathan franzen, judy bolton-fasman, laura lippman, jennifer weiner, guilt

New Vocabulary for Parents

Melissa Sher created a Web site to expand the vocabulary (and share the down-the-rabbit-hole disequilibrium) of parenting. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Deciding Not to Screen for Down Syndrome

Why one couple, at greater risk than most, has decided to have fewer prenatal tests. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, genetic screening, Down syndrome, prenatal testing, amy julia becker

Checklist for a Cold Morning

More from the checklists Spuds Crawford uses to get his six children off to school each morning. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, spuds crawford, school mornings, morning routine

Who Hates Making School Lunch?

A couple draws up a contract to mediate the battle over school lunch. They are joshing right? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jennifer Rosenstrach, Andy Ward, school lunch

How to Get Your Kids to School

A single Dad of six makes lists that help him get everyone off to school in the morning. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 10:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, spuds crawford, school mornings, morning routine

Is It Harder to Have a Child with Down Syndrome?

A mother's thoughts on what she has learned -- so far -- from her daughter. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Down syndrome, amy julia becker

Suicide and the Internet

Thinking of the parents after a "prank" goes horribly wrong. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 30 2010 9:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Tyler Clementi, teen suicide, civility, Rutgers

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