October 2010 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

*** Feeding and Weight Loss

An ad promoting *** feeding looks a lot like an ad for NutriSystem. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 20 2010 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Breast Cancer, breast feeding and weight, breast feeding, Lauren Feeney

Preparing Kids for the Unknown

An article in the most recent issue of Brain, Child magazine argues that by the time today's toddlers turn 18, the book-based world for which college prepares you will be an obsolete relic. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 8:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bill McKibben, Tracy Mayor, Brain Child

What to Tell Children About God

A mother is certain she will discuss her religious doubts with her children - until one of them actually asks. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, KJ Dell'Antonia, Bruce Feiler, children and God, religious doubt

More on iPhones and Toddlers

Making up the rules - is it a toy? a distraction? a forbidden fruit? - as we go along. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, iPhone and toddlers, Hillary Stout

First Pregnancies Are the Best

As exhaustion increases, pampering seems to decrease. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 1:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, marcella gates

Actual Families on Virtual Pages

Whether to "friend" a father-in-law you don't like? A brother you don't really know? Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 9:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, Rebekah Scott

My Mom Is on Facebook

Saturday Night Live riffs on parents, children and technology Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, Jane Lynch, SNL

A Hero or Just a Parent?

A mother examines why other parents seem to want to put her on a pedestal. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 7:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Down syndrome, stacie Lewis, disabled child

The Blessings of a B-Minus

To "helicopter parents" and "free range parents" add a new choice: "compassionate detachment." Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 7:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, resilient children, wendy mogel, Blessings of a B Minus, Blessings of a Skinned Knee

National Coming Out Day

A daughter remembers finally telling her mother she was gay. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 11 2010 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, stephanie fairyington, national coming out day

Halloween Judgments

Why do parents take so many things so personally? Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 08 2010 8:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Halloween, cerebral palsy, redbook, ellen seidman, parents judging

Losing a Father

Do you ever stop needing, or wanting, your parents? Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 07 2010 11:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, cleft lip, father's death, meera oliva

How (Not) to Treat a Stay-at-Home-Dad

A father wonders why mothers -- and one particular librarian -- can't just treat him like they treat each other. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Stay-at-Home Dads, matt villano

Drinking While Pregnant

A little more data on how much alcohol is too much alcohol during pregnancy. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 7:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, drinking during pregnancy, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Millenium cohort study, alcohol during pregnancy

Putting Diapers on a Toilet-Trained Child

Is a family really arguing about diapers, or something else entirely? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 05 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, in-laws, toilet training

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