June 2011 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Becoming a Father

Learning on the job, in unexpected ways. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2011 2:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Rules for When the Boyfriend Visits

Who sleeps where, and other questions. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 12:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, advice, teen dating, teen sex

A Mother's Fear of Losing Everything

Facing deportation, and bankruptcy and loss of a home, one mother feels "torn." Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2011 8:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Motherlode Book Club, bookclub, homelessness

Missing Dad

"...Vital pieces of him had been dying in slow succession for years." Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2011 8:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Josh Tyson, Father's Day

Gen X Women Choose Work Over Kids?

A new study -- and a few essays in the Motherlode Book Club book -- raise the question of why women are still forced to choose. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 8:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, infertility, life work balance, Motherlode Book Club

Preparing to be Torn

How to prepare for juggling work and kids, long before the kids arrive? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 9:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, life work balance, book club, Motherlode Book Club

The Child Surpasses the Parent

Wondering if you have passed your fears and faults along; mixed feelings that you haven't Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 1:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fears, teaching, playground, life lessons

Why Don't German Mothers Work?

Change the law, change the culture? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 12:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, life work balance

How Much Is Too Much Homework?

As parents become more invested in their children's homework, they've also begun taking the assignments more personally. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2011 10:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, Homework, parenting

Taking a Baseball Bat to Your Child's Cellphone

Over reaction? Or lesson learned? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 03 2011 8:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Discipline, Uncategorized, Cell Phones, sexting

Transracial Dating, and Other Questions

A round-up of parenting stories from the New York Times this weekend. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2011 2:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, circumcision, disability, transracial dating

Updates From Paris and Texas

News from two mothers and their grown sons. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Discipline, Uncategorized, Autism, adult children

In An Adoptee's Words

Jessi Wachtel and Alexander Dorf tell their storie. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 2:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, social media, Facebook

With More Single Fathers, a Changing Family Picture

Double the number since 1990, though still only 15 percent of all parents. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2011 12:28 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parents, census, single fathers

Grandfather Knows Best

Was Granpa in denial about a boy's autism? Or did he know better? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2011 1:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Grandparents

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