October 2011 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Seeing Tantrums as Distress, Not Defiance

If we can learn not to freak out when they freak out, we can help them learn to regulate emotions on their own. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 30 2011 2:51 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Toddlers, tantrums, Jenny Anderson

Changing What Your Children Choose to Eat

The way we eat and the way we feed our children has more of an influence than we realize. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 13 2011 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, nutrition, French Fries, Fast Food

Is the 'Good Enough' Marriage Good for the Children?

Is the message that we should marry for passionate, soul-fulfilling love - and never settle for less -- now outdated? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 8:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, marriage, judith warner, Atlantic magazine, Lori Gottlieb, Kate Bolick

Are Apps for 3-Year-Olds Really Educational?

Is it really better for very small children to stare at a computer screen than a TV? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2011 12:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, Toddlers, Technology, kids and computers, preschoolers, apps

Childbirth as Performance Art

Should birth be an art exhibition? Who will go to see it? Will anyone take their kids? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 24 2011 1:13 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, feminism, childbirth, home birth, art

Breaking the Pacifier Addiction

We took my 3-year-old's pacifier away last weekend. We haven't slept since. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 26 2011 11:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, preschoolers, Jenny Anderson, pacifier, request for advice

Decorating a Locker, Virtually

Middle school girls are transforming their lockers with fanciful decorations. Is it all good fun or consumerism run amok? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 12:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, tweens, lockers, Club Penguin, style, middle school

Is 'Choice' Less Accepted for Mothers?

Since the recession started, 72 percent of women seeking abortion services have been mothers. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 2:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, abortion, recession, Economy

What's In Your Child's School Lunch?

It's School Lunch Week, so go in and find out what they're serving. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, Food, nutrition, school lunch, Food/Weight

Should a Stutterer Speak in Class?

A teacher asks a student with an extreme stutter to stop talking in class and submit written questions instead. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 11 2011 11:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, discrimination, Disabilities, stutter, teachers

The Bilingual Baby Brain

Babies raised in bilingual or non-English-speaking households in largely English-speaking territory think differently. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 11 2011 12:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Language, KJ Dell'Antonia, bilingual

I.V.F. Without the Risk of Multiple Births?

A new study showed success in implanting one embryo, rather than two or more. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 26 2011 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, IVF, twins, Pregnancy, infertility, Fertility, Multiple Births

Why So Few Gay Characters in Teen Fiction?

Where are all the gay vampires, werewolves, witches and just plain ordinary kids-in-a-story (as opposed to kids-with-a-story)? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 12 2011 5:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gay teens, gay kids, Books, young adult fiction, sexuality

Is a Little TV Really That Bad for Babies?

Arguing in favor of just a little screen time for your very little one. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 13 2011 12:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, Toddlers, Technology, babies, Farhad Manjoo

Fighting the Overprotective Impulse

I want to let my daughter roam the way I did as a child, but when she asks for new freedoms, I balk. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2011 12:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, safety, Lenore Skenazy, Peggy Orenstein, free-range kids, independence, overprotective, freedom

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