October 2011 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

Putting Down the iPad So My Kids Can See Me Read

In the name of encouraging my kids to read, I dumped my iPad Kindle app and picked up some actual books. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 12 2011 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, KJ Dell'Antonia, Books, Reading

Getting the Booster Seat Right

A look at the latest study of booster seats for children. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 14 2011 7:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, safety, children, carseats

Watching an Autistic Child Regress

Reflections on parental loss and the isolation that can come with having a special-needs child. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 6:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Special-needs, Amy Leal

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

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

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

Loving Your Child's Differences

Looking at your children with the same quizzical expression that your parents gave you. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 04 2011 9:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, adult children

Changes for Me and Motherlode

I'm moving on, but the conversation at Motherlode will continue. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 07 2011 8:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, lisa belkin

The Real Problem With Toddlers and TV

Did anyone seriously believe that videos like Baby Einstein were anything other than a feel-good form of electronic baby-sitting? Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 9:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, Toddlers, babies, judith warner, American Academy of Pediatrics

Let Sleepy Students Lie

High-achieving teens are getting, on average, six hours of sleep a night. They should be getting more than nine. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 24 2011 4:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Homework, Teens, Sleep, amy chua, tiger mom, brain, Trinity School, Deerfield Academy

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

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

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

Raising Children Means Letting Go

The mother of a terminally ill child writes that her story is not that different from the rest of ours: we are all preparing for when our children leave us, or we leave them. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Health, death, Emily Rapp, Tay-Sachs, illness, dragon mom

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