November 2011 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

How Do We Define Bullying?

Does it matter that it's hard to define bullying if we know it when we see it? Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 17 2011 7:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Bullying, KJ Dell'Antonia, sexual harassment, Janice D'Arcy

When Did Childbirth Become Everyone's Business?

"The Business of Being Born" and its sequel are worth seeing for pregnant women. But take their advice - and that of film critics reviewing them - with a bucket of salt. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 12:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, childbirth, KJ Dell'Antonia, home birth, midwife, caesarian, birth, Business of Being Born

To Fix Failing Schools, Target Troubled Kids?

Some troubled schools are trying to improve by "hot spotting" the worst-behaved students. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 5:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, KJ Dell'Antonia, Turnaround for Children, reform

Are Teens Really Having Less Sex?

Have sexually active teens really become the minority, or is that just what they're telling the C.D.C.? Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 15 2011 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Sex, Teens, Research, KJ Dell'Antonia, teen sex, Centers for Disease Control

Book Shopping for the Holidays

What books are on your holiday shopping list for the little ones and young adults in your life? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 14 2011 6:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Holidays, children's picture books, KJ Dell'Antonia, children's books, Books, holiday gifts

Can Virtual Schools Really Replace Classrooms?

Is virtual schooling effective or just a way for cash-strapped schools to save money? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 14 2011 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, home schooling, Technology, Schools, KJ Dell'Antonia

More Screen Time for Kids Who Create Instead of Watch

What if we gave our kids all the screen time they wanted, with a catch: no watching. No playing. Only creating. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 10:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, KJ Dell'Antonia, computers, screen time

Lessons of the Home-Schooling Anarchist

As much as I enjoy reading parenting stories that make my efforts shine in comparison, that's not the real reason to go read the story of the home-schooling anarchists. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 7:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, home schooling, education, KJ Dell'Antonia, Margaret Heidenry, Patricia Heidenry