December 2011 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Parental Quandaries: The Broken iPod, Resolved

Nick's friend dropped Nick's backpack over a balcony and broke his iPod. Readers weighed in on who should pay. What happened? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 09 2011 12:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Teens, gifts, parental quandary, ethics, iPod

Kids, Want Some Cereal With Your Sugar?

A new report shows some breakfast cereals are more than 50 percent sugar. But you knew that, didn't you? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 9:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nutrition, sugar, breakfast cereal, breakfast

The Predictability of Tantrums

Researchers just demonstrated the predictable arc of the temper tantrum, so why do we spend so much time worrying about them? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 1:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, tantrums, Research, overparenting, Jenny Anderson, Katherine Ozment

How Dangerous Is Heading a Soccer Ball?

New research shows that heading the ball in soccer is damaging-if you do it more than a thousand times in a year. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sports, Soccer, concussions, Gretchen Reynolds, headgear

When Daddy's Cafeteria Is in Afghanistan

Hundreds of thousands of kids have a deployed parent, and schools in military districts are learning to help them cope. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 06 2011 1:44 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, military families, Michael Winerip

A Controversial Campaign Against Co-Sleeping

Do Milwaukee's anti-co-sleeping ads featuring babies cuddled up with butcher knives target thoughtless bed-sharing or vilify every family bed? Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 06 2011 10:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, Sleep, advertising, bed-sharing, co-sleeping, Milwaukee

Inattentional Deafness Disorder

That intently reading, video-game-playing or TV-watching child isn't ignoring you. Research shows she really doesn't hear you. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 12:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Research, Reading, inattentional deafness, video games

Dear Best Buy, Don't Mock Santa

Is Best Buy's "Game On, Santa" all fun and games until someone loses the meaning of Christmas? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 9:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christmas, Holidays, Santa Claus, gifts, advertising, Best Buy

Parental Quandary: The Broken iPod

An ethical quandary for parents: when another child accidentally breaks your child's expensive gadget. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2011 12:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Teens, gifts, parental quandary, ethics, iPod

Should Kids Write Their Own Holiday Gift Lists?

Do you let your children make a holiday wish list, and do they think it's a list of what they're going to get? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2011 7:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christmas, Holidays, gifts, manners, etiquette

My 20 Years as a Dad Columnist

My children have spent most of their lives under my magnifying glass. This year I pulled it away. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 12:44 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Fathers, advice, safety, Fatherhood

Is a Tablet Computer for Babies the Worst Toy of 2011?

The Vince Genius Tablet Computer for babies just "won" a Toady from the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood as the worst toy of the year. Is it really that bad? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 9:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, babies, Center for a Commercial-Free Childhood, TOADY award

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