January 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Celebrating Chinese New Year with My Adopted Daughter

I can make Chinese dumplings with my adopted daughter, but nothing I do can ever make her fully Chinese again, and I can't regret that. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 12:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, Holidays, dumplings, chinese new year, heritage

A Sunscreen Warning for Parents of Teenagers

A new study shows kids wear a whole lot less sunscreen once they hit the age when Mom and Dad stop slathering it on. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 8:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Research, middle school, Sunscreen

Creating Family Time With Unofficial Flextime

Is discretely creating your own version of flextime the best way to combine career and family? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 7:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, flexible workplace policies, Life/Work Balance, flextime, working mothers, working parents

Will Standardized Tests Kill Reading?

Two literary parents fear that boiling reading down to a quantifiable standard is taking all the pleasure out of books. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 20 2012 12:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, SchoolBook, Reading, testing, standardized tests, literacy

Vending Machines May Not Cause Student Weight Gain, Study Says

A new study found no link between snack-food machines in schools and weight gain in middle school students, but let's not rush to return the vending machines just yet. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 20 2012 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, snacks, childhood obesity, vending machines in schools

Parental Quandary: The Sex Offender Next Door

When the sheriff tells you your new neighbor is a sex offender, what do you tell your son and your friends? Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 20 2012 10:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: _featured, sex offenders, parental quandary, sex offender registry

Experts Consider Changing the Definition of Autism

A proposed change in the definition of autism could change many lives, and not for the better. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 20 2012 7:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Special-needs

Parental Quandary Considered: Lying to the In-Laws About Church

When your father-in-law is a minister, admitting you don't go to church is hard - and admitting your family doesn't fully embrace the faith is even harder. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 19 2012 12:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, in-laws, parental quandary

A New Comic Brings Divorce to the Funny Pages

"Gil" sets ordinary life against a backdrop of visitation and child support. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 19 2012 9:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, comics, Gil

Heather Armstrong and her Husband Announce Their Separation — by Blog

With characteristic candor, Heather Armstrong of Dooce.com has taken to her blog to announce her separation from her husband. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 2:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, blogging, Heather Armstrong, Heather Armstrong separation, Joyce Maynard

Are the Dangers of Epidurals Overstated?

The research is inconclusive. So why is the question of whether a woman should have an epidural when giving birth so hotly debated? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, birth, epidural

When Parents Can Opt Out of School Curriculum

New Hampshire's new state law allows parents to request an alternative curriculum for their children for any subject for any reason. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 10:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, school, opting out, nickeled and dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, curriculum, New Hampshire opt out law

Stay-at-Home Fathers Aren't So Rare Anymore

Are husbands who take a back set to their wives' careers still a man-bites-dog story? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2012 1:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, Stay-at-Home Dads, working mothers, working parents

Day Care That's Available at Night, Too

Is child care that's available at all hours the wave of the future? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2012 11:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, Life/Work Balance, working mothers, 24/7 child care

Antidepressant Use Linked to Increased Pulmonary Hypertension Risk in Infants

New research that shows a stronger link between SSRI use in mothers and pulmonary hypertension in infants can only make an already difficult choice harder. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 1:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, depression, SSRIs, antidepressants and pregnancy

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