January 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Apps for Children With Dyslexia

In search of apps to help a dyslexic second grader learn. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 12:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, school, Special-needs, Reading, apps, Dyslexia

Making Indoor Recess More Active

Should indoor recess be board games and free time, or organized - but active - play? Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Research, recess, Sports/Play

Does Heavy Media Use Make Girls Less Happy?

A Web survey finds that the more time 8- to 12-year-old girls say they spend online, the less happy they say they are. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2012 12:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Technology, social media, Girls, Facebook, tweens

Accommodating Pregnant Women at Work

A gap in the law means employers aren't required to accommodate pregnant women. A proposed bill in New York State would change that. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 12:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, Disabilities, working mothers, ADA

New Year's Resolutions to Parent By

My parenting resolutions for this 2012: clean it, own it and enjoy it. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 02 2012 8:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, holiday, New Year's, resolutions

Teaching Children to Love Healthy Food

To raise a child who enjoys good food, you have to cook good food yourself. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 04 2012 1:35 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, nutrition, what chefs feed their kids, tamar adler, an everlasting meal, Fanae Aaron

C.D.C. May Lower Threshold for Lead Poisoning

A federal advisory committee has recommended that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lower the threshold for diagnosing lead poisoning. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 06 2012 1:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Toddlers, babies, lead poisoning, Centers for Disease Control

Should We Have National Standards for Sex Education?

What should children know about sexuality - and when should they know it? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 10 2012 12:24 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, sex ed, sex education, sexuality, abstinence, National sex education curriculum

Parental Quandary: Lying to My In-Laws About Church

Once their toddler really starts talking, there will be no hiding the fact that this couple is less devout than his parents. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 8:29 AM by Motherlode

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

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

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

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

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

When the Sex Offender Is a Teenager in Love

They may be teenagers in love, but she's below the age of consent, and he's in jail. How can we protect young teens without destroying the lives of newly minted "adults?" Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2012 8:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, teen dating, teen sex, sex offender registry, sex offender

Parental Quandary Considered: The Sex Offender Next Door Is Not the Problem

It's not the sex offender next door we should worry about. It's the one we never see coming. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 12:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: safety, _featured, sex offenders, parental quandary

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