January 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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

Should Lego Be Gender-Free — or Just Less Complicated?

I don't exactly regret my initial enthusiasm for Lego Friends. But I do regret my willingness to overlook the doggedness of marketers. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 03 2012 9:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Gender Stereotypes, toys, Peggy Orenstein, Lego

Clashing With College Children Over Holiday Break

There are many tears when you drop your child off at college. But parents do not cry when their children go back to school in January after a month at home. We are relieved. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 05 2012 8:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, College, Holidays, college students

'Toxic Stress' Can Harm Children for Life

The lack of a comforting, stable, protective adult presence in early childhood can lead to lifelong problems. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 09 2012 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Toddlers, Research, Stress, babies, toxic stress. infants, policy

Parental Quandary: How to Choose Your Child's Guardians

How do you choose a legal guardian for your child when there's no obvious choice? Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2012 10:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, New Baby, wills, _featured, parental quandary, legal guardians

What Is Car Culture Doing to Our Children?

Is our suburban dependence on driving everywhere as damaging to our children's autonomy as it is to their health? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 8:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, school, freerange parenting, free-range kids, childhood obesity, cars, walking to school

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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