February 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Whitney Houston, My Mother and Addiction

Whitney Houston was a pop superstar. But she was also a mother, like mine, who struggled with addiction, and may have lost her life to it. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 8:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, drugs, alcohol, addiction, Whitney Houston

Parental Quandary Considered: A Daughter's Pregnant Teenage Friend

Advice to a mother whose daughter's teenage friend is pregnant? Be supportive, and let your daughters in on every difficult moment. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 16 2012 1:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, teen pregnancy, parental quandary

For Younger Mothers, Out-of-Wedlock Births Are the New Normal

It's good that society no longer stigmatizes single mothers, but is it really good for 53 percent of children born to women under 30 to be born out of wedlock? Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 19 2012 5:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parents, marriage, marriage trends, unmarried mothers, single mothers

Should We Increase Requirements for Teenage Drivers?

New Jersey considers adding a two-hour-long safety class for new teenage drivers - and their parents. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 9:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, teenagers driving, graduated drivers licensing, drivers licenses

The Census Bureau Counts Fathers as 'Child Care'

When mothers go to work and leave a child home with Dad, the Census Bureau calls that a "child care arrangement." The other way around? Not so much. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 9:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, Fathers, working mothers, working parents

How Doctors Could Improve Childhood Vaccination Rates

A pediatrician wants his fellow physicians to rethink their approach to parents who delay or refuse vaccinations for their children. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 8:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Health, vaccines, Doctors

School Shooting Is Another Opening to Talk About Guns

The shootings in a high school cafeteria in Charden, Ohio, give parents yet another opportunity to talk with our children and neighbors about gun violence. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 27 2012 2:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, guns, Charden school shooting, Ohio, school shooting, Violence

It's O.K. for Children to See Their Parents Fight

While my husband and I were focused on improving our marriage, we fought a lot more than usual - and sometimes our children were witnesses. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 21 2012 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, marriage, swearing, Arguing, Elizabeth Weil

Why I Won't Adopt

The writer Tracy Slater explains why, after years of heartbreaking efforts to have a child, she still won't consider adopting. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2012 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, infertility

Parental Quandary: Talking to Teenagers — and Their Parents — About Guns

When was the last time you asked your children if guns were easily accessible in their friends' homes? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 24 2012 6:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, suicide, parental quandary, guns in homes, guns

Children's Books Lose Touch With Nature

The fact that our changed interaction with nature is reflected in our children's books may not be surprising - but should it be disturbing? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 29 2012 8:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Research, children's books, nature

Is Asperger Syndrome a Social or Mental Health Disorder?

Would excluding Asperger syndrome from the definition of autism save children from a disabling diagnosis, or interfere with their ability to get services they need? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 10:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, mental health, social skills, Asperger's Syndrome

I Hate Homework. I Assign It Anyway.

One teacher explains why students need homework, but only the right kind of homework. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 03 2012 9:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Homework, elementary school, middle school, teachers, parent teacher conference

Father Shoots Daughter's Laptop Over Facebook Post

For parents, there's constructive anger, and there's putting nine bullets in your child's laptop. How do we make use of emotion without taking things too far? Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, social media, youtube, Facebook, dad shoots laptop

Wealthy, Foreign-Born and Happy With Public Schools

Relatively affluent, foreign-born city parents choose public schools at more than double the rate of similar native-born parents. Why? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 15 2012 10:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, new york, public schools, Magnet Schools, immigrants

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