February 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

My Son, the Groom

All "firsts" are big for parents, but the first wedding may be the biggest jolt of all. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 20 2012 10:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Dads, adult children, weddings

Growing Up Before Motherhood — or Because of It?

A mother and daughter debate whether young women should become adults before having children or whether babies will catalyze that transition. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 22 2012 1:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, marriage, marriage trends, unmarried mothers

When a Facebook Post Is a Cry for Help

We asked students whether they posted to Facebook when they were sad, and how their friends and family reacted. We also asked parents, educators and guidance counselors whether, and how, they responded to such dark postings. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2012 8:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Parental Fantasy: Children Cooking Dinner

Is the best way to teach a child to really cook to have him prepare a weekly family meal? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 7:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, family dinner, meals, cooking

Parental Quandary Considered: Choosing a Child's Guardians

Choosing the legal guardian for your child in the event of your death is the right thing to do. I still haven't done it. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2012 4:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, wills, parental quandary, legal guardians

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

Who Says American Parents Are Inferior?

I'm tired of all of the books claiming that American parents do a worse job than their foreign counterparts. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 11:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, tiger mom, Bringing Up Bebe, Pamela Druckerman

Teen Pregnancy Rate Hits 30-Year Low

A new report from the Guttmacher Institute says that pregnancy rates among teenagers dropped to a 30-year low. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 1:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Sex, teen pregnancy, teen sex

Parental Quandary: A Daughter's Pregnant Teenage Friend

Handling the pregnancy of a teenage daughter's friend when younger siblings are admiring and interested. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 9:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: teenagers, teen pregnancy, teen sex, _featured, parental quandary

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

Getting Over My Embarrassment About Pumping at Work

The novelist Lynn Messina on how she left embarrassment and timidity behind and learned to flaunt her *** pump. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 17 2012 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, nursing, Breastfeeding, breast pumps

The Fight to End Fighting in Youth Hockey

For most hockey parents - like me - new rules that harshly penalize fighting in youth hockey can't come fast enough. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2012 2:24 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, concussions, hockey, sports parents, youth sports

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

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