March 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

The Destructive "Too Much Homework" Myth

Some children may have too much homework, but the real issue lies in places where there is too little. When we do talk about homework, we shouldn't forget that. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 06 2012 10:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Motherlode Book Club: 'Some Assembly Required,' in Progress

The six members of the Motherlode Book Club panel for Anne and Sam Lamott's "Some Assembly Required" are reading Ms. Lamott's story about her son's becoming a father at age 19. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 12:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Motherlode Book Club, Anne Lamott, sam lamott, some assembly required, operating instructions

The $180K Nanny: Worth Every Penny?

Is a nanny who out-earns most pediatricians better for children, or just "worth" more to their parents? Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 5:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nannies, Child Care, baby sitter, child care costs

Trying to Let Go of My Wandering (Adult) Son

At 22, he's traveled the world alone. So why can't his mother let him look for an apartment on his own? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, adult children, letting go, Michelle Blake

Marketing Obesity to Children

Is there really a Constitutional "right" to push junk food on children? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 1:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, childhood obesity, marketing, eating, Dara-Lynn Weiss, Center

In Defense of Boomerang Kids

Countless books, articles and blog posts have been written to advise parents how to coax their adult children out of the house. But why? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 9:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, adult children, Economy, college graduate, Boomerang children

Helping Girls Through Early Puberty

When a girl develops breasts as early as 7, how can her family help her cope? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 30 2012 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, breasts, tweens, Elizabeth Weil, pre-teens, Puberty

Is the 'Household Chemical Purge' the New Baby-Proofing?

Societally, we've effectively offered ourselves and our families up as an inadvertent, uncontrolled experiment in absorbing a cumulative chemical load. Now what? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 15 2012 11:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chemicals, baby proofing, bpa, pvc

Read This, or Be the Worst Parent Ever

Even the author of the parody "How Not to Kill Your Baby" fears he can't top the best comedy efforts of the good-parent book genre. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 23 2012 12:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, New Baby, what to expect, parenting books, Humor

I Regret Eating My Placenta

I was a cheerful and healthy new mother. So why did I gobble placenta ground with what the processor mysteriously referred to as "cleansing herbs"? Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 25 2012 6:13 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, postpartum depression, placenta, placenta eating, placentophagia

Quandary Considered: My Son's Girlfriend Is Bulimic

Should D. tell the parents of her son's 18-year-old girlfriend that the young woman has been throwing up every meal she eats in D.'s home? Readers would hesitate. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 1:59 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, parental quandary, eating disorders, anorexia, Bulimia

Parental Quandary: My Son's Girlfriend Is Bulemic

A mother knows that her son's girlfriend is sick, and she feels like she should do something - but what? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 16 2012 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, teen dating, parental quandary, eating disorders, bulemia

Coming Soon: The Wearable, Online, All-the-Time Baby Monitor

It's washable, rechargeable and transmits information up to 100 feet -- but do you really want an app to tell you when the baby is crying? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2012 3:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, New Baby, SIDS, products, baby monitors. helicopter parents, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Exmobaby

Parental Quandary: Disciplining a Stranger's Child

How do you handle it when another child is rough with yours in a public space, and no parents appear to intervene? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 23 2012 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Discipline, Uncategorized, Playgrounds, parental quandary, other people's children

Raising Multilingual Children (or Not)

A Times colleague's effort to raise trilingual children sparks my maternal guilt. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Language, bilingual, trilingual, second language

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