March 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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

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

Mothers of Children With Autism Earn Less

Does raising a child with autism force mothers to step back from work and career? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 23 2012 9:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Economy, working mothers, working parents, autism spectrum, ASD

How to — or How Not to — Put Your Child on a Diet

When a mother forces her obese 7-year-old to lose weight, is that a success story or the beginning of a child's lifelong battle with weight and body image? Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, diet, body image, childhood obesity, eating disorders, Portion-Size Me, Dara-Lynn Weiss, Marshall Reid

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

Parental Quandary: Telling My Daughter About My Abusive Mother

E. never met her father, and her mother was verbally and emotionally abusive. How can she explain to her 3-year-old daughter why there is only one set of grandparents in her life? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 1:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, mothers, Grandparents, abuse, parental quandary

Choosing to Have a Child With Down Syndrome

I support abortion rights. I've had two abortions. But I have problems with the messages that often go along with prenatal testing. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 02 2012 8:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, abortion, Down syndrome, prenatal testing

Are Women Enemies of Our Own Free Time?

Data shows that women are more likely than men to work household chores and children's needs into their "free time." Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 05 2012 11:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chores, time, women, scheduling, free time, Kristin van Ogtrop

In Youth Sports, Losing is for Champions

For the youngest players and athletes, losing can be worth more than winning. But that's hard to remember on the sidelines of the year's big races and games. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 06 2012 3:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sports, failure, hockey, youth sports, skiing, basketball

The Peril of Online Invitations: Who's Invited?

Thank you so much for the online invitation - but which of my children did you mean to invite? With kids close in age, and online invitations addressed to parents only, who knows? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 8:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, birthdays, parties, invitations

Will There Be "Pink Slime" in Your Child's School Lunch?

Meat trimmings, connective tissue, fatty scraps and ammonia: what's in your hamburger? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 3:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, school lunch

Stairs: A Childhood Hazard, and an Easy Fix

Every six minutes, a young child is treated in an emergency room for a stair-related injury. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2012 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, safety, childproofing, child safety, stairs

Zone Defense: From Two Children to Three

The third child is less of a financial shock than the first, but what's really amazing is how much less of a psychic shock you get when you go from two children to three. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2012 10:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, family finances, going from two children to three, laura vanderkam

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

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