April 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

The Link Between Income Inequality and Teen Pregnancy

Teenagers in states with highest income inequality are the most likely to get pregnant. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 03 2012 10:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Pregnancy, Research, Economics, Teenage Pregnancy

When Cancer 'Boomerangs' the Adult Child

23-year-old Suleika Jaouad is chronicling her experiences as a young adult with cancer, and in the background, her mother experiences a different kind of loss. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 06 2012 7:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Cancer, adult children, illness, the Well, Suleika Jaouad

Preparing Children and Teens for a Tough Tick Season

In a heavy tick season, children and teenagers need to know how to protect themselves. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 09 2012 9:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, ticks, spring cleaning, Lyme Disease

Teenage Birthrates Drop to Record Low

The rates vary tremendously from state to state. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 11:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Pregnancy, teen pregnancy, teen sex, Teenage Pregnancy

The Depressing Lot of the Conflicted American Mother

How "the conflict" between work and motherhood looks when motherhood remains hypothetical. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 23 2012 4:55 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Motherlode Book Club, working mothers, working parents, the Conflict, Elisabeth Badinter, SAHM, Jessica Grose

Farewell, Dr. Spock. Hello, Snooki.

The C-level celebrity version of motherhood: parenting as marketing opportunity. Welcome to the era of Consumer Mommy. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 30 2012 11:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Celebrities, the Conflict, Elisabeth Badinter, celebrity parents, Kendra Wilkinson, snooki, Nicole Richie, Bethenny Frankel

As Parents, Are Fathers the Second Sex?

He feels like an equal parent at home - so why do doctors and day care workers insist on talking to his wife? Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 27 2012 1:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Fathers, Dads, Stay-at-Home Dads, working mothers, working parents

Sleep Apnea, or A.D.H.D.?

Doctors may be misdiagnosing A.D.H.D. when sleep - or the lack thereof - is the real problem. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2012 7:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, adhd, sleep disordered breathing

(Don't) Take Your Children to Work Day

It's Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day. But are we taking the wrong children to see the wrong jobs? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 26 2012 11:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, poverty, working parents, take your daughters and sons to work day, jobs, career

When a Book Lover's Son Won't Read

She dreamed of raising a reader. So far, her son isn't measuring up - and he knows it. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 06 2012 12:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sons, children's books, Books, Reading

Seriously, Just Go to Sleep: The G-Rated Version

An author comes out with a G-rated version of his controversial best seller bedtime storybook. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 1:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, bedtime, children's books, Reading, Adam Mansbach, Seriously Just Go to Sleep, Go the F**k to Sleep

Why French Parents Are Superior (in One Way)

American children are three times more likely to be overweight than French kids, because we don't teach our children how to eat. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 13 2012 7:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, picky eaters, kids and food, junk food, Food/Weight, childhood obesity, french parents, foo school lunch, Karen Le Billon

Score One for the Helicopter Parents

Call us helicopter parents all you want, but those bike helmets and car seats we all survived childhood without? They're working. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 25 2012 8:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, safety, playground, child safety, baby proofing, helmets, childhood injuries, preventable injuries, car seats

In N.Y.C., Tutoring Intensifies in Race to Middle School

More and more fourth- and fifth-graders in New York City are being tutored for their standardized tests. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, middle school, testing, standardized tests

Finding an End to the Parent-Teacher Wars

One teacher's rules for a successful parent-teacher relationship: stay calm, never press "send" in the heat of the moment and please, no conferences in the parking lot. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 20 2012 12:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, middle school, teachers, parent teacher conference, Jessica Lahey

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