April 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Quandary Considered: Telling My Daughter About My Abusive Mother

When a young mother has cut her own mother out of her life, how will she explain the absence to her child? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 05 2012 4:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, in-laws, parental quandary, grandparents. abuse

Happy Meal Lawsuit Dismissed

The Happy Meals lawsuit, always more about rhetoric than about the law, has been dismissed. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 05 2012 3:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

More Children Living (and Lacking) in High-Poverty Areas

Newly released statistics about children living in high-poverty areas show little positive change-another instance of "Groundhog Day" in writing about family, parenting and policy. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 05 2012 2:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, poverty, low income families, childhood poverty, Annie E. Casey Foundation

Joyce Maynard Announces Failure of Her Adoptive Family

In 2010, Joyce Maynard adopted two young girls from Ethiopia. But not every story of adoption has the happy ending we expect. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2012 9:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, Joyce Maynard, disruption

The Danger of Not Talking to Your Children About Race

Another study shows that even when we don't talk directly to children about race, they draw their own conclusions. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2012 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Race, racism, Trayvon Martin, talking about race, bias

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

The True Cost of ***-feeding — This Milk Isn't Free

New research shows that women who ***-feed for six months or more earn significantly less over their child's first five years of life than those who don't. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 03 2012 9:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Research, breast milk, nursing, Breastfeeding, breast feeding, Economics, working mothers, public policy

Less Outdoor Playtime for Preschool Girls

A new study finds only about half of all parents take their preschoolers outside to play daily, and parents of girls take them out even less often. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 12:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Research, preschool, Girls, Play, childhood obesity, outdoor play

Why Are Women Spending More Time in Labor?

Today, women spend about two hours longer in labor than their 1960s peers did. Is medical intervention the reason - and is longer labor necessarily bad? Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, Research, childbirth, epidural, natural childbirth, labor

Facebook Chat on Early Puberty

Elizabeth Weil will be discussing "Puberty Before Age 10: A New Normal" today on the Times's Facebook page. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 9:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Paying to Get Your Child's Book Published

When parents pay to get their child's book published, is that useful encouragement ... or does it create unrealistic expectations? Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 7:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Books, self-publishing, Elissa Gootman, publishing

Naked, With Children — but for How Long?

I've always walked around the house naked. So far, my 8- and 12-year-old sons remain unfazed. How long can we keep this up? Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 01 2012 5:48 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Aviva Rubin, nudity

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