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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
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
Goodnight, Moon. Goodnight, Math Problem.

Want to increase mathematical literacy in your children? Try "Bedtime Math." Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 1:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, bedtime, math, children's books, math and girls
Did Ann Romney "Work"?

At-home parenting is "work," but the real issue isn't linguistic. It's whether we're willing to make it possible for all parents, of any income level, to too it well. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
Has Motherhood Replaced Sexism?

Elisabeth Badinter's "The Conflict" argues that the ideal of modern motherhood oppresses and undermines women as thoroughly as sexism ever did. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 13 2012 1:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, feminism, Motherlode Book Club, working parents, the Conflict, Elisabeth Badinter
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
The Joy of the Pillow Fort

Every kid loves a pillow fort - but some parents may be itching to build for themselves. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 19 2012 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, rainy day, activities, indoor play, Pillow forts
Parental Quandary: Do Siblings Need to Fight Physically?

An only child asks if it's inevitable that siblings battle, punch and hit. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 20 2012 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, fighting, sibling rivalry, hitting, brothers, sibling disagreements, sisters, quarreling
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
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
Quandary Considered: Handling Siblings Who Hit

"Low-level violence" among siblings may be natural, but it's still a parent's job to teach them to find another way to work things out. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 26 2012 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, sibling rivalry, parental quandary, brothers, Adele Faber
Makeup, and Feminist Guilt, at 13

A 13-year-old wants to wear make-up. Her mother wants her to understand that wearing make-up is both a personal and a political choice. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 29 2012 5:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, feminism, Teens, daughters, make-up

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