May 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Talking to a Child Who Is Overweight, but Unaware

Readers suggested that parents demonstrate an active lifestyle and a healthy relationship with food, rather than pass judgment or set rules about eating. Read More...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 5:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food/Weight, Weight, childhood obesity, parental quandary, eating, pre-teens

Never Mom Enough

Time magazine asks "Are You Mom Enough?" But any mother knows that's never been a yes or no question. Read More...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 2:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, attachment parenting, working mothers, the Conflict, Elisabeth Badinter, Time Magazine Are You Mom Enough

Divorcing a Husband, but Not a Grandmother?

How can a divorcing mother keep her children's relationship with her former in-laws strong? Read More...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 10:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, Grandparents, in-laws, parental quandary

United States Ranks Last on ***-Feeding Support

A new Save the Children report ranks the United States last among 36 industrialized nations on its ***-feeding policies. Are you surprised? Read More...

Published Tue, May 15 2012 7:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, flexible workplace policies, nursing, Breastfeeding, Economics, working mothers, policy

Talking With a Stepdaughter About Puberty Without Rocking the Boat

Why shouldn't a stepmother talk with her stepdaughter about puberty? Read More...

Published Thu, May 24 2012 12:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, step-children, parental quandary, Puberty, talking about sex, Menstruation

When Hindu Meets Catholic and the Children That Follow

How do you balance two faiths, two cultures, and two histories, and raise children who feel balanced? Read More...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 1:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, parental quandary, intermarriage, HIndu, God, faith, Catholic, interfaith parenting

Digital Literacy Includes Learning to Unplug

The "time-wasting gap": The new digital divide is between children whose parents limit their use of computers and devices and those whose parents can't, don't or won't. Read More...

Published Wed, May 30 2012 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, texting, Technology, Research, Facebook, screen time, low income families, digital divide, smart phones

The Choice to Stay Home: No Pressure

A lawyer, a Marine and an academic who've chosen to stay at home with their children question the assumptions Elisabeth Badinter's book "The Conflict" makes about that choice. Read More...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 5:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Motherlode Book Club, the Conflict, Elisabeth Badinter

Teenage Magazines and Airbrushed, Unattainable Beauty

Shouldn't we demand that more realistic images be put before our daughters? Julia Bluhm, age 14, thinks we should. Read More...

Published Fri, May 04 2012 11:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, body image, Magazines, Seventeen, Julia Bluhm

A 'Sandwich Generation' Caregiver Heads Back to Work

The producer of "Listen to Your Mother" in New York City is back at work after a decade of caring for an autistic son and elderly parents at home. Read More...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, blogging, Mother's Day, Mom bloggers, working mothers, Listen to Your Mother, Mother's Day 2012, elderly parents, sandwich generation, Varda Steinhardt

Becoming My Mom

Six years have passed since my mother died. But I'm my mother's daughter - and I'm still here. Read More...

Published Wed, May 09 2012 9:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, mothers, death, Mother's Day, mother's death, Mother's Day 2012, Mary Lou Quinlan

A Bar Mitzvah, With Autism

When a bar mitzvah collides with autism, it's a coming of age ritual for both father and son. Read More...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Holidays, disabled child, _featured, Joel Yanofsky, bar mitzvah, ceremonies

Crowdfunding Fertility Treatments

Would you raise money for I.V.F. or adoption through a Web site? Read More...

Published Sun, May 20 2012 6:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, IVF, Adoption, infertility, crowdfunding

What's Worse Than Being a Single Mother?

I never imagined I would be a single mother, but I didn't expect to follow my mother's path into a controlling, abusive relationship either - until I did. Read More...

Published Tue, May 22 2012 2:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parents, single mothers, Rise Magazine, domestic violence

Is It Too Late to Send Myself to Camp?

I'm almost sold on the benefits of summer camp for children, but I'm still not ready to make mine go. Read More...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 6:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer camp, independence, Daniel Fleshler, camp, Michael Thompson, sleep away camp, helicopter parent

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