May 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Should You Talk Puberty With a Stepdaughter?

Can a stepmother talk to her stepdaughter about puberty, or is that strictly the mother's job? Read More...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 9:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, step-children, parental quandary, Puberty

Can Your Child Find Porn on Your Phone?

You may have parental controls set up on your computer, but smartphones, gaming consoles, e-readers and tablets offer children and teenagers a back-door to the Internet, explicit content and all. Read More...

Published Wed, May 09 2012 4:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, Teens, Internet, cellphones, kids and computers, iPad, computers, pornography, smartphones, explicit content, internet safety, internet filtering

The Older Kids Get, The Less Healthfully They Eat

Between grades 5 and 10, the older students are, the worse their eating habits are likely to be. Are we giving teenagers too much freedom to feed themselves? Read More...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, teenagers, diet, tweens, childhood obesity, snacking, eating, preteens

The Dilemma of the Pregnant Addict

Protecting infants from opiate exposure scarcely needs argument. It's how to protect a child from exposure when the source is the child's mother that's proved more difficult to resolve. Read More...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 12:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, alcohol during pregnancy, bad mothers, opiates

Dad's a Romantic. Preschooler Son? Not So Much.

My 3-year-old son seemed captivated by a girl in the playground, but maybe I was the one who got carried away. Read More...

Published Mon, May 21 2012 1:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, Dads, preschoolers, Playgrounds, Love, Matt Richtel

How Can We Bring Trust Back to Childbirth?

The midwife Ina May Gaskin wins her clients' trust in a way that has become nearly impossible for most health care providers. Read More...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 2:33 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, home birth, Ina May Gaskin, midwife, birth, Samantha M. Shapiro

How Much Should Parents Help With School Work?

To watch a child who you know has a book report due Monday spend all day Saturday shooting baskets in the driveway can push even the most hands-off parent to intervene. Read More...

Published Fri, May 04 2012 3:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Homework, parental quandary, time management

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

How Do We Think About a Mother's Suicide?

After Mary Kennedy's suicide, remembering that every day you get is a good day. Read More...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 12:29 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, death, Jody Becker, suicide, mother's death, gratitude, Mary Kennedy

The Last Mother's Day

After she helped a friend and her family through their last Mother's Day together, Jody Becker wanted to do more. So she did. Read More...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, death, Mother's Day, mother's death, illness, Mother's Day 2012, sickness, terminal diagnosis

It's Daffodil Day. Where Are All the Dads?

Are volunteer events at school less easily seized by fathers, or more easily ignored? Read More...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 12:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Fathers, Dads, school volunteers, working mothers, working parents, the Conflict

Studying Human Knowledge via Babies' Minds

In search of the most basic elements of human knowledge, Elizabeth S. Spelke studies babies. Read More...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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

Why Camp Counselors Can Out-Parent Parents

Who can get a child to make a bed, set a table, climb a rock face and try a new food all in the same day? A (much cooler than a parent) camp counselor. Read More...

Published Wed, May 30 2012 12:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Chores, summer camp, screen time, camp, Michael Thompson

The Evolving Teenage Brain

Teenagers brains are still maturing, but that flexibility itself, with all of its maddening inconsistencies, may give them an adaptive edge. Read More...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 12:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Research, brain, independence, teenagers driving, David Dobbs

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