June 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Pregnancy Rates Rise for Women Over 40

What changes in a country where a growing number of women are becoming mothers as others in their cohort become grandmothers? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 20 2012 3:13 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, IVF, marriage, marriage trends, single mothers, freezing eggs, pregnancies

How Do You Shoo the Neighborhood Kids Out of the Yard?

How do you tell the friendly neighborhood kids that sometimes, a backyard gathering is just for family? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 01 2012 8:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, free-range kids, manners, etiquette, parental quandary, backyard

How Can Facebook Safely Add Under-13s?

If Facebook opens up to children under 13, how can it do the job right? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 05 2012 9:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, online monitoring, internet safety, cyber-bullying, Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ

Summer Learning Fun, Via E-mail and Download

Many of us want to keep our children engaged over the summer. But how much is too much to prevent "summer slide"? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 13 2012 8:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, apps, summer reading, summer slide, summer learning

Siblings, Squabbling in the Car

Squabbling children can create a driver distraction that rivals anything a cellphone can offer. Here's my solution; what's yours? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 15 2012 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

The Gift of Being Gay and a Dad

When I came out, I believed I was giving up the one thing I had always wanted since I was a kid: being a dad. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 17 2012 3:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, surrogacy, Father's Day, gay parenting, Father's Day 2012

When a Daughter Marries (Very) Young

Accepting, slowly, a child's decision to marry young and embrace a more religious life. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 20 2012 8:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, marriage, adult children, faith

I Refuse to Let Child Abuse Define Me

I am not damaged goods; I'm changed by my childhood, but I am not broken. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2012 7:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, child abuse, _featured, high school, emily rosenbaum

Would You Want To Read Your Fetus's DNA?

If DNA sequencing a fetus becomes as routine as a blood test, what will that mean? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 07 2012 11:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, DNA, prenatal testing, DNA sequence fetus

She Isn't Sexy, She's 7

I resent the pop music that has my daughter declaring her sexuality before she's even old enough to have prepubescent hormones. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 10 2012 5:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sex, Music, sexuality, talking about sex

The End of the Summer Job?

Only about 3 in 10 teenagers can find a summer job. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 13 2012 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Work, teenagers, summer job, Money, jobs

When Is a Child Old Enough to Stay Home Alone?

When did you, or will you, start leaving your children during the day, and for how long? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 1:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parental quandary, working parents, summer vacation, home alone

Must We Worry About the Boys of 'Brave?'

In "Brave," Pixar gives us the first Disney princess who doesn't need or want a prince - and it doesn't matter at all that the princes in question are all dolts. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2012 11:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Disney, Brave, princess

Finding Childhood Independence in the Sabbath

One day a week without driving means no soccer, gymnastics, play rehearsals, piano lessons or meetings to distract us from actually talking to each other. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, neighbors, walking to school, car culture, sabbath, Shabbat

What Will You and Your Children Read This Summer?

What's your family's summer reading plan - and if you've got those dreaded summer reading time charts, how do you cope? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 7:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jodi Picoult, Motherlode Book Club, summer vacation, Carl Hiaasen, summer reading, summer slide, summer learning

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