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What the Most Successful Parents Do Before Breakfast

Consciously using your mornings as something beyond a death march out the door can be a great way to give your family your best, rather than what's left over. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 2:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, time, time shifting, breakfast, time management, successful parents, mornings, quality time, Laura Venderkam
Summer, and the Devil Is in the Scheduling

Unless you need your kids to help with the harvest, the long summer school break is a struggle for families. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 21 2012 9:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer, working parents, Anne-Marie Slaughter
Talking About Why Women Can't Have It All

A conversation with Anne-Marie Slaughter about why women can't juggle a high-powered job and being fully present as parents - at least not the way America's economy and society are structured today. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 21 2012 3:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, _featured, working parents, the Conflict, mommy wars, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All
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
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
Title IX at 40

As Title IX changed the sports fields, the classrooms changed, too. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 19 2012 3:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Girls, sports, math and girls, STEM, Title nine, Title IX
Hollywood to Black Mothers: Stay Home

What to expect at the movie theatre? More proof that black mothers are not welcome at the real mothers table. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 18 2012 6:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Movies, I Dont Know How She Does It, what to expect, black mothers, media portrayal of mothers
Professional Photographers in the Delivery Room

Would you want a professional photographer there to document the birth of your child? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 18 2012 7:34 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
Two Fathers, Two Sons, Two Ball Games

Matt Richtel shares memories of his father, Joe Dimaggio, and the World Series in the Sports section. Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 16 2012 10:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
Remembering a Dad, and the Little Things

Barry didn't need to hear eulogies from his kids. He knew everything about them, including how much he was loved. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 15 2012 3:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Fathers, death, father's death, Father's Day, Father's Day 2012
Advice for the Estranged, Online and Off

Estrangement gets complicated when parents can watch children's lives going on without them on Facebook, Twitter or other social media. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 15 2012 12:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, families, estrangement, Catherine St. Louis
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
Practical Traveler's Tips for Summer Travel With Kids

Seven tips for easier family travel. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 15 2012 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
When Friends Visit, the iPod Goes Off

When a child's absorbed by a gadget during a family visit, there's nothing wrong with asking the parent to help her turn it off. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 14 2012 2:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, screen time, etiquette, parental quandary, iPod, video games, Nintendo

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