June 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

Let Them Climb Trees (and Fall)

Why do I give my children permission to climb the neighbor's towering trees? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 28 2012 11:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, free-range kids, independence, Kay Wyma, entitlement

A Child, a Gadget, a Guest and a Question of Etiquette

What do you do when a child would rather play games on a gadget than play with a visiting friend? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 08 2012 10:07 AM by Motherlode

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

Can a Daughter With Dyslexia Learn to Love Words?

My daughter's dyslexia may mean that she never learns to share my love of language and literature. What will we share instead? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 12 2012 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, Reading, Dyslexia, summer reading, learning disorder

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

Raising Interfaith Kids When Hindu Meets Catholic

Can you raise children with "faith" in a household with two very separate religious traditions? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 01 2012 11:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, parental quandary, interfaith parenting

To the Rude Parent at the Recital

My child deserved the same ocean of faces and thunderous applause that yours got, but he didn't get it - because most parents left after their kids performed. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 05 2012 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, etiquette, mannes, rude parents, performances, récitals, setting example for kids, Risa McDonnell

When Teasing Is Loving, and When It's Not

What are the lines that distinguish teasing that draws us closer, and teasing that pushes us apart? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 2:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, families, teasing

The Sandusky Verdict: Who Would Believe a Kid?

The case against Jerry Sandusky took just a few months from accusation to conviction, and that is progress - but it isn't progress enough. Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 23 2012 5:50 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, catholic church, Jerry Sandusky, child sexual abuse, Horace Mann, sex abuse

She Said Things About Divorce That No One Wanted to Hear

Judith S. Wallerstein's research suggested that the impact of divorce on children was more negative, and lasted longer, than anyone wanted to believe. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 7:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, Judith Wallerstein

Father's Day, With Autism: Rethinking the Cool Dad

When you're the father of a child with special needs, you have to rethink what kind of father you're going to be. First to go is the notion of being cool. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 14 2012 10:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, Fathers, Special-needs, 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

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

Seeking, and Resisting, Vaccines

Instead of going to great lengths to delay or avoid vaccination, as some American parents do, mothers in the developing world struggle to get to clinics and to get the required vaccinations. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 28 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, vaccines, _featured, vaccination, shot at life, shot@life

How Can a Parent Share Her History of Child Abuse With Her Children?

Should a parent share a history of sexual abuse with her young adult children, and how? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2012 12:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, _featured, parental quandary, child sexual abuse

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