June 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Should You Bribe Children to Behave in the Car?

Is giving children a Tic Tac for not squabbling in the car a horrible bribe or a good incentive? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 9:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, fighting, parental quandary

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

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

$16 Billion: The Cost Of Summer

The average per-child cost of a summer's worth of swimming pools, day camps and babysitting? $601. How much will you spend? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 27 2012 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer camp, _featured, summer, working mothers, working parents, summer vacation

Are Single-Sex Groups Better for Preventing Dating Violence?

Teen dating violence prevention programs now start for kids as young as 11 - but are they better done with the two sexes together, or apart? Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 03 2012 7:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, sex ed, tweens, pre-teens, preteens, dating violence, dating

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

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

Disney Limits Junk-Food Ads

Maybe it takes a powerful corporation to take on powerful corporations. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 05 2012 1:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, nutrition, advertising, junk food, childhood obesity, Disney, Wal-Mart Stores Inc|WMT|NYSE, Walt Disney Company|DIS|NYSE

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