June 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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

Snorting the Good Grade Drug

Students pressured to succeed in high school turn to Adderall for tunnel focus. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 10 2012 7:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

How Should We Talk to Boys About Sexual Abuse?

What do we need to be saying to our sons about sexual abuse? Is it different from what we need to tell our daughters? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 12 2012 12:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sons, Jerry Sandusky, child sexual abuse, Horace Mann

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