June 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Amid Million Dollar PTAs, a School Fights to Keep Its Library

Try raising $40K annually to keep your school library: "Our families are tapped out. I just don't see how we can sustain this frantic pace." Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 04 2012 7:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, segregation, socio-economic diversity, school funding, diversity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Because of Katie, Children With Severe Disabilities Can Live at Home

Most Americans have never heard of Katie Beckett. But because her mother persuaded Ronald Reagan to waive Medicaid rules on her behalf, my severely disabled son can be raised at home. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 7:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, Medicaid, caregivers, Katie Beckett

Becoming a New Father, Slowly

My wife was never more needed by our son than on that first day, but as a new dad, I'm needed more all the time. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 13 2012 11:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, New Baby, Dads, newborns, Father's Day, Father's Day 2012

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

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

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

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

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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