July 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Don't Fear the Suburbs

It's famously who and what we live near, rather than the size of our house or our yard, that makes us happy. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 7:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, moving, Happiness, Suburbs, neighborhoods

Deciding Whether to Share a History of Child Abuse

There is no "right" way to decide whether to tell children about a parent's own abused childhood. But sharing similar histories can help inform a difficult decision. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 1:49 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, child abuse, Jerry Sandusky, parental quandary, child sexual abuse

Parents of Picky Eaters, It's Not Your Fault

No one knows for sure why some kids are picky eaters, but it isn't a result of poor parenting. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 9:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, food issues, picky eaters, diet, _featured, kids and food

Why We Should Watch More TV With Our Children

If I could watch "Three's Company" in the first grade, shouldn't I let my children share "The Big Bang Theory," risqué content and all? Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 6:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, teenagers, screen time, Game of Thrones, children and television, inappropriate television, The Big Bang Theory

Letting a Daughter with Development Disorders Grow Up

I never worried about how I would learn to let go of my special-needs daughters, because I never expected to have the chance. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, leting go

When Teenagers Need Antidepressants

Young adults who question their time on psychotropic medications shouldn't scare parents away from treating a child who needs help. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 03 2012 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, depression, SSRIs

Breastfeeding and Sex: Is Latching On a Turn-Off?

Extended ***-feeding impacts the whole family. And I would argue that the impact on the father - and his sex life - is not good. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 15 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sex, divorce, marriage, nursing, breasts, Breastfeeding

A Boy Learns to Milk (and Becomes a Man?)

My culture provides few traditions for a boy's coming of age. So my husband and I came up with our own ritual: our man-child must learn to feed himself. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 18 2012 6:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Food, Jessica Lahey, coming of age

A Lost Child Rescues Himself

When my son was five years old, I dropped him off at a Seattle daycare center, not knowing it was closed for Good Friday. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, freerange parenting, free-range kids, freedom, letting go, day care, Candace Dempsey

In Defense of Algebra

I'm so convinced that algebra is worthwhile that last year I enrolled my math-phobic self in my teaching colleague's Algebra I class. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2012 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, math, math and girls, Jessica Lahey, algebra

How 'Professional' Does a Day Care Center Need to Be?

Are the problems with a day care provider petty annoyances, or indicative of a big picture issue? Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 20 2012 9:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, day care, paretnal quandary

Why Can't All Parents Have More?

True gender equality isn't about women "having it all." It's about giving both mothers and fathers the opportunity to have more - at the same time. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 4:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, working mothers, working parents, the Conflict, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All, having more

Our Spoiled, Rotten Children

We know we're terrible, overindulgent parents raising a generation of spoiled kids, but some of us are still happy to read about it again. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 08 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chores, Helicopter parents, parenting books, Madeline Levine, Kay Wyma, entitlement, Sally koslow, Elizabeth Kolbert, spoiled children

Do Pools Need Adult-Only Swim Time?

Adult swim: the whistle that ends all the family fun, or a well-deserved break for grownups from endless rounds of Marco Polo? Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer, Swimming, Swimming Pools, Eliza McGraw

My Post-Colic Stress Disorder

For the first four and a half months of his life, our son screamed nearly for hours a day. He's happier now, but I can't seem to shake our colicky past. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, colic, crying, Gary Moskowitz, post colic stress disorder

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