July 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Reacting to the Penn State Freeh Report

A report on the Penn State sexual abuse scandal shows a culture of looking the other way. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2012 9:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, child sexual abuse, sandusky

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

Crying It Out

When my 7-month old suddenly began waking in the middle of the night again, I nursed her. But when her cry became a two-toothed grin upon seeing me, I suspected I was being played. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, Sleep, crying, _featured, sleep training, cry it out, Elissa Weissman

Donor Siblings, and a New Kind of Family

Last month I posted eight words to the Donor Sibling Registry: Girl born October 2008. Boy born May 2010. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 01 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, infertility, egg donor, sperm donation

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

Rolling the Dice of a Genetic Legacy

IVF allows parents to screen embryos for the brittle bone disease my oldest child and I share, but we chose to take our chances instead. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 20 2012 7:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, IVF, babies, genetic screening, Disabilities, Ellen Painter Dollar, brittle bone

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

Olympic Parents: Who Sacrifices (or is Sacrificed) for Gold?

Do the parents of the youngest competitors deserve a medal of their own, or have some sacrificed their children on the altar of Olympic dreams? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 30 2012 11:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Aly Raisman parents, olympics, olympics parents, Gabby Douglas parents

Debating Circumcision and Consent

Is it time to rethink the procedure, and how? Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2012 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, circumcision, infant boys

Naming a Son for a Brother Who Died Young

For years, I knew exactly what I would name my first son: Kevin, in memory of my brother, who died in a car accident at age 23. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 22 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Names, babies, death, baby names, _featured, naming, Linda K. Wertheimer

The average American throws away 33 pounds of food a month. So why does Sesame Street needs to offer guidance for parents talking children who know that there isn't always enough food to feed their family? Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, hunger, sesame street

Four-Plus Things to Read Before Your Next Vacation

Prevent vacation sabotage, meditate on "busyness," consider your companions and take better pictures. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 04 2012 3:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, vacation

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