July 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Don't Dismiss the Conversation About Marissa Mayer's Pregnancy

If we don't talk about the difficulties for someone with Ms. Mayer's advantages to work through pregnancy and childbirth, when will we start looking at the difficulties for everyone else? Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 4:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, working mothers, working parents, the Conflict, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All, Yahoo C.E.O. pregnant, Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer pregnant, Yahoo CEO pregnant

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

What People Magazine Could Do for Huma Abedin (but Not Anthony Weiner)

Maybe the aspirations underlying the couple's sudden desire to share their clean laundry with the public are hers, not his. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 18 2012 2:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Twitter, sexting, infidelity, Politics, Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin

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

Marissa Mayer's Other Big New Job

Balancing a new baby and a high-profile job may be more challenging than the new Yahoo chief executive's blithe dismissal of the question suggests. But kudos to her and the company for wanting to make it work. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 17 2012 11:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, working mothers, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All, having more, Yahoo C.E.O. pregnant, Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer pregnant

Is It 'I Do' or 'I Plan' That Divides Us?

Can we promote parental preparedness without going back to the days of condemning the single parent? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parents, marriage trends, unmarried mothers

Must-Reads: Feminism, Travel, Milk Wars and More

A round-up of must-reads from the Times. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 8:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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

Should You Leave an Unprofessional, but Loved, Day Care Center?

What if the children love the day care center, but the parents -- for a good reason -- don't? Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 13 2012 1:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, preschool, parental quandary, day care

Ban on Advertising to Children Linked to Lower Obesity Rates

After a ban on fast-food advertising to children in Quebec, childhood obesity rates decreased. But in the United States, advertising of unhealthful food to kids continues unabated. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 13 2012 8:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nutrition, advertising, sugar, childhood obesity, Center for a Commercial-Free Childhood, breakfast cereal