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

Breastfeeding, and Working, at Rio+20

At the U.N. conference on sustainable development, I wasn't lobbying. I was leaking. Drenched in my own *** milk, I spent Rio+20 looking for a place to pump. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2012 10:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nursing, breast pump, Breastfeeding, women's equality, sustainability, environmental issues, developing countries, pump, Rio+20

Should Movies Be Rated 'R' ... for Smoking?

Researchers suggest that it's the smoking in movies, not the associated adult behavior or the allure of the grown-up plot, that's associated with teenage smoking. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 10 2012 7:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Movies, Research, smoking

Aurora and a Mother's Memories of Columbine

I was pregnant in 1999 and, without thinking, I can reel off the day I discovered I was having a boy. It was April 20, the day of the Columbine shooting. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 20 2012 12:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, christina green, guns, Aurora, columbine, shooting

For an Adoptee Parent, Breastfeeding as Revelation

I was the fourth generation in my birth family to be given away, and for me, breastfeeding is less "natural" than new. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, Breastfeeding, _featured, the Conflict, adult adoptees, are you mom enough

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

Including the Child with Special Needs In the Birthday Party

"Do you," asked C., "invite the child with special needs to your child's birthday party? Do you let your child decide?" Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, birthdays, parental quandary

Bloomberg's ***-Feeding Nudge — or Shove

Starting in September, nurses in New York City hospitals will need to sign out formula like medication and give parents a mandatory talk on why *** is best. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2012 12:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, formula, Breastfeeding, Bloomberg bans large soda sales, Bloomberg, alissa quart

Working Parents: Be Patient. And Relentless.

Advice from a professional woman with grown children: work for change, and don't despair. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 02 2012 9:50 AM by Motherlode

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

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

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

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

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