September 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

New York City Schools Provide Morning-After Pills

Should high schools provide access to emergency contraception to students? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2012 7:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Teenage Pregnancy

Ending the (Accidental) Family Bed

If it isn't working for everyone, it isn't really a "family bed." Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 12:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, parental quandary, family bed

The Parents Who Really Need Flex Time

Craig Blankenhorn, a photographer, turned his camera on the plight of the 1.6 million homeless children in America. How can we best help them and their parents? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 3:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, flexible workplace policies, elections, Politics, welfare, public policy, election 2012, homeless children, homeless

When Audio Books Do and Don't Count for School

Can a student use an audio book for a school assignment? It depends on the reason the book or reading was assigned. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 9:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Books, Reading, does listening to an audio book count as reading, audio books

How Do You Get the Children Back to Their Own Beds?

What do you do when you're the only member of the family who hasn't bought into the idea of the family bed? Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 12:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, parental quandary, co-sleeping

Pregnant at 49

My husband and I agreed that we would terminate a fetus with genetic defects. We're too old to parent a special-needs child. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 11 2012 1:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, abortion, prenatal testing, older fathers autism, older parents, Downs syndrome

Would You Take a Pregnancy Test in a Bar?

For $3 and a swipe of your credit card, you can buy a pregnancy test from a dispenser in a bar in Mankato, Minn. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 12:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, pregnancy test dispenser bar, pregnancy test

The Party Politics of the Father-Daughter Dance

A law interpreted as banning father-daughter dances has become a fall political football in one community. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 11:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, Politics, fatherless children

To the Mom Who Can't Stop Following Her Child Around the Playground

You're trying to be a good mom. In fact, you are a good mom. That's the problem. Your enthusiasm is killing my buzz. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 16 2012 6:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, Humor, comedian

Gadgets to Help New Parents Sleep

New consumer devices can monitor everything from kilocalories to REM sleep. Have you tried any gadgetry to measure your sleep, and did it help? Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 7:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep

Mister Rogers Changed My Life

All I ever wanted to do was to reach children the way Mr. Rogers once reached me. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 7:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Mr. Rogers, children's television, Daniel Tiger's neighborhood, Daniel Tiger

In Flexible-Work Debates, Parents Have Unique Position

When "workplace flexibility" becomes a battle between a 20-something with Mandarin lessons and a venture capitalist taking his children to swim class, we lose sight of the workers most in need of flexibility. Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 01 2012 2:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, low income families, working mothers, the Conflict, Why Women Can't Have It All

Weekly Reader: BPA, Well-Intentioned Teachers, Obesity and the Middle Class

Links to the latest must-reads on parenting and childhood. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2012 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Michelle Obama's Children Come First. Should They?

When Michelle Obama declares that her most important title is 'mom in chief,' does she make things easier, or more difficult, for working mothers? Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 05 2012 10:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, Michelle Obama, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All, having more, Michelle Obama convention speech, working mother

Why My Kindergartner Will Stay Home for School

I expected to send my son off to kindergarten this year, but after looking at all the options, I've decided to teach him at home. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 1:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, home schooling, kindergarten, back to school 2012, homeschool

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