September 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

A Stuffed Toy Comes Home

Three years after its loss, parents in Omaha found their son's beloved stuffed monkey. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 11:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, toys, loveys, security blankets, stuffed animals

What's an Allowance For?

A friend invites your child to the movies. Will he spend his money, or yours? Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, budgeting, Money, _featured, parental quandary, allowances

Teenagers Say Parents Text and Drive

You may say you don't text and drive - but would your child, watching from the back seat, say the same? Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 5:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, texting, Driving, teenagers driving

"Putting up" just-past-ripe berries and stone fruits in summer, and cooking apple and pumpkin butters all day over a low flame in fall, allows me to reach back to tradition and bond with my daughter, neighbors and friends. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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

On Facebook, Bullies 'Like' if You Hate

My little brother went to school on a Friday morning last June, and he heard that another boy had updated his Facebook status the previous night, asking his friends to "like" if they hated my brother. 57 fellow students gave that a Facebook...

Published Sun, Sep 09 2012 2:51 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bullying, Facebook, bullies, cyber-bullying

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

Going to School on Rosh Hashana

His parents never went to school on Rosh Hashana while living under their parents' roofs. But their son, a man according to Jewish law, is determined to go on the High Holy Days. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 8:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, jewish holidays, Rosh Hashana

As 'Daddy,' Mark Madoff Lives On

I look for ways to talk and even laugh about my husband with our children, and I take my cues from them in dealing with our grief. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 3:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, death, talking about death

'I'm Spoiled, but I'm Not a Brat'

Spoiled children like me aren't the problem. It's spoiled children who think they're entitled to their privilege who are trouble. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 23 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, _featured, adult children, Boomerang children, spoiled children, adolescence

Teenage Dress Codes: Easier Said Than Done

Most parents, and even most adults, don't see dressing appropriately for a given situation as something a teenager should need to learn through experience. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 7:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parental quandary, slutty clothing, dress code

When Children Get Medals for Standardized Test Results

What should a parent say to a child after standardized test results are effectively broadcast to the entire class with the presentation of "medals" for achievement? Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 10:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, self-esteem, parental quandary, standardized testing

The ***-Feeding Professor Is a Red Herring

When the university professor Adrienne Pine nursed her sick baby on the first day of class, she stirred up a controversy, but public ***-feeding is far from the most important issue she raises. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 2:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, breast feeding, working mothers, working parents, breastfeeding at work, Adrienne Pine

Welcoming Gretchen Rubin to the Motherlode Blog

Gretchen Rubin will be writing weekly riffs on her parenthood takeaways from classic children's picture books. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 17 2012 11:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, children's books, Gretchen Rubin

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

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