October 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

An Unspoken Risk of Vaginal Birth

When what you remember most about the day your child was born is not her or his cute nose, but the way your body was ripped apart, it can be hard to admit. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 24 2012 11:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Incontinence, New England Journal of Medicine, Caesarean Section

'Do You Want to Be Careful, or Do You Want to Be Friends?'

Lessons in friendship, lessons in sympathetic-but-firm parenting - which is your favorite Frances book, and what did Frances teach you? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 11:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Friendship, Hoban, Russell

On The Learning Network, Sandy as a Teaching Tool

The Learning Network's resources for teaching and talking about Hurricane Sandy with children. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather

Postpartum Depression: What to Expect When the Unexpected Happens

I was 34, and my son just a few months old, on the morning I called my husband at his new job and asked him to come drive me to the Emergency Room. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 2:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mental Health and Disorders, Babies and Infants

Deciding What an Allowance Is For

An allowance is "for" two things: whatever the money itself is used for, and for the lessons taught by managing it (or screwing it up). Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 04 2012 3:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, Budgets and Budgeting

Am I a 'Working Dad?'

I'm a dad. I work. So why am I not a "working dad?" Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 1:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Families and Family Life, Men and Boys, Working Hours

Questioning the Value of a Teenager's Part-Time Job

We want to support a teenager and her part-time job, but many parents can relate to the fear that only constant focus on academics or activities will do. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 11:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12), Part-Time Employment, Teenagers and Adolescence

A Crucial Child-Rearing Lesson From an Understanding Cow

Ferdinand the Bull's mother knew to let Ferdinand be Ferdinand. It's not always as easy to to let our children be who they are. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 15 2012 12:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Books and Literature, Psychology and Psychologists

Making Sleep a Childhood Priority (or Not)

Still more research shows the importance of sleep for children, while readers discuss the difficulties of protecting an early bedtime. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2012 1:25 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, Sleep, Children and Childhood, National Sleep Foundation

'Sleepovers' With My 9-Year-Old Daughter

When five people sleep in a three-bedroom house, sleeping arrangements can get creative. Yet one thing remains consistent: on Tuesday nights, my husband sleeps on the couch in the living room, and my 9-year old daughter sleeps with me. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 07 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sleep, Children and Childhood, Divorce, Separations and Annulments

The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Got

When my oldest son was only 4 years old, his preschool teacher taught me to say what I mean, and to mean what I say. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 11 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Families and Family Life

A Neighbor's Thoughts on the Killings of Two Young Children

We know that this could never, ever happen to our children. At the same time, of course we know this could happen to anyone. It just happened across the street. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 5:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, _featured, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Crime and Criminals, Murders and Attempted Murders

Weekly Reader: Vampires, Park Slope, Men and Marshmallows

Books and articles that grabbed me: "Motherland," "The End of Men," "Aftermath" and an update to the famous marshmallow experiment that puts more weight on nurture than nature. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 2:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Books and Literature, Levine, Madeline, Sohn, Amy, Cusk, Rachel, Rosin, Hanna, Ehrenreich, Barbara

Post-Sandy Weekly Reader: Mix It Up at Lunch Day, Flu Vaccines and Minecraft

A conservative group rails against 'Mix It Up at Lunch Day,' school lunches require student education, and a possible end to monthly flu shots. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 8:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Parenting Prodigies Is Less Fun Than It Looks

In focusing on the struggles of raising a prodigy, are we being realistic about how difficult it is to be different on any end of the scale, or failing to appreciate the joy of genius? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 31 2012 1:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Gifted Students, Sullivan, Andrew

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