November 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Coming Out by Christmas Card

Our holiday cards are usually a slapdash affair, saying little about our family other than that I've somehow managed to purchase stamps. But this year, for those that don't know us well, our Christmas photo reveals a bit more. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 18 2012 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Photography, homosexuality, Families and Family Life, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund

Woman Gives Birth to Own Grandson

On February 9, 2011, my son, Finnean Lee, came into the world, and at sixty-one my mother became the oldest woman in Illinois to give birth. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 23 2012 5:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, infertility, _featured, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Surrogate Motherhood, Menopause

'Far From the Tree' and the Literature of Autism

Among other things, "Far from the Tree" is a tribute to parents who live the daily grind, who celebrate incremental victories, and who avoid reading books about their child's diagnosis until they're ready. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 27 2012 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, parenting, Disabilities, Books and Literature, Solomon, Andrew

When *** Isn't Best

Not being able to ***-feed has been an unexpected blessing for my marriage and career. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 07 2012 6:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls, Nursing and Nurses

When Parents Disagree About Politics, Will Children Learn to See Both Sides?

I would prefer to tell my children that mine is the only way moral, caring, intelligent, thoughtful people could possibly see the world. But my husband stands smack in the way of that conclusion. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 02 2012 7:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Presidential Election of 2012, Families and Family Life, United States Politics and Government, Ethics (Personal), Marriages, Harwood, John

New Hampshire's All-Mother Congressional Delegation (and Governor)

New Hampshire's all-mother congressional delegation and governor is a first, but still just a footnote - and that in itself is a sign of how much things have changed. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 08 2012 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Careers and Professions, United States Politics and Government, Ayotte, Kelly A, Senate, Work-Life Balance, Shea-Porter, Carol, Shaheen, Jeanne, House of Representatives

What's Your Desert Island Picture Book?

If you could select one picture book to hand to every child at birth, or one book to take to a desert island, what would you pick? Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 13 2012 8:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Sendak, Maurice, Kipling, Rudyard, Scarry, Richard

Four Hours of Screen Time? No Problem

My 8-year-old son and his friend spent untold hours playing a massively multiplayer online game over the past summer - and I didn't care. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 16 2012 9:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Friendship, Computer and Video Games, Computers and the Internet

The Macro-Economics of Raising Robots (or Children)

When it comes to investing in our nation's children, parents and non-parents alike should all be on the same side. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 19 2012 1:48 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance, Economic Conditions and Trends

An Agnostic Talks to Her Children About God

While kids often really do want to know about God, at other times they are seeking reassurance that their theory-building attempts to explain the world are acceptable. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 25 2012 5:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Religion and Belief

How Children Subsidize 'Low, Low Prices'

Adolescents from households headed by a low-income worker are more likely to drop out of school, to be obese, and to take on adult roles too young. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 28 2012 6:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, poverty, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Wages and Salaries, Workplace Environment

For Adults, a Catastrophe. For Children, a Memory.

What most of the children who watched the winds blow and the trees fall will take away from Hurricane Sandy won't be fears, but memories. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 01 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, memory, Children and Childhood, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, resilience

The First Day in the Classroom, Post-Sandy

Returning to school in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, my students didn't need my lessons. Not right away. Instead they needed school as a refuge. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 04 2012 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12), Emotions, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, Power Outages and Blackouts, Teachers and School Employees, Fear (Emotion)

I Hate Being Called a Good Dad

Labeling someone a "good dad" suggests that most dads are, by our very nature as fathers, somehow less than "good." That we don't care. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 09 2012 8:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Men and Boys

The Benefit, in Dollars, of Raising a Child

Is there any economically measurable way to offset the estimated cost of raising a child? Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 14 2012 12:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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