December 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Russia's Adoption Ban Plays Politics With Most Vulnerable

Even my 7-year-old knows that there are some things you just don't use as ammunition in an argument. Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 29 2012 6:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Child Abandonment

From Corn Dogs to Bûche de Noël, and Onward

Food was important to my mother, and I grew up eating Ouefs à la Neige and celebrating Christmas with bûche de Noël. So why do I serve my children corn dogs? Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 23 2012 6:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Food, Christmas, Holidays, Cooking and Cookbooks, Holidays and Special Occasions

Should Students Be Trained for School Shootings?

A school safety training program proposes that we raise children who "know how to respond to violence for the rest of their lives." Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 14 2012 12:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, School Shootings, Newtown (Conn)

An Adoptive Parent Won't Take the Blame

How do I make sense of something that is both the best thing that has ever happened to me: the adoption of my two beautiful children - and the most troubling: the corrupt system that led to that adoption? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 10 2012 9:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Babies and Infants, Corruption (Institutional), Guatemala, Adoptions, Central America, Orphans and Orphanages, Immigration and Emigration

How to Be a Jew at Christmas

When strangers ask "What do you want Santa to bring you?" the Jewish child has to find an answer. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 07 2012 12:33 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Hanukkah, Santa Claus, gifts, Jews and Judaism

Motherlode's Greatest Hits, 2012 Edition

What do the readers of a blog subtitled "Adventures in Parenting" like to read? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 28 2012 7:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Fleshler, Dan, Kelly, Erin

Worried Thoughts, Brave Thoughts About Newtown

Brave thought: When all hope was lost for two educators in Newtown, Conn., they created hope for the rest of us and left it behind. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 17 2012 6:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, School Shootings, Newtown (Conn), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012)

Russian Ban on U.S. Adoptions Moves Forward

Russia's proposed ban jeopardizes adoptive families that have already begun to form. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 20 2012 11:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia

Are Dads the Ones Who Buy Lego?

Dads aren't the only ones who prefer building play to make-believe. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 04 2012 9:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, toys, Lego Group, Mega Bloks Incorporated|MB|TORONTO, Clifford, Stephanie, Mega Bloks Incorporated

Should Teenagers Be Given Prescriptions for Emergency Contraception?

If a pediatrician handed your teenage daughter a prescription for emergency contraception, would you be appalled - or help her fill it? Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 04 2012 3:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sex, parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Birth Control and Family Planning, Plan B (Contraceptive)

Gifting, or Not, on Hanukkah's Eight Nights

Pajama Night, Give Your Sister a Present Night, and other Hanukkah gift-giving traditions. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 07 2012 10:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Hanukkah, gifts, Families and Family Life, Holidays and Special Occasions

Varied Snacks Nudge Children Toward Healthier Eating

Children given cheese and vegetables for a snack consume far fewer calories than those offered chips. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 18 2012 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Obesity, Snack Foods, Cornell University, Wansink, Brian

Don't Encourage Students to Skip College

Even for most "risk-embracing mavericks," foregoing college based on optimistic anecdotes of success is not a sensible option. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 03 2012 10:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Colleges and Universities, United States Economy

Thanks, Mom, for Not Telling the World I Pulled a Knife on You

If my mother had blogged about the moment in my adolescence when I threatened her with a knife, my life today might be entirely different. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 27 2012 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Privacy, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Computers and the Internet, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Lanza, Adam, Huffington Post, Gawker.com

Drinking, Driving, Teenagers, and New Year's Eve

Have you asked your teenager or young college student to make an early New Year's resolution not to drink and drive? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 27 2012 11:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Alcoholic Beverages, New Year, Melton, Dave, Liberty International

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