December 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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)

How Not to Talk With Children About the Sandy Hook Shooting

Sometimes the question isn't just how to talk to your child about tragedy, but how be certain that you're talking with your children for their sake, and not for yours. Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 15 2012 3:17 PM by Motherlode

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

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)

Examining the Hazards of Older Parenthood

To dial back the age at which we have children for not just some, but most adults, we're going to have to change the way Western societies approach family policy. Should we? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, infertility, _featured, Babies and Infants, Work-Life Balance, New Republic, Elderly, Fertility Drugs, Shulevitz, Judith

Can You Have Holidays Without God?

Can you embrace the traditions without the faith, or do holidays need some religious significance to mean anything at all? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 14 2012 6:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Hanukkah, Feiler, Bruce

Santa Needs Comics!

A comic strip suggests that the best way to cheer up Santa would be to send him comics. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 13 2012 6:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Santa Claus, Children and Childhood, Comic Books and Strips, Holidays and Special Occasions, Sturm, James, Cartoons and Cartoonists

Be Wary of Video Games' Educational Promises

Parents looking for educational apps and games to justify a big electronic gift will find little to guide them. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 12:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, gifts, Children and Childhood, Computer and Video Games, Guernsey, Lisa, New America Foundation

Like Kate Middleton, Pregnant but Thin

It's just as unkind to tell a pregnant woman she looks "so thin!" as it is to tell her she's way too fat. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Weight, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Is There a Toy-Class Divide?

Are the toys that are available in small, independent retailers really that much better than those in the big-box stores? Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 11 2012 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, creativity, toys, Children and Childhood, Bellafante, Ginia

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