December 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

The Holidays After a Tragedy

As we have anguished over how to talk to our children about the Newtown shootings, another, unspoken question lingers: how do we talk to ourselves? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 19 2012 2:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Grief (Emotion), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Our Sons Are Not Future Killers

When it comes to ideas about the label my 11-year-old son carries, I'll take misconceptions about quirkiness and genius over an inaccurate association with mass murder any day. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 18 2012 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, parenting, Asperger's Syndrome, Mental Health and Disorders, Newtown (Conn), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Lanza, Adam

'Why Does Everyone Have a Grandma and Grandpa Except Me?'

There is no road map for comforting a child who is grieving someone she has never met. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 20 2012 2:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Grandparents, Christmas, Families and Family Life, Emotions, Grief (Emotion)

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

12 New Year's Resolutions for Happier Families

Keep a "to-don't" list. Give warm greetings and farewells. Create more art together. Bribe more creatively. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 31 2012 6:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Families and Family Life, Levine, Madeline, Rubin, Gretchen, Feiler, Bruce, New Year, Bronson, Po, Merryman, Ashley, Writing and Writers

Poor Women and Children Faced With Fiscal Threat

Cuts to nondiscretionary public spending, whether bargained for or automatic, will disproportionately affect women and children living in poverty. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 02 2012 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, Federal Budget (US), Welfare (US), Affordable Housing, United States Economy

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

To Elf or Not to Elf

We've never had, and don't plan to acquire, an "Elf on the Shelf". Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 06 2012 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Children and Childhood, Blogs and Blogging (Internet)

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