January 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

An App to Help You Choose a Name (or Spend Hours Analyzing the Possibilities)

A naming app that gives you the most common professions and political parties associated with thousands of names, along with when and where they were most popular. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 31 2013 1:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Names, Personal

Why Do More Moms Take the Lead on Parenting?

Bruce Feiler and I tackle one of the oldest questions of parenthood: Who's doing most of the work? Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 31 2013 9:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Feiler, Bruce

When a Divorce Makes a Better Dad

Six months into our divorce, the kids' mom moved back to Boston and I followed. In that tiny apartment, I unlearned everything I'd learned about how not to be a dad. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 30 2013 12:48 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Families and Family Life

Sex! Beer! Blood! It's Time for Super Bowl Ad Bingo

Will you trip over the sofa trying to cover a child's eyes during an ad that's too sexy, or one that's too gory? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 30 2013 9:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, parenting, Super Bowl, football, Children and Childhood, Advertising and Marketing, Common Sense Media, Bingo

Does Championing Marriage Exclude Single Parents?

There's more to the story of what makes raising children more difficult as a single parent than just the lack of a partner. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 29 2013 3:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Marriages, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Institute for American Values, Blankenhorn, David

There's a New Vaccine Schedule. Will You Follow It?

Following the recommended vaccination schedule is safe and effective - and helps the C.D.C. track the rare instances when it's not. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 29 2013 10:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vaccination and Immunization, Pediatrics (Journal)

Boy Scouts Consider Lifting Ban on Gay Leaders and Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America is considering ending the ban on gay leaders and scouts and allowing local scouting groups to choose for themselves whether to allow gay members. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 3:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Boy Scouts, homosexuality

Davos Needs Parents of Both Sexes

The world economic summit would be a different conference if half the attendees were women, and all attendees had a different view of what creates and supports an economically viable family life. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 10:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

What You Don't Know About Episiotomies Can Hurt You

The midwife put a cut in the top of a piece of paper and pulled. The paper ripped cleanly in half. "That's what happens to a woman's perineum when you do an episiotomy," she explained. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 27 2013 5:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Doctors, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vagina, Midwives