January 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

In Vaccines We Trust

When a friend's child came down with chicken pox a six-hour flight from home, we counted on our immunity, and let the family stay with us. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 06 2013 6:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Vaccination and Immunization, Friendship, Chicken Pox

Planning Summer (Already!) Amid Winter's Chill

Plan summer now to mitigate both stress and expense. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 09 2013 10:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance, Seasons and Months, Summer (Season), Camps and Camping, Finances

In Defense of Child Bribery

Why wouldn't you bribe a child to do something that no one really wants to do in the first place? Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 11 2013 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Feiler, Bruce, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Motivation and Incentive Programs

8 Things That Don't Belong In the Kitchen (Yet Somehow Do)

If the kitchen is "family central," what unexpected tools have become essential to family life? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 15 2013 2:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Cooking and Cookbooks, Kitchens, Moskin, Julia

When Old Friends Meet the New Baby

Life with baby: The pros and cons of being the new parent trailblazers in your circle of friends. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 18 2013 9:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, _featured

Everybody Dies

We should talk more, and more matter-of-factly, with children about death. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 22 2013 7:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Elderly, Death and Dying

Apps and Tools for New Parents

One new mother's favorite digital helpers. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 24 2013 9:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Foster Parenting Creates a Future, Without Erasing the Past

Adoption is not a rescue and a happy ending. My children are safer and loved now, but their losses cannot be undone. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 27 2013 6:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, foster care, _featured, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Love (Emotion)

A Parent's Business Travel: How Long Is Too Long?

A new graduate-school graduate with a new job and a young child is worried about the long business trips (three to six weeks) that are the norm in the field. How do parents handle the travel? Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 04 2013 7:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, business travel, Women and Girls, 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

Why No One Really Knows If Moderate Drinking Is Safe for Pregnant Women

The research concerning moderate drinking during pregnancy is rife with problems. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 2:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Alcoholic Beverages, Scientific American, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

When Should a Child Get an E-mail Account?

It's not the e-mail address. It's the unexpected things you can do with an e-mail address. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 11 2013 8:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Computer and Video Games, Computers and the Internet, E-Mail, Social Networking (Internet)

'The Heavy:' a Mom, a 7-Year-Old and a Diet

An interview with Dara-Lynn Weiss, author of "The Heavy:" "I did what worked for us, and I stand by it. I'm glad I did it." Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 15 2013 6:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Obesity, _featured, Weight, eating disorders, Children and Childhood, Diet and Nutrition

Car-Seat Installation in the Real World: Harder Than It Looks

Toyota presents a video showing how to install a brand-new car seat in a new, clean, brightly lit car. Where is the video that helps those of us who don't live that way to get it right? Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 17 2013 11:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Automobiles, Child Car Seats, Toyota Motor Corporation|TM|NYSE, Toyota Motor Corporation

Exploring 'The Do Not Enter Diaries'

Interviewing two teenagers who interview other teens. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 22 2013 6:13 AM by Motherlode