January 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

Filed under: Uncategorized

Coke's Attempted Anti-Obesity Stance

Mark Bittman on why Coke's anti-obesity efforts can't make it part of the solution. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2013 11:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Does Your Child Like Your Baby Sitter Best?

When parents feel like the baby sitter ranks higher than they do on a child's list of "my favorite people." Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 25 2013 12:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured

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

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

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

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

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