January 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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

Grading a Blogger's Resolutions

I declared my intention to plenty of things as a parent this year, from not letting my children eat in my car to being more present in every moment of their lives. I think it's fair to hold me accountable - so here's how I did. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2013 6:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), New Year

A Hoarder's Daughter Yields to a (Little) Mess

I grew up in a duplex lined with old newspapers, videocassettes and a Tetris puzzle of cobwebbed credenzas. Determined to not to become my mother, I organized and cleaned fiercely - until I realized that the mess wasn't the only part of my past that...

Published Fri, Jan 04 2013 12:48 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Babies and Infants, Families and Family Life, Hoarding, Hygiene and Cleanliness

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

A 'Hack' for a Cluttered Car

A solution for the only desirable kid clutter in the car. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Storage, Automobiles, Automobile Safety Features and Defects

Turn Off That TV and Go Outside and Play

Yet more research encouraging us to get our children, and ourselves, outside. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2013 1:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, Playgrounds, Parks and Other Recreation Areas

Emetophobia, Vomiting Children and Me

If you are a child in my family feeling your very rottenest, your tender mother (me) is likely to bolt out of the room with her fingers in her ears. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 14 2013 11:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Norovirus, Phobias, Influenza

Solving Bus Strike's Impact on Special Needs Students Isn't Simple

New York City's bus strike reveals how years of inertia, shortsighted policies, and competing interests can magnify an already tough problem. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 17 2013 9:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Strikes, Buses, Special Education

Roe at 40: Judging a Mother's Choice

I am a woman who supports abortion rights. Before having children, I would have said that reflexively. As a mother, I no longer can. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 20 2013 6:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, abortion, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Emotions, Friendship, Birth Control and Family Planning, Women's Rights

Protecting Teenagers From High School's 'Big Box'

Is high school an "almost sadistically unhealthy" place to send an adolescent? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2013 10:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Fear (Emotion), Labeling and Labels, Senior, Jennifer

Helicopter Parents Make Children Miss Milestones

Even parents who are convinced we don't hover may not be stepping back to allow children to step up. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 25 2013 9:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Helicopters

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

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