February 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Americans Support ***-Feeding, as Long as It’s ‘Free’

The real costs of *** milk can be measured in economic terms, and right now, individual families are the ones who bear them. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2013 7:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Labor and Jobs, Women and Girls, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Paid Time Off

Six Ways to Spot an Eating Disorder Early

Cooking? Breakfast on the run? Some of the early warning signs of teenage eating disorders aren't what you might expect. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 27 2013 12:10 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Weight, eating disorders, Mental Health and Disorders, Teenagers and Adolescence, Diet and Nutrition, Anorexia Nervosa

Don’t Blame Mothers for Birth Defects

To some parents, the phrase "10 percent or more of birth defects result from medications taken during pregnancy" sounds like an indictment. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 27 2013 7:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

When Parents Kill Parents in the Name of Literature

We weren’t very far into "Little House on the Prairie" when it hit me: Ma was kind of a bummer. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2013 1:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Wilder, Laura Ingalls, Dahl, Roald, Lewis, C S

Are Body and Sex Education Books for Parents, or Kids?

Books written for teenagers and preteens about puberty sell — but are they actually read? Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2013 10:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, sex education, Women and Girls, Books and Literature, American Medical Assn

A Pregnancy Hazard: Too Many Pills

Nearly 90 percent of pregnant women take at least one medication during the first trimester of a pregnancy. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 25 2013 11:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Yahoo’s Blow to Work-Family Balance

By pulling flextime off the table, the Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer defies any expectation that new motherhood might make her sensitive to the needs of working families. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 25 2013 11:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Mayer, Marissa, Working Hours, Yahoo! Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ, Yahoo! Inc

A Birth Mother With the Right Regrets

The birth-mother script tells us not to regret giving up our children, but my adoptee friends tell me that the regrets I do feel are what they want to hear. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 24 2013 5:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Adoptions

Robert. Dad. Stepdad. What’s in a Name?

I don't have stepchidren and biological children. I have children. Period. But four of my kids don't call me "Dad." Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 22 2013 1:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages, step parents

What Should the Parent of a Bully Do Next?

Looking for answers when your child is the one leaving nasty notes or snatching someone else's lunch. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 22 2013 6:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, bullies

American Kids Consuming Fewer Calories

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that American children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than they had 10 years earlier, a hopeful trend in the battle against obesity. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 21 2013 12:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Obesity, Weight, Children and Childhood, Diet and Nutrition, Calories

‘Go Mighty’ or You Might Not Go at All

The "Go Mighty" group blog offers two messages I need to hear, often: Figure out what you want to do, and go after it — then stop to savor it when you get it. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 21 2013 11:43 AM by Motherlode

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

'Sticks and Stones' Gives Parents Words to Talk Bullying

Emily Bazelon, author of "Sticks and Stones," answers the question: should parents feel hopeful about bullying, or should we just curl up in a helpless ball and weep? Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 21 2013 5:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, bullies, _featured, Education (K-12), Social Networking (Internet), Bazelon, Emily, School Discipline (Students)

Will You Pass Your Junk Food Addictions On?

I know snack foods are engineered to create "crave." But it's the emotional connection that really makes me reach for the bag, and that's a connection I don't want my children to form. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 20 2013 2:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Snack Foods, Moss, Michael

Parenting Training That Works

"If you engage people before things go awry, they can avoid problems that we might have predicted for them, or they might have predicted for themselves." Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 20 2013 11:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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Americans Support ***-Feeding, as Long as It’s ‘Free’

Six Ways to Spot an Eating Disorder Early

Don’t Blame Mothers for Birth Defects

When Parents Kill Parents in the Name of Literature

Are Body and Sex Education Books for Parents, or Kids?

A Pregnancy Hazard: Too Many Pills

Yahoo’s Blow to Work-Family Balance

A Birth Mother With the Right Regrets

Robert. Dad. Stepdad. What’s in a Name?

What Should the Parent of a Bully Do Next?

American Kids Consuming Fewer Calories

‘Go Mighty’ or You Might Not Go at All

'Sticks and Stones' Gives Parents Words to Talk Bullying

Will You Pass Your Junk Food Addictions On?

Parenting Training That Works