February 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Always! Be! Learning! Academics Meets P.E. Class

Should math and vocabulary be brought into P. E. class, and in what way? Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 19 2013 8:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Exercise, Education (K-12), Physical Education and Training, Rich, Motoko

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

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

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

When 'Help' With Homework Is Too Much

I've always been "on call" for homework help. I never thought of it as "cheating" in any way - but one of my daughter's schoolteachers did. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 03 2013 6:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, Homework, parenting, _featured, helicopter parent, Cheating, Children and Childhood

Discounting a Meal for 'Well-Behaved Kids'

The "well-behaved kid" discount is cute, but let's not get carried away. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 13 2013 12:10 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Airlines and Airplanes, Restaurants

Not Just a 'Feminine Mystique': What Hasn't Changed Enough for Women and Family?

Forty years ago, 10 years after she wrote "The Feminine Mystique," Betty Friedan said "housework and child-rearing will have to be more equally shared by husband, wife and society." How outraged are you that we're still not there...

Published Wed, Feb 13 2013 8:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Recognizing Signs of Abusive Dating Among Teenagers

Domestic abuse among teenagers is not readily understood within an adult framework. And confusing possessiveness with love is among the most common teenage mistakes leading to dating violence. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 15 2013 8:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, domestic violence, Teenagers and Adolescence, Dating and Courtship

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

Westboro Baptist Daughters Leave Their Church

Two members of a nationally reviled church group in Kansas defy their parents. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 07 2013 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Westboro Baptist Church

Advice to Help a Stepparent Start Strong

A reader, about to gain a spouse and a stepdaughter, asks: how does a stepparent get off on the right foot, and stay there? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 01 2013 6:25 AM by Motherlode

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

Cranky Is Contagious. (So Is Everything Else.)

Teaching children that their emotions are contagious-so whatever they bring to a conversation is likely what they'll get back. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2013 8:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Twitter, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Social Networking (Internet)

'My Mother Gives Me Parenting Advice From ***.'

That is not a euphemism for overly strict, by-the-book experts. No, my mother gives me parenting advice from an actual member of the National Socialist Party - and we're Jews. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 19 2013 10:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Grandparents, Children and Childhood, Hulbert, Ann

Confessions of a Domestic Gigolo

My wife and I struck a dubious-sounding pact that went on to revolutionize our marriage: sex for cleaning. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 14 2013 6:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Valentine's Day, Marriages

The Motherlode Blogroll Needs Blogs

The Motherlode blogroll is coming back - and I'm looking for a few good blogs. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:46 AM by Motherlode

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

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