March 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

A Military Mom Goes Back to School

When a classmate mocked a character in our reading as "uneducated," I told the class I'd never graduated high school. Then I wished I'd kept my mouth shut. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 10 2013 6:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12), Colleges and Universities

For Boy Scouts’ Parents, a Chance to Weigh In on Ban on Gays

When the Scouts survey current members regarding their policies on gays and lesbians, will they get a useful result, or an "amen" from the choir? Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 12 2013 12:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Boy Scouts, homosexuality

When Your Partner Writes the Book on ‘Happy Families’

Quizzing Bruce Feiler, the author of "The Secrets of Happy Families," and his wife, Linda Rottenberg, on their year as "happy family" guinea pigs. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 14 2013 6:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Feiler, Bruce

The Psychologist as (Wary) Parent

When I was a psychologist pregnant with my first child, a colleague asked, “Do you want to hear how psychologists screw up their kids?” Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 17 2013 6:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: _featured, Essays

The Retro-Lean-Back Snow Day

The life of a parent is ever-evolving, and we should resist defining ourselves by phrases like "Retro Wife," "Opt-Out" or "Lean In." Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 19 2013 1:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Labor and Jobs, Women and Girls, Careers and Professions, Winerip, Michael, Hochschild, Arlie Russell, Warner, Judith, Belkin, Lisa

Minimalist Parenting, ‘Manimalist’ Style

For this stay-at home dad, advice on minimalist parenting is preaching to the choir. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 22 2013 10:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, Books and Literature

A Narrow Escape, and Lasting Guilt

When I hear about a tragedy caused by a moment of parental carelessness — a hot car, an unlocked pool gate — I don't judge the parents. I was lucky. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 26 2013 9:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Essays

If Children Had Google Glass

If you had Google Glass, what would your children do with it? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 28 2013 2:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Computers and the Internet, Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQ, Google Inc

Blogging Her Life With Cancer

Introducing Lisa B. Adams, a mother living with Stage 4 *** cancer, to the Motherlode blogroll. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 01 2013 12:42 PM by Motherlode

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

What Parental Leave Does Your Employer Offer?

We're tracking America's corporate family leave policies. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 7:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Mayer, Marissa, Yahoo! Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ, Yahoo! Inc, Family Leaves

Bye-Bye, Bumbo and Boppy (With Reservations)

The hard truth is, my indecision and sentimentality have all just been an excuse: what I really can’t reconcile is that once I pack up the baby gear, I’m packing it in. No more babies for us. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 06 2013 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, toys, Babies and Infants, Cribs (Baby Beds)

‘Dating’ Other Mothers

My two closest mom friends are moving out of state. I have to start dating again. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 12 2013 7:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Friendship

After a Divorce, Creeping Around Happiness

After a divorce, a mother looks for an honest conversation about what really makes us happy — and it's hard to find. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 13 2013 2:46 PM by Motherlode

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

Should We Force Children into Sleep-Aways?

A fifth-grade class has a sleep-away field trip. What do do with a child who doesn't want to go? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 15 2013 1:24 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Ask Motherlode

Raising Children Who Will Speak Up to Prevent Rape, Not Defend It

Though there is a verdict in the Steubenville case, we're a long way from the end of the culture that allowed it to happen. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 19 2013 10:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Twitter, Children and Childhood, Sex Crimes, Social Networking (Internet), Steubenville (Ohio), Mays, Trenton, Richmond, Ma'lik

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