March 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Q. and A. With Thea Goodman, Author of ‘The Sunshine When She’s Gone’

The author Thea Goodman inhabits the strange, slightly demented world of the too self-conscious new parent. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 11 2013 10:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Books and Literature

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

Do You Pay the Baby Sitter if You Cancel?

This scheduled baby sitter turns down other work to be there for this family, and she counts on the income. So what happens when the parents cancel? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 08 2013 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Ask Motherlode

Redefining Success for a College-Bound Child

I know I shouldn't worry about whether my daughter's academic choices will get her into a prestigious college — but I do. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2013 1:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Teenagers and Adolescence, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards, Levine, Madeline

Not Every Parent Chases College Prestige

I can't imagine worrying about whether my child attends a prestigious college — but maybe I'm speaking too soon. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2013 1:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards

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)

Rates of Caesarean Deliveries Vary Widely Among Hospitals

The hospital with the lowest rate of Caesareans delivered 7 percent of births there through that method; the highest: 70 percent. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 2:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: 8 Tips for Keeping Adult Children Close

As the novelist Christopher Morley said, "We’ve had bad luck with our kids … they’ve all grown up.” Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 11:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, adult children, Families and Family Life, Travel and Vacations

A Truck Strikes a Child, and a Doctor Can’t Help

A doctor's account of her attempt to save a life of a child struck by a truck on the city streets. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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

Pregnant Without a Policy in Graduate School

Do graduate schools, in medicine or anything else, support pregnant students, or leave them at the mercy of individual instructors? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 04 2013 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Families and Family Life, Graduate Schools and Students

Research: A.D.H.D. Remains a Problem for Adults

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder doesn't just "go away" in adulthood. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2013 9:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Boston Children's Hospital, Mayo Clinic

A High-Functioning Bereaved Parent

So where am I now, 13 years after my 2½-year-old son, Jacob, died because of a brain tumor? One thing I can say is that my junk mail has no idea where I am. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2013 6:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Death and Dying, Brain Cancer

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)

Unreasonably ‘Terrified’ of a Second Labor

Her first labor was uneventful. So why, a writer asks, "has it come to pass that I feel even more terrified by the idea of laboring with this second baby than I did with the first?" Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 01 2013 6:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants

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