March 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Single Parents: Unsupported, and Feeling the Blame

Men and boys appear caught in a vicious cycle of single-parent families and poverty, but the effects are felt by both sexes. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 20 2013 11:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, single mothers, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, United States Economy, Income Inequality

When Family Stories Are Hard to Tell

Not all family stories are happy ones. We should tell them anyway. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 24 2013 6:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, _featured

Does Victoria’s Secret Care That Parents Hate Pink?

Victoria's Secret may have quietly pulled its "Feeling Lucky?" thong, but it's still on a mission to sell its cheap-lace definition of youth. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 26 2013 12:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Women and Girls, Limited Brands Inc|LTD|NYSE, Limited Brands Inc

Does ‘Nesting’ Children After Divorce Work?

A reader and his wife, in the process of a divorce, are moving in and out of the house they once shared with their children and looking for advice. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 29 2013 7:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Families and Family Life, Marriages, Ask Motherlode, Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

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

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

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

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

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