April 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Pushing Paternity Leave Helps Working Mothers

When countries promote paternity leave, men contribute more at home and women work more. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 03 2013 11:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Careers and Professions, Family Leaves, Rampell, Catherine

It’s O.K. to Put Yourself First

After two years of Lyme disease, I realized that I needed to take care of myself before I took care of others. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 07 2013 6:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Families and Family Life

What Makes a Successful Stepfather?

In forming new family relationships, children need to feel that their frustrations are heard, while disagreements between adults are kept in the background. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 10 2013 9:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages

A Dad’s Hidden Truth of Parenting: We’re All Clichés

I thought being a blogging dad made me a rare man willing to share his frustrations — until I realized they're frustrations we all share. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 12 2013 10:44 AM by Motherlode

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

Yippee-Ki-Yay, Movie Night

I thought it would be great if my children enjoyed watching the films I liked. I was right, until I pushed my luck. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 6:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Movies, parenting, _featured, Families and Family Life

Choosing a Scholarship Over a College Name Brand

Four years ago, our daughter and our family faced the "college costs vs. prestige" decision. Here's how it turned out (so far). Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 23 2013 11:22 AM by Motherlode

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

A New Mom Is Downsized, but Not Down and Out

As a pregnant school manager, I never imagined that seven weeks after giving birth, I would be working at a specialty foods store, slinging food for people whose lives no longer resembled mine. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 25 2013 11:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Working Hours, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Essays, Layoffs and Job Reductions

11% of U.S. Children Diagnosed With A.D.H.D.

Some experts argue that A.D.H.D. is over-diagnosed. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 01 2013 7:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Months After Newtown, Sorting Boxes of Grief

My stepmother was killed in the Newtown shooting. My husband and I divorced after 10 years of marriage. I'm left with boxes of physical reminders of what used to be. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 28 2013 5:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Emotions, Grief (Emotion), Newtown (Conn), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Hochsprung, Dawn

State Takes On Failing Schools in Memphis

Tennessee looks to radical change to improve failing schools. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 03 2013 9:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Separation Anxiety

When my son wet his pants every day at nursery school, the teachers thought I'd lied when I said he was potty trained. He was — he just wasn't trained to be with anyone but me. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 05 2013 9:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Babies and Infants

‘Holding Silvan’: Letting Go of a Life and an Ideal About Death

In her memoir, Monica Wesolowska explores how to parent a child who is caught up in our complex system of modern medical death. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 09 2013 12:29 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Death and Dying

Ready for Kindergarten, and Missing the Cutoff

Many parents prefer to "redshirt" a young child by holding her out of kindergarten for an extra year. This reader has the opposite problem — her just-shy-of-the-cut-off child is ready to go. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 12 2013 6:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, _featured, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School)

The Ups and Downs of ‘Seesaw Marriages’

"Seesaw marriage" means taking turns. But waiting for your time in either the dominant parent or the career-focused parent role can feel more like a tug of war. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 6:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Careers and Professions, Rosin, Hanna, Work-Life Balance, The End of Men: And the Rise of Women (Book)

Study Links Autism With Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

A cautiously worded study has found an association between the use of both S.S.R.I.'s and tricyclic antidepressants during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 22 2013 8:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, parenting, _featured, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Depression (Mental), Antidepressants

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