April 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

‘Mommies Don’t Drink’ (Anymore)

To be a drunk was one thing. A drunk mommy? That, I decided, was my rock bottom. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 17 2013 6:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Beer, Alcohol Abuse

Why Do I Think My Salary Pays for Child Care?

Both working parents are equally in need of child care. So why do I suddenly think of my salary as paying that bill? Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 16 2013 6:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, _featured, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance

When to Talk About Adoption, and When to Let It Go

Standing in the hospital, surveying her former babysitter's newborn son, my daughter declared him so tiny — like she had been, she said, when she "came out of your tummy." But she didn't, and she knows it. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 15 2013 10:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Adoptions

Should You Be Paying Taxes on Your Baby Sitter?

If you pay a nanny or baby sitter more than $1,800 a year, you are required to be paying employment taxes. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 14 2013 5:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, Labor and Jobs, Wages and Salaries, Park Slope (Brooklyn, NY)

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)

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)

Julia Sweeney Sees the Absurd in Motherhood (and Shares)

Only Julia Sweeney would find herself adopting a baby named Mulan — "like the movie." And she knows it. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 10:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Adoptions, Names, Personal, Sweeney, Julia

Melissa Harris-Perry’s ‘Uncontroversial Comment’ About Children

If Melissa Harris-Perry can't propose investing in our children without provoking partisan ire, our "every man for himself" family policies are never going to change. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 10 2013 12:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Harris-Perry, Melissa, MSNBC

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

‘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

When East Meets West, Parents and Grandparents Collide

When we took our newborn child and deposited him in a crib (and out of our bed, thank you very much) a mere three months into his little life, our Indian family thought us heartless and cruel. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 09 2013 10:23 AM by Motherlode

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

Lockdown: Teaching Students to Hide From Guns, and Hide Their Fears

“Mommy, it’s so hard at school," my daughter whispers. “We’re not even allowed to say the word ‘gun.’ But then they make us think about them.” Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 08 2013 6:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, School Shootings, Education (K-12), Families and Family Life

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

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

How the I.R.S. Punishes Working Parents

Quick, what's wrong with this sentence: "Most working mothers who pay for child care do so out of their after-tax income"? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 1:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Work-Life Balance, Federal Taxes (US)

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