April 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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

The Play Date Gun Debate

Creating a non-political conversation around children and gun-safety. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 29 2013 10:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Gun Control, Firearms

Leaving the Picture Books on the Shelves

Sorting the children's books for a move, and rediscovering old favorites. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 25 2013 6:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Organization, Garner, Dwight

The Motherlode Blogroll: Freshly Linked but Never Final

An updated, but always incomplete, blogroll. Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 26 2013 9:32 AM by Motherlode

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

Why We Should Thank Twitter’s Rape Defenders

Once, a rape accuser might have found the word "whore" on a note in her locker and heard accusations about her behavior whispered behind her. Now, this is on social media — and the single good thing about that public ugliness is that it can...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 11:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sex Crimes, Social Networking (Internet), Steubenville (Ohio), Torrington (Conn), Gonzalez, Edgar A, Toribio, Joan M

‘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

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)

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

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

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

Finding the Right Summer Day Camp

Concerned about finding the right summer camp experience for your children? Here's what to ask. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 03 2013 7:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Camps and Camping, Ninety-Second Street Y

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

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

Kindergarten ‘Redshirting’ Gets Tougher in N.Y.C., With Repercussions

In New York City, it just got a lot more difficult to hold a 5-year-old back from kindergarten for an extra year. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 02 2013 8:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), New York City, Education (Pre-School), Education Department (NYC)

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