May 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Too Old for Camp, Too Young to Work: What to Do?

A reader is looking for activities for young teens and tweens in the summer. Read More...

Published Fri, May 10 2013 6:39 AM by Motherlode

Careful Formula Supplement Can Aid Early ***-Feeding

Carefully regulated formula feeding before your milk comes in will not harm your baby’s ability to ***-feed, and done properly, it may even help in the long run. Read More...

Published Mon, May 13 2013 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Can I Bring My Kids? I Never Asked

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live in a world where it was just as common to be told what the child-care arrangements are as to be told where to park? Read More...

Published Thu, May 16 2013 6:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance

How Tracy Mack-Askew, Chevrolet Vehicle Line Manager, Does It

A Detroit engineer, wife, student and mother to a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old uses the school's pre- and aftercare to make it all work. Read More...

Published Mon, May 20 2013 7:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It, General Motors, Chevrolet Division of General Motors Corp

Not Worried About a Little Baby Fat

When I called my 5-month-old a chubby bunny, an acquaintance assured me she would "grow out of it." Read More...

Published Wed, May 22 2013 6:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Obesity, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls, Baby Foods

Lesson From Bangladesh: Cheap Children’s Clothes Are Expensive

Cheap children's clothes are a false economy, both individually and globally. Read More...

Published Thu, May 02 2013 6:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Walt Disney Company|DIS|NYSE, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Workplace Environment, Walt Disney Company, Children's Place Retail Stores Inc, Shopping and Retail, Children's Place Retail Stores Inc|PLCE|NASDAQ, Fashion and Apparel, Bangladesh, Factories and Manufacturing

Talking With My Daughter About My Service in Iraq

The first time my daughter Shylah asked me about being a soldier in Iraq, she was 6 years old. Her class had been studying the war. Read More...

Published Sun, May 05 2013 5:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Iraq War (2003-11)

When a Stranger Doesn’t Mean Danger

When an elderly woman asked my son and a friend for help moving a package into her home, my seventh grader saw "stranger danger" and refused. Read More...

Published Fri, May 24 2013 1:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood