May 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Autistic and Coming (Reluctantly) of Age

My son is taller than his mother, but he isn't celebrating. Read More...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 11:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence

How We Do It: Time Diaries of Family Life

Parents taking on the ordinary challenges of life and work and family hear it all the time: "I don't know how you do it!" In Motherlode's new series, they offer the play by play on a typical day. Read More...

Published Sun, May 12 2013 5:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It

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

Best Tool to Fight Childhood Obesity? Your Kitchen

Preparing food at home means eating better and lighter for most families. That doesn't make it easy. Read More...

Published Mon, May 20 2013 12:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Food, Obesity, Weight, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks

Why I Write About My Daughter’s O.C.D.

Try telling my daughter that she should keep her disorders a secret because some jerk might Google her some day. She’ll give you exactly the eye roll you deserve. Read More...

Published Thu, May 23 2013 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Writing and Writers, Essays, Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Weaned: A BIttersweet Victory

After several colds, two bouts of pinkeye, thrush and mastitis, and more restless nights than I cared to count, I decided that it was time for us to stop ***-feeding. Read More...

Published Mon, May 06 2013 9:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants

Is ‘Too Skimpy for an 8-Year-Old’ in the Eye of the Beholder?

Can children wear "too sexy" clothing, or is it our perception of what's sexy that needs to change? Read More...

Published Fri, May 10 2013 5:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Women and Girls, Feiler, Bruce, Fashion and Apparel

Ending the ‘Friendly’ Fat Talk

Putting an end to the "fat talk" for our daughters' sakes — and our own. Read More...

Published Tue, May 28 2013 12:59 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Obesity, Weight, Diet and Nutrition, Hoffman, Jan

How Kai Ryssdal, Radio Host, Does It

Raising four children is a team effort, one that is helped when one parent is usually home by 5 and the other works part time. Read More...

Published Wed, May 29 2013 6:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Parents on Social Media Know Too Much

Cyberparenting, social media, and the risk of "T.M.I." Read More...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 7:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

For an Auschwitz Survivor, His Son’s Education Spelled Freedom

His graduation finally allowed his father to leave Auschwitz behind. Read More...

Published Wed, May 22 2013 5:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

The Last Sweet Year of High School Slips Away

The firsts, and the lasts, of an only child's senior year in high school. Read More...

Published Sun, May 26 2013 5:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12), Teenagers and Adolescence, Commencement Speeches

Remembering a Child’s Grief

When I look at the images after a national tragedy, I see the children's faces — terrified, shocked, changed. I know what that feels like. Read More...

Published Mon, May 27 2013 8:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Grief (Emotion)

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

Similac’s Dubious ‘No Judgment’ Marketing

When we avoid conversations that might lead other women to judge us, we never experience the solidarity of knowing we aren't alone. Read More...

Published Wed, May 08 2013 7:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Infant Formulas

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Autistic and Coming (Reluctantly) of Age

How We Do It: Time Diaries of Family Life

Lesson From Bangladesh: Cheap Children’s Clothes Are Expensive

Best Tool to Fight Childhood Obesity? Your Kitchen

Why I Write About My Daughter’s O.C.D.

Weaned: A BIttersweet Victory

Is ‘Too Skimpy for an 8-Year-Old’ in the Eye of the Beholder?

Ending the ‘Friendly’ Fat Talk

How Kai Ryssdal, Radio Host, Does It

Parents on Social Media Know Too Much

For an Auschwitz Survivor, His Son’s Education Spelled Freedom

The Last Sweet Year of High School Slips Away

Remembering a Child’s Grief

Not Worried About a Little Baby Fat

Similac’s Dubious ‘No Judgment’ Marketing