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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
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

Filed under: Uncategorized
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
A Billionaire on Working Mothers: Babies Kill Women’s Focus

Paul Tudor Jones, a hedge-fund manager, on mothers in his workplace: "As soon as that baby’s lips touched that girl’s bosom, forget it.” Read More...

Published Fri, May 24 2013 4:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, discrimination, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls
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
The Joy of Naming the Baby

Why do prospective parents spend so much time choosing names? Read More...

Published Fri, May 31 2013 1:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Babies and Infants, Williams, Alex
The Complicated Calculus of Real Estate and Education in NYC

The lengths families in New York City go to to get their child into the neighborhood school. Read More...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 9:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
The Uncertain Field of Concussion Care

There is no test or procedure to verify whether a patient has had a concussion. Read More...

Published Mon, May 06 2013 8:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
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
How Debbie Wasserman Schultz Does It

The week in Washington and the weekend at home: the congresswoman from Florida describes a typical day balancing work and family. Read More...

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

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It, Schultz, Debbie Wasserman
The Daddy Business Trip

Why would dad-blogger conferences merit more respect from traditional news media than those attended primarily by moms? Read More...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 6:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Rosman, Katherine
A Solo Trip Takes a Mother Home

Our filled-to-the-brim schedule went on for years. One day, I realized I'd had enough. Read More...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 8:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Travel and Vacations, Essays

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