May 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

A Tornado, a Tragedy, and an Ordinary Day.

The luckier among us have had far too many opportunities of late to appreciate the blessing of an ordinary day. Read More...

Published Tue, May 21 2013 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, tornadoes, Oklahoma City (Okla)

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

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

Ending the Secrecy of a Child’s Addiction

In the beginning we kept our son's battle with heroin addiction to ourselves. When we finally spoke up, we found we were not alone. Read More...

Published Sun, May 19 2013 7:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, heroin, Mental Health and Disorders, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Alcoholics Anonymous

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

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

Can I Bring My Kids? I Asked

We have to start somewhere conveying the message that working people have families, and that family life can be combined with work. Read More...

Published Thu, May 16 2013 6:47 AM by Motherlode

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

Cranky Is Contagious (Part Two)

When it comes to moving house and children, mom-stress shared is mom-stress multiplied. Read More...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 11:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Anxiety and Stress

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

Defining ‘Submissive’ in the Vocabulary of Women’s Choices

When I used the word "submissive" to describe my commitment to my family, I unleashed a tidal wave of fury. Read More...

Published Tue, May 14 2013 6:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance, Beck, Glenn, Reece, Gabrielle

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

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

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

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

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