June 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

*** Feeding Killed My Focus on Work. I Don’t Miss It.

In our race to keep up with men, we women have forgotten the joys that are given only to us. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 04 2013 1:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance, Jones, Paul Tudor

Could Brothers and Sisters Share a Cabin at Camp?

I'm trying to find out whether my son and daughter are the only siblings who are unhappy not to be able to share a cabin at camp. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 28 2013 10:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, Children and Childhood, Camps and Camping, American Camp Assn

How Matt Urmy, Entrepreneur, Does It

How a dad with his own company and full custody of his 6-year-old son gets it all done. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 13 2013 1:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Fathers, _featured, Father's Day, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It

Do You Cheat Your Kids Out of Summer Sleep?

Longer daylight hours and fluctuating summer schedules can make it hard to ensure that children get all the sleep they need. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 26 2013 7:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sleep, Children and Childhood, Summer (Season), Brody, Jane E

What’s the Right Age to Appreciate ‘Star Wars’?

This is only partly a question of when a child is ready for the death of Obi-Wan Kenobi. When do you produce something that captured your heart as a child and subject it to the scrutiny of the next generation? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 07 2013 12:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood

What I Learned (Too Late) About Keeping Kids Safe Around Dogs

Knowing what I know now, I see Zeke was using all his best dog language to tell us he was afraid, annoyed, maybe even in pain. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2013 10:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pets, _featured, Children and Childhood, Essays, Animals, Dogs

L.G.B.T. Survey: The Age I First Felt Different

A national survey of ***, gay, bisexual and transgender adults found that the median age at which they suspected they might not be straight was 12. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 13 2013 4:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, homosexuality

Fitting Motherhood into an Art-Directed Blog

Is the design blog the new wave of "mommy bloggers?" Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 12 2013 7:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Five Key Parenting Lessons from ‘Game of Thrones’

Let it not be said that "Game of Thrones" holds no educational value: helpful lessons in how not to parent from the Starks and the Lancasters. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 09 2013 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, parenting, _featured, Families and Family Life, Game of Thrones (TV Program), Martin, George R R

Home-Cooked Challenge Wrap-Up: A Week’s Worth of Dinners

What does a week's worth of meals look like in your house, and do things always (or ever) go as planned? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 25 2013 3:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Families and Family Life, Cooking and Cookbooks, Home-Cooked Challenge

Why a Widowed Mom Sends Her Son to Camp All Summer

I’m the widowed mother of one, and there’s no one in the world who would fault me for keeping him close. Except me. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 02 2013 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Families and Family Life, Marriages, Grief (Emotion), Camps and Camping, Essays

Kids with Food Allergies May Be Targets for Bullies

Roughly a third of children with food allergies report feeling bullied for their vulnerability. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 18 2013 9:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, allergies, bullies, Children and Childhood, Anaphylactic Shock

Welcoming a Summer Break From the ‘Rug-Rat Race’

If my children stay home to play after school, guess what? Those children down the street won’t be home. Actually, nobody will be home. Because everybody who can run this gauntlet, does. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 26 2013 12:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, parenting, Families and Family Life, Athletics and Sports

Can Baby-Making Really Wait?

Maybe the real statistics regarding the odds of becoming pregnant after 35 are more optimistic than we realized—but if you're among those who don't conceive easily, that's cold comfort. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 25 2013 9:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Fertility Drugs

A Superhero Who Looks Like My Son

All my childhood superhero heroes were squarely white. How could I share my comics with my Ethiopian son and say, “Don’t you want to be like them?” Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 13 2013 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Fathers, Ethiopia, Father's Day, Children and Childhood, Comic Books and Strips, Essays, Superman (Fictional Character), Spider-Man (Fictional Character), Parker, Peter, Marvel Comics

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