June 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

The Home-Cooked Challenge: Addicted to Snack Food, Trying to Change

Why try to cut processed foods from my family's diet for a week (or more)? Because we eat too many pre-packaged cookies, chips and snacks. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 17 2013 2:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Obesity, Families and Family Life, Cooking and Cookbooks, Snack Foods

When a Game of Catch Is All a Father Has Left

Sometimes a game of catch in a hospital courtyard is the best a father has to give, and sometimes it's all that matters. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 16 2013 5:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Death and Dying

Daughter to Dad: ‘Girlie’ Pajamas, Please

My 5-year-old loves Spider-Man, so I was stunned when she refused to wear her Spidey pj's to pajama day at gymnastics. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 14 2013 1:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, pajamas, Women and Girls, Fashion and Apparel

The Home-Cooked Challenge: A Week Without Prepared Foods

Our family won't eat any prepared foods or restaurant meals next week. What does that mean? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 14 2013 10:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Food, Obesity, Families and Family Life, Cooking and Cookbooks, Reese, Jennifer, Perelman, Deb, Pollan, Michael

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

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

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

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

An Only Child, Happy With a Big Family

KJ Dell'Antonia, an only child, has four children. Here's why. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 12 2013 2:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Sandler, Lauren

An Only Child, Happy With an Only Child

Lauren Sandler, an only child, chose to have only one child. Here's why. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 12 2013 2:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Sandler, Lauren

I Got Pregnant at 14. Ask Me About Plan B.

When I became a mother for the first time at 15, I was old enough to give my consent for adoption — but I would not have been old enough to purchase emergency contraception under the old F.D.A. rules. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 11 2013 11:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Teenage Pregnancy, Teenagers and Adolescence, Birth Control and Family Planning, Plan B (Contraceptive), Essays

More Groups and More Tests in Shifting Classrooms

The education pendulum swings toward testing, grouping and evaluating. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 10 2013 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Tests and Examinations, National Assessment of Educational Progress

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

Trying—and Failing—to Host an Alcohol-Free Teen Party

I thought I had discovered the secrets to preventing teen substance abuse at parties — until two uniformed policemen rang my doorbell. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 09 2013 5:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Parties (Social), Teenagers and Adolescence, Alcoholic Beverages, Drug Abuse and Traffic

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