July 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

$55 Billion: The Cost of Summer 2013

When you add up the camps, sports, programs, pool memberships and child care, how much will summer cost your family this year? Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 18 2013 5:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, _featured, Families and Family Life

‘Mother Daughter Me’: The Best Memoir I’ve Read This Year

"Mother Daughter Me," by Katie Hafner, is the most raw, honest and engaging memoir I've read in a long time. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 18 2013 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Books and Literature, Strayed, Cheryl, Elderly, Writing and Writers, Hafner, Katie

Who Will Screen for Postpartum Depression?

My obstetrician ignored my symptoms of postpartum depression, and told me to take more 'me' time. Just like that, I slipped through the cracks, and I'm not alone. There's no universal screening for depression in women after giving birth...

Published Wed, Jul 17 2013 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mental Health and Disorders, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls

Despite Poisoning Deaths, India’s School Lunch Program Must Go On

While the tragedy in Bihar underscore the flaws in the midday meals lunch program, it doesn’t detract from the essential goodness of the scheme. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 17 2013 11:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Food Contamination and Poisoning, Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Bihar (India), Poisoning and Poisons

Bothered by Your Bald Baby Girl? Enter ‘Baby Bangs’

Would anyone really buy a headband with attached bangs to ensure that a bald baby is recognizable as a girl? Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 16 2013 2:15 PM by Motherlode

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

What if No Day Care Will Take Your A.D.H.D. Child?

A child is defined by his label, and kicked out of three day care centers. How can his working parents find child care, and how can they find him a place to succeed? Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 16 2013 8:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Children and Childhood, Day Care Centers

Madonna and Guy Ritchie Model a ‘Good Divorce’

Madonna and Guy Ritchie were the model of good post-divorce parenting at their son's bar mitzvah. My husband, his ex-wife and I have not always been so mature. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 15 2013 1:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Ritchie, Guy, Madonna

Talking Truth, Trials and Trayvon With Children

Neither the Trayvon Martin trial nor the matter of Edward Snowden is easy to explain to children, and that's exactly what makes both worth talking about. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 15 2013 10:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Race and Ethnicity, Zimmerman, George, Martin, Trayvon, Blacks, Snowden, Edward J