July 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

‘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

Choking Still Sends Too Many Children to the E.R.

What food item is most likely to cause children to choke? Candy. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 31 2013 10:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, Food, American Academy of Pediatrics, Children and Childhood, Emergency Medical Treatment

So Much More Than Peter Rabbit

I'll take the rougher of the Beatrix Potter books over Peter Rabbit, the ones in which her humor is as delightful to adult readers as it is to children, books about muss and mud and dinner. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 28 2013 5:28 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Potter, Beatrix

I’m Tired of Reading Out Loud to My Son, O.K.?

When I've served my son his requisite 20 minutes daily of read-aloud time, I feel as virtuous as if I’ve chewed my way through a kale salad. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 22 2013 6:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature

Don’t Make Your Children the Exception to Every Rule

Raising conscientious children is definitely not the most fun part of parenting, but protecting them from the consequences of every failure is the biggest parental failure of all. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 07 2013 5:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, parenting, _featured, Happiness, Children and Childhood, Psychology and Psychologists

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

Some Elite Colleges Fail to Recruit Poor Students, Others Succeed

From Vassar president Catharine Bond Hill to colleges with multibillion-dollar endowments and numerous tax exemptions that recruit few poor students, “Shame on you.” Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 31 2013 10:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Are Over-the-Top Parents Really the Rule at Summer Camp?

The stories about the crazy things parents do for their camper kids are a little disillusioning for this noncamp veteran. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 19 2013 8:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Feiler, Bruce, Summer (Season), Camps and Camping, Smuggling

Are Your Children Using Snapchat?

The Snapchat photo-sharing service is meant for those over 13, but many users are younger, and few will be satisfied with a neutered version of the app. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 02 2013 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Photography, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications

Princes Are for Fairy Tales

The message royalty sends to our children — the one about meritocracy, just as much as the one about aesthetics — is all the more suspect when it comes in flesh and blood, as with the newborn Prince of Cambridge. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 22 2013 3:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Royal Family, William, Duke of Cambridge, Great Britain

The Mom From ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Finally Speaks

Every mother feels societal pressures, but few have experienced as much parenting scrutiny as the mother from “The Cat in the Hat.” In this interview, she tries to set things straight. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 05 2013 5:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Work-Life Balance, Geisel, Theodor Seuss

$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

Dear Parents: Please Ignore the Latest Research

No matter how earth-shattering that new research study looks, it probably doesn't have much to do with being a parent. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 19 2013 5:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood

The Poorest Kid in a Rich Town

What lessons about money are there to learn for a child in a family that has less money than nearly every other one in the community? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 08 2013 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Personal Finances, Lieber, Ron

5 Secrets of Happy Family Vacations

Bruce Feiler, author of "The Secrets of Happy Families," offers 5 video tips for a happier family vacation. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 02 2013 1:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Feiler, Bruce, Travel and Vacations

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