September 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

What if a Teacher Doesn’t Like a Parent?

Dear Mrs. Lahey: Do you treat our kids differently if you like their parents? Alternately, are you nicer to the parents if you like the kids? Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 12 2013 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Teachers and School Employees, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

New York City Passes Law Defending Rights of Pregnant Workers

No one benefits from effectively forcing a pregnant woman to choose between protecting her baby's health and looking out for that child's future economic interests. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 3:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, discrimination, Pregnancy and Childbirth, New York City, Women and Girls, Highlights, Nadler, Jerrold, Vacca, James, City Council (NYC)

Savoring the End of ***-Feeding as Infancy Slips Away

One night when the baby woke up crying and I went into his room to nurse him, it hit me: This could be my last *** feed — ever. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 6:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Highlights

In D.C., Where Universal Free Preschool Is Becoming the Norm

Five days a week, for nearly 10 months a year, from 8 to 3:15, my taxes pay for my toddler’s education. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 16 2013 11:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Teachers and School Employees, Day Care Centers, Education (Pre-School), Charter Schools, Highlights, Washington (DC)

When Obese Children Develop Eating Disorders, Doctors Often Don’t Notice

Obese adolescents are at significant risk of developing eating disorders, and health professionals, focused on weight loss, may be at significant risk of not diagnosing them, according to a new report. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 17 2013 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Research, Obesity, Doctors, eating disorders, Teenagers and Adolescence

Cheerleaders, at Risk of Concussion, Hide Symptoms

New research suggests that cheerleading accounts for 66 percent of catastrophic injuries in female athletes. And the ones who are being injured are not accurately reporting their symptoms. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 13 2013 9:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, concussions, Sports Injuries, Cheerleaders

Scores of Child Firearm Deaths Are Not Reflected in Official Statistics

Scores of accidental killings of children by firearm are not reflected in the official statistics that have framed the debate over how to protect children from guns. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 30 2013 8:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Need Birth Control Advice, Fast? Text Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood's experts have reached more than 250,000 people by text or chat since it began offering that option. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 30 2013 11:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Condoms, Teenage Pregnancy, Birth Control and Family Planning, Youth, Highlights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Making Youth Football Safer, Tackles and All

As parents, we will do whatever it takes to make the world a better place for our children. For me, that meant learning how to tackle the safe way. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 08 2013 5:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, football, _featured

Fertility Diary: Pincushion

We took a two-bedroom apartment hoping to fill it with a crib and diapers and toys for a baby — not with the needles and pills and vitamins I need for in vitro fertilization. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 10 2013 6:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Fertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth

6 Ways to Overcome Anxiety and Talk Money With Your Children

Many parents would rather talk to their children about sex than about money, but far too few have stopped to figure out why -- and how to get over it. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 4:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, Lieber, Ron, The Opposite of Spoiled

Calming a Child’s Fears After Another Mass Shooting

There have been 20 mass shootings since my son turned 4, and in one way or another, he seems to have become aware of all of them. Yesterday, as I shopped, he cowered in the back of the store. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 3:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Highlights, Washington Navy Yard Shooting (2013)

With Kindergarten Started, She Can Say It: I Work

With the start of kindergarten, I no longer feel like I’m making such an active decision to work. Now, it’s just what I do. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 15 2013 6:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance, Highlights

Dear Parent: The Lunch You Packed Was Nutritionally Inadequate.

The new school food rules: Should your packed lunch fail to meet the school's standards, a note will be sent home — a "friendly reminder" to do better tomorrow. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 10 2013 2:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Lunch Boxes and Bags, Highlights

10 Ways to Ease Your Child’s Preschool Separation Anxiety (and Yours)

Advice from school officials to help children, and parents, keep preschool separation in perspective and smooth the first weeks at a new school. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 11 2013 1:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

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