October 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

After a Concussion, Returning to School

The activities that make up a student's normal day, like reading, writing and concentrating on classes, can exacerbate headaches and fatigue caused by a concussion. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 24 2013 6:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, brain, concussions, Education (K-12), Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference, Sports Injuries

If Parents Skip the Online Spying, Should Teens Pay for Their Freedom?

When my children go fully online via email, social media and the like, I don't expect to spy on them. Will I feel differently when it's not a hypothetical question? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 30 2013 4:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: social media, Privacy, Teenagers and Adolescence, Computer and Video Games, Shulevitz, Judith, E-Mail, Highlights, Sedwick, Rebecca Ann

A Little Bit Pregnant: The Numbers Game

They say you can’t be a little pregnant, but in I.V.F. it’s different. The embryo may implant – but it may be a bad embryo. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 15 2013 7:49 AM by Motherlode

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

Should Parents Face Arrest if Their Child Is a Bully?

The sheriff in the case of Rebecca Sedwick, 12, who jumped to her death from a concrete silo in Florida after enduring months of bullying, has brought up the idea of arresting the parents of one of the teenage girls who has been charged. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 17 2013 11:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, bullies, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Bazelon, Emily, Highlights, Florida, Judd, Grady, Sedwick, Rebecca Ann

Our Last Name Meant ‘Bad Luck.’ So We Changed It.

Our family name meant “bad luck man” in Polish, German, Dutch, Hungarian and Czech. When half of Europe reads it, they think instantly of misfortune. Who would want to saddle their children with that? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 23 2013 10:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Names, Personal, Luck

A Child With Autism Becomes a Teenager With Expectations

My son came to me, worried, the night before his 13th birthday. "When I'm a teen I'll have to have hang-outs with my friends all the time!” he told me. “And I'll have to date people! That's what teenagers do. They hang out with their...

Published Sun, Oct 20 2013 5:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, _featured, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights

Is *** Still ‘Best’ When It’s Another Mother’s Milk?

New research regarding contaminants in *** milk donated or sold online gives us an opportunity to weigh the benefits of *** milk as a substance, not *** feeding as a behavior. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 21 2013 9:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Infant Formulas, Highlights, Necrotizing Enterocolitis

The Allergen-Free Cake That Wasn’t

Classroom birthday celebrations that revolve around food exclude children with allergies, and they feel it. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, allergies, birthdays, bullies, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Survey Says: Parents Are Happy, but Tired

How parents feel about child care is too complex a question to evaluate with a few assorted adjectives and a scale of 1 to 6. But researchers don't stop trying. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 08 2013 3:29 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Research, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Polls and Public Opinion, Highlights

The Food Writer and Her Picky Eater

My son is no different from many other picky eaters. I’m what’s different. I’m a food writer. So you can't blame me for my son's poor eating habits. (Only I can do that.) Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 27 2013 5:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights

How Do You Know When Your Child Needs Outside Help?

Parents asking parents: How do you know when it’s time to get professional help for a child who is anxious, depressed or angry beyond his or her years? Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 18 2013 9:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Highlights, Therapy and Rehabilitation

Mourning a Miscarriage

It wasn't the loss of a baby. It was the loss of my own hope. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 7:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Miscarriages, Fertility Diary

What Happened to Recreational Sports?

Sports should not be the province only of children and families willing to sacrifice afternoons, dinners and weekends on their Spartan altar. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 07 2013 12:55 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Athletics and Sports, Highlights

After the I.V.F., the Wait

When you're trying to conceive, the "two-week wait" is a thing: the "seemingly interminable time period after you ovulate and before you can take a pregnancy test." After I.V.F., it's even harder. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 08 2013 8:24 AM by Motherlode

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

The Vocabulary Gap Between Affluent and Low-Income Children Begins Early

By age 2, children of wealthier professionals have heard words millions more times than those of less educated parents. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 12:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

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