October 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

Preventing ‘Toxic Stress’ and Its Risks

"Toxic stress" increases the risks of cancer, diabetes and heart, lung and liver disease, along with risks for smoking, drug abuse, suicide, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, domestic violence and depression, while simultaneously...

Published Wed, Oct 30 2013 12:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Parents Offer Best Advice to Steer Clear of Teenage Drinking

Older parents discuss their strategies and approaches when it comes to drinking by the newer generation's teenagers. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 11 2013 9:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Drunken and Reckless Driving, Alcohol Abuse, New Parent, Old Parent

10 Signs Your Parent Is Overscheduled

When a parent is so dependent on color-coded calendar reminders for each child that he keeps calling you "Purple," you may need to encourage him to loosen up. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 11 2013 2:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Feiler, Bruce, Athletics and Sports, Highlights, Car-Pooling and Ride-Sharing

Children With Learning Disabilities Don’t Need More Opportunity to Fail

Children may benefit from failure, but children with learning disabilities, like dyslexia, need more opportunities to succeed. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 15 2013 11:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Dyslexia, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights, Intelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ), Reading and Writing Skills (Education)

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

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

A Park Slope Mom Raises a Hunter

When I was a mother in Brooklyn, the rule was no gun play. Water guns came in the shape of dolphins. Now, I can't wait for my 14-year-old son to fill our freezer with venison. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 02 2013 12:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Gun Control, Park Slope (Brooklyn, NY), Local Food, Highlights, Deer, Hunting and Trapping, Venison

A Dad Grows in the Bronx

In our Bronx neighborhood, fatherhood was shot through with unspoken rules that I learned slowly. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 06 2013 5:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Families and Family Life, Crime and Criminals, Highlights, Bronx (NYC)

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

What to Do When Your Child Asks About Your Income

Five things to think about when your children wants to know how much money you make, including honesty, not making them feel badly and considering what they already know. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 31 2013 9:22 AM by Motherlode

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

Advice for Moms from a Divorce Attorney: Don’t Quit

A divorce attorney argues for mothers staying in the workforce. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 23 2013 11:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

5 Signs That It’s Time to Seek Outside Help for a Struggling Child

Parents who have watched a child wrestle with anxiety, depression and other challenges name these as the signs that it's time to seek help. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 25 2013 9:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Depression (Mental), Anxiety and Stress, Highlights, New Parent, Old Parent

Debating Bribes and Rewards

KJ Dell'Antonia and Bruce Feiler debate the question "Should you bribe your kids?" Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 29 2013 7:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

When Sports Defeat Homework

Looking for advice from the teacher when a child's sports schedule leaves him facing his homework in tears. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2013 7:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Homework, parenting, Sleep, Children and Childhood, Bronson, Po, Merryman, Ashley, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

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The Food Writer and Her Picky Eater

Preventing ‘Toxic Stress’ and Its Risks

Parents Offer Best Advice to Steer Clear of Teenage Drinking

10 Signs Your Parent Is Overscheduled

Children With Learning Disabilities Don’t Need More Opportunity to Fail

Should Parents Face Arrest if Their Child Is a Bully?

The Allergen-Free Cake That Wasn’t

A Park Slope Mom Raises a Hunter

A Dad Grows in the Bronx

Survey Says: Parents Are Happy, but Tired

What to Do When Your Child Asks About Your Income

Advice for Moms from a Divorce Attorney: Don’t Quit

5 Signs That It’s Time to Seek Outside Help for a Struggling Child

Debating Bribes and Rewards

When Sports Defeat Homework