October 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

The Accumulated Wisdom on Bribing Your Children

Many parents offer their kids money for good grades or behavior, even though some experts despise the practice. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 03 2013 6:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Personal Finances, Levine, Madeline, The Opposite of Spoiled, Fryer, Roland G Jr

The Crazy, Intense Schedule of Competitive Youth Soccer? Bring It On

Why do we spend thousands of dollars a year on team fees? Why do we shuttle her to the field three to five days a week, 50 weeks a year? Why do we organize weekends around game schedules? Because it's worth it. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 07 2013 11:31 AM by Motherlode

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

A ***-Feeding Latina Mother Looking for Support

Statistics have Latina women leading the way in nursing our infants — so why don't the older Latina women in my community support my nursing my sons? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 09 2013 10:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Puerto Ricans, Hispanic-Americans

On National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, a Mother with a Candle to Light

On Oct. 15, I'll be the woman with a candle in my window, remembering Silvan. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 14 2013 2:28 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Grief (Emotion), Death and Dying, Miscarriages, Highlights

Quality Preschool Is the ‘Most Cost-Effective’ Educational Intervention

An overview of the most recent research finds strong support for investing in preschool. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 17 2013 6:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Head Start Program

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

Nia Vardalos, Not So ‘Instant’ Mom

Nia Vardalos's "Instant Mom" is the book I wish I'd had as we adopted our youngest daughter as a preschooler, a book for anyone considering adoption and just a good read. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 1:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, 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

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

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

When ‘Eat It’ Isn’t the Answer: The Halloween Candy Dilemma

In my family, we just eat the Halloween candy. It's a great festival of sugar that ends only when we can't take it anymore. But if that's not an option in your house, what do you do with the annual haul? Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 25 2013 10:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Halloween, parenting, diabetes, sugar, _featured, Children and Childhood, Highlights

‘Have You Ever Thought of Adopting?’

I am not ready to give up. And right now, that’s what adoption seems like to me. For me. Right now. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 29 2013 7:00 AM by Motherlode

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

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

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