November 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Raising Healthy Eaters, with SNAP or American Express

Stark contrasts in income (from chef-taught nannies to food stamps), but one thing in common: parents struggle to teach their children to make healthy choices in a world of caloric excess. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 15 2013 12:35 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Income Inequality, Highlights

Let Go of the College Essay, and Let Your Teenager Speak for Herself

Nothing is so deadly to the necessary college memoirist's perspective as Mom or Dad, no matter how loving, leaning down to read over one’s shoulder. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 15 2013 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards, Highlights, Ivy League, Common Application, The

What Should Airlines Do About Children With Peanut Allergies?

Decisions about limiting the exposure to nuts on airlines are often left to the discretion of an individual flight crew, and they are not always willing to comply. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: allergies, Airlines and Airplanes, Highlights, Nuts, Peanuts

For Filipino Workers Abroad, ‘There Is Nothing Worse Than the Waiting’

Many domestic workers from the Philippines are still waiting for news of families left behind in areas struck by Typhoon Haiyan. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 10:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan (2013), Singapore

The Holidays: A Bit More Giving, a Bit Less Getting

There are many ways to teach children to be generous without denying them the usual pile of gifts. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 6:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts, Children and Childhood, Philanthropy, The Opposite of Spoiled, Nonprofit Organizations

‘Maxed Out’ Author Thought Readers Would Critique Her Ideas. Instead, They Judged Her Choices.

Like many women, I found being a full-time mother with a full-time job impossibly stressful. But many readers thought that by setting better boundaries with my boss, or having a more can-do attitude, I could have made the plague of overwork affecting...

Published Wed, Nov 13 2013 8:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Working Hours, Work-Life Balance, Paid Time Off, Family Leaves, Highlights

What a ‘Paychecks for Pulses’ Plan Could—and Couldn’t—Do For Families

Swiss activists have proposed a scheme that would offer a guaranteed income to every citizen, no strings attached. Would such a plan help parents in the United States, or offer a distraction from the many ways our policies fail to offer families the support...

Published Tue, Nov 12 2013 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Paid Time Off, Family Leaves, Income, Highlights, Manitoba (Canada), Murray, Charles, Lowrey, Annie

A Husband’s Fertility Journey

Motherlode's fertility diarist Amy Klein's husband, Solomon, answers questions about his experience with I.V.F., miscarriage and being part of such a public experience. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 12 2013 8:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Marriages, Miscarriages, Highlights

Why I Let My Son (Finally) Join the Boy Scouts

I feel guilty that I've let my son join an organization that still discriminates. I also feel guilty that I made him wait for so long. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2013 10:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, homosexuality

At a Swim Meet, a Ribbon for Everyone

When I volunteered to write the ribbons at my 10-year-old's swim meet, I had no idea I'd be helping write a ribbon for every child in every race. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 10 2013 5:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Swimming, Children and Childhood, Athletics and Sports, Highlights, Awards, Decorations and Honors

Child-Proofing ‘Harry Potter’

I thought my 5-year-old was ready for the "Harry Potter" books. I was wrong, and I find myself verbally editing every page. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 08 2013 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Emotions, Highlights

A Father Files a Complaint Against Time Warner Over Parental Leave

If a company gives more parental leave to adoptive fathers or biological mothers than to biological fathers, is that sex discrimination? Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 08 2013 11:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

If a Child Is Bullied, Parents Offer Advice on When and How to Intervene

Parents share stories of bullying and their responses — sometimes successful, sometimes a subject of frustration and regret. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 08 2013 7:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, bullies, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights

When Advanced Math Placement Is a Struggle

Her daughter wanted to be in above-grade-level math, and they pushed the school into it — and now it's too much. What's next? Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 07 2013 7:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights, Tutors and Tutoring, McKellar, Danica, Mathematics

Don’t Yell at Your Children. But if You Do, Don’t Yell at Yourself

The author of new research on the effect of harsh verbal discipline on adolescents says that even the occasional lapse is "bad." Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 06 2013 10:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Teenagers and Adolescence, Anger (Emotion), Highlights

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