December 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Charities That Inspire Kids: Cora Dance

A pay-what-you-can dance studio is a haven from storm troubles and middle school. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 31 2013 10:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Philanthropy, Highlights

Does Philanthropic Peer Pressure or Morality Matter More?

Why do we continue to live relatively decadently when the money we spend on organic dishwasher detergent could save lives? My daughter says we're selfish. My son says we do enough. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 31 2013 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Ethics (Personal), Philanthropy, Highlights, Sustainable Living, Singer, Peter (1946- )

New Year, New Round of I.V.F., New Attitude

When a healer told me my fear of motherhood was getting in my way, I reached out to friends for positive thoughts on parents and children to replace my colder experience. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 30 2013 5:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, in vitro fertilization, Babies and Infants, Fertility Diary

Charities That Inspire Kids: The Gift of Halloween

No one thinks about charity at Halloween, but organizations that serve families with children know there are children who are missing out on the fun. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 30 2013 10:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Halloween, parenting, Families and Family Life, Philanthropy, Highlights

Charities That Inspire Kids: Angel’s Cradle

An adoptive family's support for the Organization to Support Albania’s Abandoned Babies goes far beyond financial, and is repaid in ways expected and less so. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 29 2013 5:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Philanthropy, Adoptions, Child Abandonment, Highlights

Children Need To Take Risks, and Parents Need to Let Them

The arguments for and against letting a child light the menorah—or peel potatoes, or, someday, take the train into the city on a Friday night. What is "ready," anyway? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 27 2013 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Hanukkah, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Charities That Inspire Kids: The Ronald McDonald House

A charity that a child supported by collecting pop tops becomes a home for his family when they need it most. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 27 2013 10:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Philanthropy, Highlights, Ronald McDonald House

No Gifts, Please. Just Praise My Good Intentions

If a child chooses donations for a charity instead of gifts for her birthday, does seeking praise for her generosity negate her good intentions? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 27 2013 6:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, gifts, birthdays, Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ, Children and Childhood, Philanthropy, Highlights, Women's Philanthropy Institute, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Facebook Inc

The Birth Parents Move In

I didn't think I could lie in my warm apartment, my daughter sleeping next to me, knowing that her birth parents were struggling to keep warm and dry. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 26 2013 7:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Adoptions, Homeless Persons, Highlights

Yorkshire Pudding, Once for Nine, Now for Four

A long-standing Christmas Eve family tradition changes as adult children don't come home for the holidays, but four parents celebrate for themselves. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 24 2013 8:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Children and Childhood, Highlights

A Season for Resolution: Approaching an I.V.F. Deadline

If our final I.V.F. doesn't work, if I enter 2014 still not pregnant, it's time for Plan B (or C or D, or whatever letter we're up to by now). Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 24 2013 6:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Christmas, in vitro fertilization, Holidays and Special Occasions, Highlights

Accepting the Holes We Can’t Fill With Gifts

This is the first Christmas our five children will spend all together since before we adopted them; since they were separated into different foster homes four years ago. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 23 2013 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Highlights

Negotiating Pettiness and Heartache in the Modern, Blended, Non-Brady Family

Divorce, with shared custody, can feel like the wrong end of the Solomonic wisdom: you get half the child, I get half the child. But really, we ask our children to cut themselves in half. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 22 2013 5:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Families and Family Life, Highlights

Playing With Your Christmas Gift? Scheduled for Thursday

This holiday break, I'm filling my schedule not with the things that have to get done, but with the things I'll regret not having done. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 20 2013 10:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Highlights

Does the A.A.P. Logo Belong on Formula Gift Bags?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pediatricians not display formula advertising in their offices, yet it allows a formula manufacturer to place the A.A.P. logo on branded hospital discharge bags. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 19 2013 2:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, hospitals, American Academy of Pediatrics, Babies and Infants, Infant Formulas, Highlights

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