December 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Weighing Cord Blood Donation Against Private Banks

Some private cord blood bank ads make you want to open your wallet and plead with them to save your child's life. Should you pay to preserve your child's cord blood? Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 10 2013 12:28 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Highlights, Transplants, Stem Cells, Leukemia, Blood Donation

A Stay-at-Home Dad Confronts the Unexpected

Readers, particularly stay-at-home fathers, respond to the Times article "Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers" with their stories. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2013 11:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Men and Boys, Marriages, Work-Life Balance, Highlights

Pope Francis Encourages ***-Feeding Mother in a Public Place

At a moment when many might have agreed that a baby should be discreetly removed for feeding, Pope Francis encouraged the mother to nurse her child. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 17 2013 2:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Religion and Belief, Highlights, Roman Catholic Church, Gibson, David, Francis

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

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

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

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- )

Reader Tips for Avoiding Christmas Gift Gluttony

Too many of us buy our children too many gifts that go unappreciated. Here are our reader ideas to rein in the holiday excess. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 16 2013 10:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, New Parent, Old Parent

In Areas Where Children Die Young, Family Planning Is a Hard Sell

Many of the women who visit slum health-care facilities can't consider family planning until they're persuaded that the children they have will survive. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 01 2013 5:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Birth Control and Family Planning, Highlights, Africa, Nairobi (Kenya), Kenya

One Sibling Works for B’s; One Gets Easy A’s

When academics come easy to one child while another struggles, how do you praise the greater effort that leads to the less-stellar result? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 7:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Parent-Teacher Conference

An 11-Year-Old in the Shelter, with ‘Something to Lose’

Dasani's mother and stepfather fight addiction, steal to get by, and struggle to keep their family fed and together. She says "that's not gonna be me." Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 09 2013 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

New Act Proposes National Paid Family Leave Policy

The proposed Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act offers a way to provide paid family leave to all employees without straining employers or the federal budget. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 11 2013 7:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

On a Tragic Anniversary, Turning Off the News

An unexpected remembrance of Newtown on the car radio led to a conversation about my daughter's fears, and a reminder that we are lucky to be able to can choose how—and whether—our children mark this anniversary. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 13 2013 7:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, School Shootings, Children and Childhood, Newtown (Conn), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Highlights, National Public Radio

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