January 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Requiem for a Minivan

Our 2003 minivan saw us through 10 years of family life. It was our concession — our submission — to life as parents. Recently we realized we didn't need it anymore. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 24 2014 10:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Grief (Emotion), Automobiles, Child Car Seats, Highlights

The Younger the Child, the More ‘Educational’ the Screen. Maybe.

The older a child is, the less of her screen time her parents are likely to consider educational, a study finds. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 23 2014 9:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Television, parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Computer and Video Games, Mobile Applications, Highlights

A Pregnant Teenager, Still Hopeful Against Long Odds

A video profile of a teenage mother-to-be in rural Missouri highlights the challenges one young woman will face in not following in her own mother's footsteps. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 23 2014 12:55 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenage Pregnancy, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Income Inequality, Highlights, Missouri

Owning Up to Being a Home Schooling Parent

My corporation values diversity, but somehow being a home-schooling parent felt so far outside the norm that I couldn't talk about it. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 22 2014 5:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: home schooling, parenting, Education (K-12), Work-Life Balance, Highlights

A Young Picky Eater Surprises His Parents in the Kitchen

During week one of the Picky Eater Project, 4-year-old twins who'd once demanded that their parents serve as short-order toast chefs during meals prove surprisingly willing to eat what they help prepare. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 22 2014 9:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights, The Picky Eater Project, Vegetables

‘Another Terrible Day for Pakistan’ as Polio Workers Shot

With the murder of three more vaccine workers in Pakistan comes another set back for the global effort to eliminate polio. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 22 2014 7:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Vaccination and Immunization, Highlights, Poliomyelitis

Finding a Doctor Who Supports Genetic Screening During I.V.F.

Genetic screening of embryos during our I.V.F. procedures may not increase my chances of having a baby, but it would greatly reduce my chances of miscarrying or bearing a baby with genetic defects. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 21 2014 7:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Fertility Diary, Genetics and Heredity

When Elite Parents Dominate Volunteers, Children Lose

I grew up poor, and I've tried to speak up for the students in my daughter's schools who don't eat sushi and can't afford cheerleading. Mostly, I've failed. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 19 2014 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, poverty, Education (K-12), Highlights

Does the P.&G. Olympics Ad Have You Dreaming of Glory by Proxy? Don’t.

Proctor & Gamble's big 2014 Winter Olympics ad glorifies the sacrifices moms and children make in the name of athletic glory (once again, dads aren't in the picture). I say Thanks, Mom and Dad, for letting me enjoy the sport without the sacrifice...

Published Fri, Jan 17 2014 10:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, skiing, Women and Girls, Advertising and Marketing, Highlights, Olympic Games, Sochi (Russia)

The Mostly Mindful Parent

I don't see the mindful parenting movement as creating more goals for parents. I see it as putting a name to a goal most of us already have. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 16 2014 1:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Meditation

Motherlode in The Times’s Redesign

Motherlode has joined the Times redesign. Here's what's new, for now. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 16 2014 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

What Do Students Need Most? More Sleep

I'm convinced that sleep is the single most important factor in ensuring my children’s health and academic success. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 15 2014 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Bronson, Po, Merryman, Ashley, Parent-Teacher Conference, Konnikova, Maria

Reforming a Picky Eater, Step One: Children Don’t Control the Family Meal

If picky eaters are made, not born, then a few resolute adults ought to be able to help one change. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 15 2014 10:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Ludwig, David, ChopChop (Magazine), Sampson, Sally, The Picky Eater Project

(Not) Writing ‘Click Bait’ Headlines for Fun and Profit

Writers, producers and editors have been known to write or do things in the name of clicks that we later regret. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 14 2014 5:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Motherlode Must-Read: ‘The Baby Chase: How Surrogacy Is Transforming the American Family’

Leslie Morgan Steiner's book is a captivating exploration of the experience and ethics of surrogacy, and one of my favorite books about family from 2013. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 14 2014 1:51 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Babies and Infants, Books and Literature, Surrogate Motherhood, Highlights

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