January 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Trusting a Baby to Know How to Eat

Forgoing the baby food in favor of letting a baby feed herself means more mess. It also means parents can enjoy their meals while baby eats, too. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 27 2014 12:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Baby Foods, Great Britain, Highlights, London (England)

‘Big Block of Cheese’ Day: The White House Offers a Chance to Ask Questions

After the State of the Union address, White House officials are hosting a day of social media engagement via Twitter, Facebook and a Google Hangout. If you have questions about how this year's agenda will affect your family, here's how to ask...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 9:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, Highlights, State of the Union Message (US)

Any Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, ‘Tiger Couple’

Amy Chua's new book, written with her husband, explores the same cultural minefield as "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," yet both say they're hoping for a different kind of reader response. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 30 2014 8:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Passing Along Religious Beliefs

A new book argues that families, particularly fathers, do a pretty good job of passing religious faith to their children. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 7:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

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

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)

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

After Leukemia, New Year’s Lipstick-Marked Beginnings

This Jan. 1 marks the third year of my daughter's remission from leukemia. Many who thought they would survive her, like my father, have preceded her into death, but together, we are survivors. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2014 6:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Down syndrome, New Year, Highlights, Leukemia

My Year of Mom Rage

Is our collective, Internet-driven rage about everything from Miley Cyrus to gun control any more effective than my daughter's temper tantrums over my insistence that she wear pants? Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 05 2014 5:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Computers and the Internet, Anger (Emotion), Highlights, Cyrus, Miley

The Most Unique Allowance Idea of 2013

A Seattle parent wants his son to think more like an entrepreneur and is paying him accordingly. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 09 2014 6:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, The Opposite of Spoiled, Seattle (Wash), Allowance, Entrepreneurship, Johnson, Jake

Freezing Eggs, and Hoarding My Fertility

For a year, I froze eggs in a frenzy, bloated in fat pants and cranky from hormones; $50,000 later, I had stashed away 70 eggs. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 26 2014 5:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Fertility Drugs, Highlights

Keep the Joy, Take Back the Fun

Jennifer Senior's "All Joy and No Fun" answers why being a parent doesn't tend to offer much immediate pleasure. How can I get the fun back? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 12:50 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Senior, Jennifer, Highlights

Why Are We Talking About Wendy Davis’s Choices?

As of 2009, more than half of all children born to women under 30 in the United States were born to unmarried women. So why is Wendy Davis, a Texas gubernatorial candidate, being singled out for criticism? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 2:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, Davis, Wendy, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Texas, Elections, State Legislature

Overweight in Kindergarten and Obese by Eighth Grade

A new study has found that that obesity is often established very early in life. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

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Trusting a Baby to Know How to Eat

‘Big Block of Cheese’ Day: The White House Offers a Chance to Ask Questions

Any Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, ‘Tiger Couple’

Passing Along Religious Beliefs

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

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

A Young Picky Eater Surprises His Parents in the Kitchen

After Leukemia, New Year’s Lipstick-Marked Beginnings

My Year of Mom Rage

The Most Unique Allowance Idea of 2013

Freezing Eggs, and Hoarding My Fertility

Keep the Joy, Take Back the Fun

Why Are We Talking About Wendy Davis’s Choices?

Overweight in Kindergarten and Obese by Eighth Grade