January 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

The Top Twelve Motherlode Posts of 2013

From Mary Ingalls to helicopter parents to dieting 7-year-olds, here are the most-read, most-shared and most-talked about posts of 2013 on Motherlode. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 07 2014 11:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, 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

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

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 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

‘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

Would a Pregnancy Through a Donor Egg Feel Like ‘Mine’?

My chances of pregnancy would be better with a donor egg. But would the baby really be mine? And would he or she have to convert? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 13 2014 1:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Jews and Judaism, Artificial Insemination, Fertility Diary, Israel

When Divorce Magnifies Adoption’s Losses

My adopted child of divorced and remarried parents doesn't feel like she fits in anywhere. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 12 2014 5:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Adoptions, Highlights

Refreshing the Lunch Box for a New Season

Why waste your lunch-making efforts on September, when school is already exciting? If you pack school lunches, January's a good time for a fresh start. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 13 2014 7:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Lunch Boxes and Bags, 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)

Millennials Want Children, But They’re Not Planning on Them

Far fewer millennials than Generation Xers say they plan to have children. Why? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 08 2014 11:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, Working Hours, Work-Life Balance, United States Economy, Paid Time Off, Family Leaves, Highlights, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

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