February 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

If Acne Doesn’t Bother My Son, Why Should It Bother Me?

For three afternoons a week in sixth grade, I was "Zit Face." But no one says a word to my son about his acne, and it doesn't bother him at all. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 19 2014 11:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights, Acne

This Kind of ‘Picky Eater’ is Made, Not Born

In six weeks, we were able to make changes to the habits of one 4-year-old "picky eater" that made mealtimes much more pleasant for his family. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 19 2014 6:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Boston Children's Hospital, Highlights, Ludwig, David, The Picky Eater Project

Educating Doctors About A.D.H.D. Without Resorting to ‘Ritalin Wars’

Experts concerned about the over-diagnosis of A.D.H.D. too often attack parents in their zeal for change. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 18 2014 7:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Children and Childhood, Schwarz, Alan, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Highlights

Can an Insecure Parent Raise a Secure Child?

In classroom after classroom on our school tour, I saw the same thing: no desks. Can a collaborative, gentle education really turn out a child as determined to succeed as I was? Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 18 2014 7:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Preschool Admissions Diary

The Growth of Magnet Schools, Amid Worries

Magnet schools are growing as part of an effort to save public schools, but critics fear they will drain neighborhood schools of motivated students and increase segregation. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 17 2014 12:57 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

The Dog’s One Big Headache, but My Kids Adore Her

She's a 125-pound nervous, incontinent beast with a carpet-destroying digestive system, but I can't bring myself to find her another home. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 5:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Dogs, Highlights

Parenting When Even Minimum Wage is Out of Reach

I live in Milwaukee. They just raised the minimum wage here, but I don't have a job. There's not many options out there. Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 7:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Terran Lyons, McDonald’s Crew Trainer, on Raising 2 on the Minimum Wage

I work the night shift. It's a good job, except they pay us so little. It would be easier except right now, it takes me about two hours on buses to drop my kids off and get to work. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 14 2014 5:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Wages and Salaries, How I Do It, Minimum Wage

‘Are Parents Better Lovers?’

Now that I'm a mother — a single mother, a dating mother — I have come to believe, tentatively though it be, that the capacity for devotion to a child is a measure of the capacity for devotion to an adult. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 14 2014 11:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Down syndrome, Valentine's Day, Children and Childhood, Love (Emotion), Highlights, Paris (France)

Which Is Your Favorite Modern Love Column?

Why spend Valentine's Day Eve helping children with their classroom valentines when there's a good book at hand? Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 13 2014 2:25 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Valentine's Day, new york times, Books and Literature, Love (Emotion), Highlights, Waldman, Ayelet, Olen, Helaine

Scholastic Gives Kids a Video-Game Power-Up

Scholastic News published an article telling children that video games are good for your brain. Should it have given equal time to the more parent-friendly messages on that topic? Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 13 2014 10:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, brain, Computer and Video Games, Highlights, Games, Scholastic Corporation

Students Who Lose Recess Are the Ones Who Need It Most

Taking away recess as a punishment for behavior problems or academic lapses won't help, and might hurt. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 13 2014 6:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Teachers and School Employees, Physical Education and Training, School Discipline (Students), Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

How Not to React When a Child’s News Surprises You

Michael Sam's father offers an excellent example of how not to respond to a child's surprising news — and a good opportunity to reflect on how you'd like to react. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 12 2014 10:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, football, homosexuality, Highlights, Sam, Michael (1990- ), National Football League

Maybe I Do Like Carrots

With twins showing a new willingness to eat new foods, the parents of an avowed "picky eater" try a vegetable experiment. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 12 2014 8:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights, Ludwig, David, ChopChop (Magazine), Sampson, Sally, Vegetables

The 13-Page Preschool Application

My working-class mother never schmoozed admissions staffs or wrote essays about my precociousness in turning books the right way up. I never thought I would. But if my daughter is going to go to preschool in Manhattan, I'll have to learn. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 11 2014 12:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (Pre-School), Manhattan (NYC), Private and Sectarian Schools, Preschool Admissions Diary

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