February 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

When Marijuana Looks Like Candy, Not Drugs

Marijuana as candy doesn't just change how people use it. It changes how parents need to talk about it, and how we need to ask that new laws be designed to balance legal use with protecting those who shouldn't use it at all. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 11 2014 7:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marijuana, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Highlights

Paternity Leave’s Value Goes Beyond Dollars

Paid family leave programs, writes Nancy Folbre in Economix, could offer public validation of the value of care itself. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 10 2014 5:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

That Six-Serving Bar of Marijuana Chocolate? My Son Ate It

The food his roommate had left in the fridge didn't look like medicine to my son. It looked like candy, and he ended up on suicide watch. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 10 2014 12:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: medical marijuana, parenting, Marijuana, Highlights

Helmets: Because Their Thick Skulls Aren’t Thick Enough

If you make your kids wear helmets while sledding and ice skating, they'll look like Olympic athletes; they'll be less likely to suffer a serious head injury, and maybe my children will stop complaining about having to wear theirs. Read More....

Published Fri, Feb 07 2014 9:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, helmets, Highlights, Sports Injuries, Ice Skating, Sleds

Letting the Kids in on the Charitable Giving Conversation

One family's experiment in letting their daughter help decide how to divide the money it gives away each year. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 06 2014 4:49 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Philanthropy, The Opposite of Spoiled, Heifer International

Should Doctors Wait Longer Before Intervening in Births?

A new study suggests that doctors may be intervening too soon during the second stage of labor. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 06 2014 12:13 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Saint Louis, Catherine, Highlights, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

What Does a School Crossing Guard Do?

Just in the course of our daily walk to school, my children and I see crossing guards whose actions (and attitude) vary wildly. What exactly are they supposed to do? Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 06 2014 7:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Automobiles, Highlights, Police Department (NYC), Brooklyn (NYC), Traffic and Parking Violations

Inviting a Picky Eater Into the Kitchen Pays Off

After four weeks of working with two experts to improve the eating habits of their twin 4-year-old boys, a couple's new dinnertime routine was being met with little resistance. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 05 2014 10:57 AM by Motherlode

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

A Pregnant Employee on Unpaid Leave Hopes a New Law Will Help

An pregnant employee, told to go home because she could no longer do her job, looks to New York City's new Pregnant Worker's Fairness Act for help. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 12:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

The Best Time to Talk to Your Children About the Next National Tragedy? Now.

If you don't choose how and when to have a tough conversation with your child, life is certain to choose for you. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 11:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Highlights, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, September 11 (2001), Boston Marathon Bombings (2013), Holocaust and the Nazi Era

Genetic Testing of Embryos Raises Ethical Questions

Genetic testing raises unsettling ethical questions that trouble advocates for the disabled and have left some doctors struggling with what they should tell their patients. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 6:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

For Treatments, Some Unexpected Help From a Stranger

When fertility treatments seemed to be coming to an end, a stranger offered to help. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 5:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Fertility Diary, Fertility and Sterility (Journal)

Preschool’s Benefits Extend to Parents

By lifting at least one of the economic burdens of being both caregivers and breadwinners, the advantage of access to quality state-funded public preschool extends beyond the classroom. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 12:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Head Start Program

The Pregnancy Is Gone, but the Promotions Keep Coming

A month before what would have been my due date, the promotional box of Enfamil baby formula arrived. "You're almost there!" it read. We weren't. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2014 5:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Grief (Emotion), Highlights

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When Marijuana Looks Like Candy, Not Drugs

Paternity Leave’s Value Goes Beyond Dollars

That Six-Serving Bar of Marijuana Chocolate? My Son Ate It

Helmets: Because Their Thick Skulls Aren’t Thick Enough

Letting the Kids in on the Charitable Giving Conversation

Should Doctors Wait Longer Before Intervening in Births?

What Does a School Crossing Guard Do?

Inviting a Picky Eater Into the Kitchen Pays Off

A Pregnant Employee on Unpaid Leave Hopes a New Law Will Help

The Best Time to Talk to Your Children About the Next National Tragedy? Now.

Genetic Testing of Embryos Raises Ethical Questions

For Treatments, Some Unexpected Help From a Stranger

Preschool’s Benefits Extend to Parents

The Pregnancy Is Gone, but the Promotions Keep Coming