May 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Who Best to Plan a Surprise Party for a Teenager? Not Mom.

I wanted to know the right people to invite to my daughter's 16th birthday party; the right cake to bake; the right music to play. But I didn't. I did know enough to know who would. Read More...

Published Wed, May 21 2014 6:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, birthdays, Parties (Social), Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights

Why Couldn’t My Kids Clean the Kitchen? They Didn’t Have To.

My mistake was not in expecting the kids to do the work. It was in expecting them to do the work I wanted them to do without any work on my part. Read More...

Published Fri, May 30 2014 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chores, parenting, Children and Childhood, Hygiene and Cleanliness

Send a Handwritten Card by Mail, Via an iPad

Trying Felt, a new app that lets you send a handwritten, sealed, stamped and mailed card—from your iPad. Read More...

Published Wed, May 07 2014 9:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Mother's Day, Father's Day, iPad, Mobile Applications, Highlights, Postal Service and Post Offices

The Language of Autism: Disease or Difference?

The debate over whether autism is a disease to be cured or a variation to be celebrated is an abstraction, utterly disconnected to our day-to-day experience. To describe that, I cannot avoid the lexicon of illness. Read More...

Published Wed, May 14 2014 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Highlights

When a Family Move Falls Through: ‘Who Died and Made Me Not Boss?’

When finances fall through, a planned move home to the United States falls through as well. Read More...

Published Tue, May 27 2014 7:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Moving and Moving Industry, Highlights, Diary of an International Move

When Your Teenager Wants a Car: The Money Conversations

Four questions to ask before agreeing to let a teenager have a car and four possible approaches to paying for it. Read More...

Published Thu, May 15 2014 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Automobiles, Automobile Safety Features and Defects, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled, Ramsey, Dave

When Kids Would Rather Play Computer Games Than Code Them

Coding is growing as a kids' activity, but as trendy as it is, it's not easy. Most children won't seize on coding games with the same enthusiasm as they did Minecraft. To engage kids in what's happening behind the screen takes work. Read...

Published Mon, May 12 2014 10:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Computers and the Internet, Highlights, Code.org

What Can I Do to #BringBackOurGirls?

Real action to help the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria means continuing to financially support and push for change even after the issue has stopped trending on Twitter. Read More...

Published Tue, May 06 2014 3:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, terrorism, Women and Girls, Sex Crimes, Highlights, Boko Haram, Nigeria

The New Inequality for Toddlers: Less Income; More Ritalin

A rare, ironic example of low-income children getting more of something than they need: 15,000 American toddlers, many on Medicaid, are being medicated for A.D.H.D.-like symptoms. Read More...

Published Fri, May 16 2014 6:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Medicaid, Children and Childhood, Income Inequality, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Ritalin (Drug)

Talking to Children About Their Disabilities, With Metaphors and Minecraft

Those of us who have kids with disabilities in our lives spend countless hours discussing them, yet, we rarely, if ever, talk directly to children themselves about their challenges. These conversations can be scarier for the grown-ups than they are for...

Published Tue, May 13 2014 11:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Dyslexia, Asperger's Syndrome, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Reading Experience May Change the Brains of Dyslexic Students

Recent research suggests that the difficulties dyslexia creates with reading may not be hard-wired. Instead, experience may play a big role in exacerbating reading problems and, potentially, in easing them. Read More...

Published Thu, May 15 2014 3:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Dyslexia, Language and Languages, Paul, Annie Murphy, Brilliant, Adaptive Parenting, Georgetown University

Why Are We Moving Again?

Our family is moving from Jerusalem to Rockland County, leaving almost everything and everyone familiar to our 6- and 2-year-olds behind. I am afraid for our family and our finances, and craving Doritos. Read More...

Published Tue, May 06 2014 8:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Moving and Moving Industry, Highlights, Diary of an International Move, Rockland County (NY), Jerusalem (Israel)

Change Is Not Loss. It Only Feels That Way.

I wasn't really worried about my son spending a semester studying in Greece. I was worried about how it would feel when he was gone. Read More...

Published Sun, May 25 2014 5:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Colleges and Universities, Highlights

Making Vegetables the Star in a Meat-Loving Family’s Kitchen

The meat-loving Ruder family hopes to build vegetarian meals from their new C.S.A. box twice a week without even thinking of feeling deprived. The Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman has a plan. Read More...

Published Wed, May 28 2014 10:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, vegetarianism, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Vegetables, Recipes, Martha's Greener Table, Farmers' Markets

Submitted: Teenagers Do Not Need Smartphones, So They Should Pay for Them. Discuss.

Teenagers may need to make calls and send and receive texts, but do they need access to Instagram and a store full of apps? Probably not. So if that's a want, not a need, shouldn't they pay for it? Read More...

Published Thu, May 29 2014 6:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, smartphones, Personal Finances, Teenagers and Adolescence, Mobile Applications, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

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