June 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Monday Quandary: Nothing Left at the End of the Day

Parent seeking advice from other parents: by six or seven o'clock, I'm fried, but my children are needier than ever. How do you cope with the end of the day when the day's been especially tough? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 30 2014 9:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: advice

I Think About Divorce a Lot, But Not Because I Want One

I think a lot about divorce. Not because I want one, but because I want to avoid getting one. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 30 2014 6:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Highlights

The Battle Over Vaccinating Grandparents

Before the birth of my first baby, I asked my parents and my in-laws to get the T.D.A.P. vaccine. My mother and in-laws agreed. My father refused. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 29 2014 5:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Grandparents, Babies and Infants, Vaccination and Immunization, Highlights, Whooping Cough

An Education of the Heart: The Glenwood Towers Senior Center Prom

Eighth graders, and the senior citizens they've been visiting all year, come together for an unexpectedly joyous celebration. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 27 2014 6:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Philanthropy, Highlights

Project Night Night: Bedtime Treasures for Kids with Little of Their Own

A "Night Night Package," delivered in a shelter, helps to make children who have little of their own feel more at home, welcome and safe. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 26 2014 9:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, domestic violence, Philanthropy, Highlights, Nonprofit Organizations

You Can Skip the Lines at the Theme Park, But You Can’t Skip the Lesson

Theme parks, smelling money, now make it easy for parents to pay more to avoid the sweaty lines. But what lessons do kids learn when some of them march past the others to board the rides without waiting? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 26 2014 7:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, The Opposite of Spoiled, Amusement and Theme Parks

The First Rule of Stir-Fries: Be Prepared

Martha Rose Shulman, the Recipes for Health columnist and cookbook author, lays the groundwork for stir-fries, and answers readers’ questions. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 25 2014 1:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, vegetarianism, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Vegetables, Recipes

My Yearly Camp Permethrin Dance

The week before my two eldest children headed off for a month of open-air sleeping in the woods of northwest Virginia, I made a permethrin solution and soaked their clothes in it. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 25 2014 7:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Lyme Disease, Camps and Camping, Ticks (Insects), Highlights

Sperm Donation Puts a New Layer on an Old Friendship

Becoming the sperm donor for my friend and her wife is changing our friendship, but we're learning (the hard way) that it's strong enough to hold. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 24 2014 8:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Friendship, Artificial Insemination, Sperm, Sperm Donor Diary

Read to a Tiny Baby? Yes.

The American Academy of Pediatrics now advises doctors to recommend reading to infants, and for good reason. Reading is a habit best formed early. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 24 2014 8:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, American Academy of Pediatrics, Babies and Infants, Books and Literature, Highlights, E-Books and Readers

Monday Quandary: When a Child’s First Friends Fade Away

Looking for advice for parents, from parents: how do you help a child transition from the friends and playmates you produce for her to friends of her own making, and what do you do when your child is the one who is growing away? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 23 2014 9:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Children and Childhood, Friendship

Mother in the Dark

Retinitis pigmentosa has gradually chomped away at my vision like Pac Man. Right now, I'm partially sighted and night-blind, and a glow-in-the-dark bouncy playspace is a nightmare. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 22 2014 5:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Disabilities, Blindness, Highlights, Adaptive Parenting, Eyes and Eyesight

Surprisingly Good at Talking About Sex

When my son first asked me a question about sex, I was surprised by how fundamentally unembarrassed I was, because it didn’t occur to him that it was something to be embarrassed about. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 20 2014 8:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Sex, parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

How Do You Take the Measure of a School Year?

Was the 2013-14 school year, with its Common Core, its policy debates and its snow days, a success for education, for schools, or for students? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 19 2014 6:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Teachers and School Employees, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

No ‘Fat Talk’ and No Skinny Talk, Either, at Some Camps

Some camps, in an effort to end not just the "fat talk," but the mindset that leads to it, have put in place rules banning all body talk: positive, negative or in between. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 2:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Weight, Camps and Camping, Highlights

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