June 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

When the Teacher Is Depressed

Teaching can be a stressful occupation, and yet there is comparatively little done to protect teachers’ well-being or consider the effect of a teachers’ emotional health on students. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 9:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Mental Health and Disorders, Education (K-12), Teachers and School Employees, Depression (Mental), Paul, Annie Murphy, Brilliant

A Plea to the Daughters of Title IX: Why Don’t More Women Coach?

When I was a child playing soccer, there weren't that many women who'd grown up playing the game. Now there are, but they're still not represented on the sidelines, and that's not the way this is supposed to work. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 08 2014 5:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Soccer, Women and Girls, Title IX (Gender Discrimination Legislation), Highlights, Chastain, Brandi

Parental Collusion on Spending and Rules: Harder Than It Sounds

Here’s the tricky part about trying to form a cabal to stomp the seeds of perceived materialism: It’s awfully hard to be the first person who speaks up. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 6:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, birthdays, Personal Finances, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled, Consumer Behavior

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

Sperm Donation is Full of Euphemisms, and an 11-Year-Old is Full of Questions

When I announced the pregnancy at a family dinner, my father reminded my younger brother that I was "helping out" friends by being their "donor." “But David's gay,” he helpfully reminded the table. “How can they make a baby if...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 7:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Artificial Insemination, Sperm Donor Diary

Climbing Out of the Darkness of Maternal Mental Illness

A community and an event for women experiencing maternal mental illness, those who have passed through it, and their family and friends. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 16 2014 5:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mental Health and Disorders, Women and Girls, Highlights

Vegetarian Meals Are a Success, But the Real Win Is Learning to Plan Ahead

The meat-loving Ruder family loved the lasagna, the Big Bowl with Greens, and the beans. The family's primary cooked loved planning ahead for leftovers. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 10:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights, Vegetables, Recipes, Martha's Greener Table

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

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

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

A Brawny Vegetarian Soup Holds Its Own With Meat Lovers

Martha Rose Shulman, a cookbook author and Times columnist, works with the Ruder family to help them go vegetarian twice a week without even thinking of feeling deprived. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 7:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, vegetarianism, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Vegetables, Recipes, Martha's Greener Table, Lentils, Cheese, Soups, Kale (Vegetable)

Camp: Love It or Hate It? Readers Comment

If the world of campers divides into those people who hated camp and those who loved it, on which side of that divide do you fall? Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 07 2014 6:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Lasagna with Red Chard Satisfies a Meat-Loving Family

As they enter their second week of adding two vegetarian meals weekly, a meat-loving family finds a lasagna they love, and prepares to try a Big Bowl with black beans, greens, avocado and salsa fresca. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 11 2014 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, vegetarianism, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights, Recipes, Martha's Greener Table, Beans

The World’s Best Father Gets a Close Shave

Daughter Alice Bee has some special pampering planned for the World's Best Father. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 15 2014 4:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Father's Day, Highlights, Comedy and Humor

The Computer Code for Parental Feelings of Inadequacy

That steady stream of articles deeming coding "the new lingua franca" and coding education the holy grail for kids flowing by on social media and dropping into your in-box makes coding the hot new parent guilt trip. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 02 2014 10:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Computer and Video Games, Computers and the Internet, Highlights

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