June 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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)

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

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

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

Who’s Your Mommy? We Don’t Know — Yet

Although Kelly is carrying their daughter, we won't know until she arrives who the biological mother is. For now, it's father's baby; mother's maybe. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2014 6:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Highlights, Sperm, Genetics and Heredity, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sperm Donor Diary

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

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

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

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

Telling Congress What Families Need, One City, State or Hearing at a Time

At a Senate committee hearing, a supporter of paid family leave tries to convince legislators on both sides of the aisle that there's broad bipartisan support for policies that support families. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 1:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Labor and Jobs, Women and Girls, United States Politics and Government, Senate, Bravo, Ellen, Paid Time Off, Family Leaves, Minimum Wage, 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

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

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

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