June 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

Three Things Students Wish Teachers Knew

Students wish teachers would be fair, consider homework assignments carefully and with an eye to utility, and treat students like people. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 8:53 AM by Motherlode

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

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

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

A Lost Father, and a Daughter Who’s Not Ready to Let Him Go

The Friday before Father's Day last year, my dad, an Alzheimer's patient, wandered off from my mother at the grocery store. I'd been saying goodbye to him for almost a decade, but I wasn't ready to lose him. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 13 2014 6:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Father's Day, Elderly, Highlights, Alzheimer's Disease

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

At the Cutting Edge of Gay Family Law

In the past, second-parent adoptions have been standard in the gay community. But a court recently ruled that such adoptions were neither “necessary nor available” for gay married couples since a "presumption of parenthood" exists. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 17 2014 7:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Adoptions, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sperm Donor Diary, Lopez Torres, Margarita

Thirteen in Years, But 10 or 15 in Thoughts and Action

Some 13-year-olds are deep into teen culture, others little changed from the kids they were at a younger age. Subjective age varies, and that variation can raise a red flag for some young teens. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 10:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Psychology and Psychologists, Highlights, Brilliant

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

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

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

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

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

Raw Food Families Provoke Powerful Reactions. Why?

Families who feed their children a raw diet consisting solely of fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and sprouted grains feel judged for their choices. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 09 2014 11:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Kids and Parents: Happy to Move Up, Sad to Say Goodbye

I think of summer as a happy time of year—which is why I'm annually blindsided by the small sorrows of graduations and change. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 12:03 PM by Motherlode

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

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