June 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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

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

Long After a Divorce, the Question of Family Photographs Lingers

All of the photographs from my entire childhood were taken while my parents were married. What do I do with them now? Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 01 2014 5:36 AM by Motherlode

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Curriculum to Strengthen Students Against Cyberbullying

Students at the Facing History School in New York City try to understand the circumstances and decisions surrounding larger social injustices and then relate that back to their own experience. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 04 2014 9:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, bullies, Education (K-12), 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

Ask Martha Rose Shulman

Have a question for Martha? With the Ruder family traveling next week, she'll be taking questions from readers instead. Ask Martha here, and look for answers to the most common or interesting dilemmas next Wednesday, June 25. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Martha's Greener Table

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