June 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

Give Kids Your Undivided Attention — or No Attention At All

Either shut your phone and laptop down and be present, or grab the gadgets and get to work. It's the half-measures of attention that don't work for parents or kids. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2014 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Computers and the Internet, 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

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

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)

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

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 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

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

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

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