July 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Putting the ‘Known’ in Known Sperm Donor

The adult daughter of two mothers and a known sperm donor is candid: Much of it was great, but it is complicated. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 6:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality

Letting a Child Make the Small Sacrifice

It's always my instinct to sacrifice for my kids. To step back; to say, you take it, you go, it's ok, I don't mind. My daughter's gift of a horseback ride reminded me that being the giver isn't always the right thing to do. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 25 2014 9:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

Emotional and Practical Advice for Sending a Child to College

Parents, what advice do you have for someone sending a child to college for the first time? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2014 11:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Colleges and Universities

And the Moral of the Story Is: Keep It Positive

Do morality tales change children's behavior? Research suggests that emphasizing the positive effects of honesty may, while tales of dire consequences fall on deaf ears. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 31 2014 8:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Brilliant, Aesop (620-564 BC)

Weekly Quandary: Children With a Single Focus

A parent asks: My 6-year-old gets very passionate about certain topics and tends to focus only on those topics. Should I try really hard to strike more of a balance? Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 08 2014 9:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Highlights

Parent on a Smartphone, With Almost No Guilt

Smartphones can make us more present as parents—or not. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 09 2014 11:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, smartphones, Highlights

Summer Car Safety: Look Before You Lock, and More

The terrible accusations against the father alleged to have intentionally left his toddler to die in a hot car in Georgia make it too easy to mentally file the death under the category "things that will never happen to my family." Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 11 2014 1:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Automobile Safety Features and Defects, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Deaths (Fatalities), Highlights

The Emotional Whiplash of Parenting a Teenager

One minute, your teen needs you. The next, she pushes you away—hard. That's normal for her, but tough on the parent enduring the push and pull. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 13 2014 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights

Easy Ways to Get More Vegetables on the Table, More Often

Lots of different types of vegetables and beans can fill a taco, be the excuse for a soup, or top a big bowl. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 16 2014 10:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Vegetables, Recipes

Immaculate Incarceration: A Baby in Solitary Confinement

According to my mother's prison records, she served around 17 weeks in "The Hole"—solitary confinement. Only for her it wasn’t so solitary. She had me. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 20 2014 5:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Solitary Confinement

A Dietitian Who Won’t Oversell Nutrition to Her Kids

I learned long ago that nutrition information alone doesn't motivate people to eat healthy, and I know telling my children that "broccoli will make them big and strong" could backfire. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 23 2014 10:16 AM by Motherlode

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

Sticks and Stones, and a Diagnosis in Words That Can’t Hurt Us

A diagnosis, of autism or anything else, won't make me mourn my daughter, who is different, not dying. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 27 2014 5:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

The Cuckoo Bird and the Baby

The cuckoo bird lays its eggs in another bird's nest, then flies off, never to return. Is a sperm donor like the cuckoo bird? Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 29 2014 6:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Artificial Insemination, Sperm, Sperm Donor Diary

The Kids Who Don’t Beat Autism

Applied behavioral analysis therapy holds the possibility of “beating” autism. Some families will achieve an optimal outcome; they say, some children will become indistinguishable. Our son did not, but there’s a lot besides autism that distinguishes him...

Published Thu, Jul 31 2014 1:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Highlights, Adaptive Parenting

If You’re Lighting Fourth of July Fireworks, Who’s Holding the Match?

When fireworks are legal, it's up to parents to set limits and decide who should be holding the match. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 03 2014 12:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Fireworks, Independence Day (US) (July 4)

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