July 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

Appreciating the Worms in the Vomit

If you have to take two cats and a bag full of wormy pet vomit to the veterinarian, you couldn't find anyone who would enjoy it more than my young companions. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 30 2014 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pets, Highlights

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)

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

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

Stir-Fries, Mastered. Next Up, the Easy Vegetarian Gratin

Looking for an easy way to incorporate vegetables into a simple summer meal? This week, the meat-loving Ruder family tries a gratin. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 09 2014 9:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, vegetarianism, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Vegetables, Martha's Greener Table

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)

Goodbye to Cloth Diapers, and Ideal Motherhood

Those washable diapers were part and parcel of the vision I had of myself as a woman and a mother. And when I gave them up, I didn’t know who I was any more. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 17 2014 9:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, diapers, Babies and Infants, Highlights

The No Longer Reluctant Sperm Donor

When my friends Tori and Kelly first asked me to be their sperm donor, I was reluctant. But I quickly became fully invested in their process, and far more aware of how widespread infertility is. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 08 2014 11:51 AM by Motherlode

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

Research Suggests Students Adjusting to New School Lunches

School administrators agree that students complained about new lunch standards when they were first implemented in the fall of 2012—but tell researchers that by spring, the complaints had largely subsided. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 11:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Three Generations, One Home, One Unavoidable Future

Does sharing a home with your parents or in-laws also mean spending more time thinking about death? Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 03 2014 1:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

‘All My Friends Are White’

My son is black, but I’m not. Neither is his mother. We live in Singapore, where we don't have that many friends of any color. I wish I had friends to give my son, but I don't. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 11 2014 7:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Race and Ethnicity, Adoptions, Highlights, Singapore

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

Summer Camp: The Debate

Should you send your children away to summer camp? Reasonable parents can disagree, and Bruce Feiler and I do. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 08 2014 11:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Summer (Season), Camps and Camping, 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

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