August 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Telling the Kids: ‘We’re Moving.’

Telling my children we were moving from Atlanta to Nashville was easier than I thought it would be. Getting over worrying about how the move would affect them was not. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 05 2014 6:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Moving and Moving Industry, Highlights, New In Town

Weekly Quandary: Revisiting Limits on Screen Time

It's a constant quandary. A parent writes "I feel like my biggest parenting challenge is the battle against screens taking over my children's lives." Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 25 2014 11:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Television, parenting, iPad, Highlights, Wii (Video Game System), Xbox (Video Game System)

American Kids, Learning to Aim and Fire

I've talked to my children long and hard about guns and gun safety. I've made them practice what to say and do. And this summer, three of the four of them learned to shoot. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 27 2014 2:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Gun Control, Firearms, Highlights

How Dekiema Pogue, Military Spouse and Administrative Assistant, Does It

A flexible schedule and an equally flexible employer help make this military spouse's sometimes solo parenting easier. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 20 2014 12:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces

Simple Solutions for Back-to-School Student Organization (Sorry, No Trapper Keeper)

Once, the Trapper Keeper promised to solve your organizational woes while simultaneously elevating you to cool-kid status. Today's organizational systems should be even simpler (no gadgets required). Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 07 2014 6:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Parent-Teacher Conference, Orderliness and Clutter, Office Supplies and Equipment

Helping Children Find Friends in a New Town (That Aren’t Your Friends, Too)

My children say they've made plenty of friends in our new town. Trouble is, they're all my co-workers. And as awesome as their grown-up friends are, children need kid friends, too. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2014 7:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Moving and Moving Industry, Friendship, Highlights, New In Town

Rent a Toy, Learn a Lesson

What would children learn if we made them give away some of their favorite toys after a month? Maybe that ownership and appreciation aren't linked. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 7:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, Lieber, Ron, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

After a Miscarriage, Seeking Permission to Grieve

I bought the milk in the refrigerator while I was still pregnant. When I sent that text, the baby was already dead, and I didn’t know it yet. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 17 2014 5:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Grief (Emotion), Miscarriages, Highlights

The Case for Bribing Kids to Memorize Poetry

I offered an hour and 15 minutes of Minecraft in exchange for memorizing a poem, and my son was in. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 03 2014 6:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights, Poetry and Poets

A 6-Year-Old Shouldn’t Inherit a Stiff Upper Lip

My mother was sent away from her mother during the Blitz. She was expected to be stoic, and she expected the same from me. Now, I’m trying not to pass her dismissal of all fears on to my daughter. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 22 2014 9:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Grief (Emotion), Great Britain, Highlights, World War II (1939-45)

Back-to-School Blues

You know that moment in "A Visitor for Bear" when Bear realizes that as much as he likes his quiet routines, he likes having someone there to laugh at his jokes, too? My children went back to school this morning, and I felt that. Read More....

Published Wed, Aug 27 2014 8:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Seasons and Months, Highlights, Autumn (Season)

13, and Surviving in the Woods on Squirrel Pizza

The 20-something mastermind behind my son's outdoor survival program presented parents with no medical forms or really any assurances for our children’s safety. Yet my son has never been hurt any worse than he has playing with friends in our finished...

Published Fri, Aug 29 2014 9:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Camps and Camping, Highlights

And Then The Dog Died: Things You Can’t Plan for When Planning a Move

I thought I’d planned for all the changes coming our way when my family moved to a new city. Then — silly me — I realized you can’t plan for the unexpected. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 19 2014 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, New In Town

Need Kids to Follow Instructions? Don’t Ask. Tell.

“Do you want to put on your shoes now?” “Should we have macaroni and cheese for dinner?” “How about you go brush your teeth?” These are not really questions. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2014 6:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Baby Pictures at the O.B.’s Office? No More.

Because of privacy and legal concerns, there will be no more "baby walls" of patient and family photos in doctors offices. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2014 10:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Privacy, Babies and Infants, Highlights

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