August 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

When Sports and Family Time Conflict, Speak Up

Try saying this out loud: “Family and academics are more important than sports, until sports conflict, then sports win.” Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 15 2014 6:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Feiler, Bruce, Athletics and Sports, Highlights

How Does a 2-Year-Old Wear Glasses? (Not) Very Carefully.

I wasn’t happy when the pediatric ophthalmologist ordered up glasses for my toddler. But it wasn’t supposed to be about me. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 15 2014 9:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Eyes and Eyesight, Eyeglasses

Harry Potter Casts a Spell for Tolerance

Students who read and discussed a scene from Harry Potter in which the cruel Draco Malfoy calls Hermione a “filthy little Mudblood,” and her friends react with outrage reported more positive feelings about immigrants. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 11:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, discrimination, Friendship, Highlights, Paul, Annie Murphy, Brilliant, Rowling, J K, Harry Potter (Fictional Character)

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

Rainy Day Video Game Rules: Is iPad Monopoly ‘Screen Time?’

There are only two children at home on this rainy day, and only one child wants to play Monopoly — which brought up a new question. Is playing Monopoly against the iPad really a "video game"? Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 13 2014 11:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, iPad, Children and Childhood, Computer and Video Games, Highlights, Games

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

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

Weekly Quandary: Is It Impolite to Give a Child a Command?

How do you make the difference between a question and a directive clear for the children in your house? Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2014 6:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Highlights

If My Son Loves Football, Can He Still Love Me?

My husband and I consider our family progressive. We're all for boys in pink playing with dolls. But progressive really means letting your children choose what to love, and my son loves football. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 10 2014 6:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, football, Highlights, Homosexuality and Bisexuality

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

If We Link Boys With Bedlam, What Does That Say to Our Girls?

Our hosts this summer, all parents of girls, shook their heads ruefully as my sons romped. If I hear disapproval of my sons’ behavior in their comments, surely their daughters hear approval of more placid ways. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 07 2014 9:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Highlights

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

‘Would You Like Us to Arrest Him?’

After my 15-year-old was flashed on the street, my instinct was to shelter her. She had a stronger response in mind. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 06 2014 5:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, sexual harassment, Teenagers and Adolescence, Women and Girls, Highlights

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

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