October 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Candy. It’s What’s for Dinner.

I'll be cooking next week, but I'm sure not cooking tonight! Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 31 2014 11:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Halloween, parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Dinnerlode

More Children Means More Work Productivity, Study Suggests

Researchers found that over the course of a 30-year career in academia, both female and male economists who were parents outperformed academic economists without children at almost every stage of their careers. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 31 2014 11:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance

An Illustrated Guide to Eight Kinds of Halloween Candy You Won’t Like and Should Give to Me Immediately

Heath bars. Twix. Reeses. Spree. Seriously, you'd just hate those. Isn't your bucket getting awfully heavy anyway? Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 31 2014 10:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Halloween, parenting, Highlights

At This House, Only the Kids in Good Costumes Get Good Candy

Should you reward those who obey the unwritten rules of Halloween — dress up, be a child, say "trick-or-treat" — with better sweets? Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 30 2014 11:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Halloween, parenting, Costumes, Highlights

Sororities: Sisterhood, With More Than One Price Tag

Sorority life is expensive, and not all the costs are financial. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 30 2014 10:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Fraternities and Sororities, Highlights

Why Teenagers Cut, and How to Help

In the mind of a teenager who self-injures, cutting helps regulate emotions, and strategies that might help most teens can backfire. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 30 2014 7:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Psychology and Psychologists, Parent-Teacher Conference

Pregnant? Working? A New Resource for Knowing Your Rights.

An easy-to-use, state-by-state resource for pregnancy and parenting laws. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 29 2014 1:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

One Boy, 17 Official Incident Reports and a Better Kind of Discipline

Everyone wants kids to be safe in school — even us parents of the "bad" kids. But punitive approaches have high costs: Instead of being helped, misbehaving kids are pushed out. Schools need to try something else. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 29 2014 12:42 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Education (K-12), School Discipline (Students), Highlights

What to Do When Your Daughter Gets Her Period, Too Young or Right On Time

If you're the parent of a girl, inevitably at some point, she will emerge from the bathroom or come home from school and inform you (not in these words) that her menstrual cycle has begun. Be ready. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 29 2014 12:02 PM by Motherlode

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

How Col. Jeanette McMahon, Retired Military Widow, Does It

Right after my husband's death, we were all struggling. Now, with two of my sons out of high school and only one living at home, I can finally think about what to do next. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 28 2014 10:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, How I Do It, Widows and Widowers, Scholarships and Fellowships, United States Defense and Military Forces, Afghanistan

When the Diagnosis Is Rare, Parents May Know More Than Professionals

It’s fine for parents to have more expertise than the pediatrician. In fact, sometimes it’s necessary. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 28 2014 10:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Doctors, Medicine and Health, Highlights

A Baby Born Exactly According to Plan, a Thousand Miles From Home

Chances are good that Omaha won't matter to my new daughter the way it does to me. But no matter what, it will always be a part of her life story. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 28 2014 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Midwives, Highlights, Omaha (Neb), Destination: Delivery

Schools With No Playgrounds Teach Kids Not to Play

When we provide our children with no time or space to play, first graders play anyway. By third grade, in some places, they think they know better. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 27 2014 9:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Playgrounds, poverty, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights, Louisiana State University

Weekly Quandary: Does the Introverted Preschooler Need ‘Work?’

Should a reader help her child "work" on taking pleasure in being with others as well as "exploring/playing by himself" or let him be? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 27 2014 8:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice

‘Don’t Expect Dinner.’

On Monday of my third week back at work after our son was born, I came home and found my husband sipping a beer with a frown, a sauce-stained dish in front of him, and no dinner for me. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 26 2014 11:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance, Women's Rights, Highlights

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