October 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

As Lobbyists and Politicians Shout It Out Over School Lunch, Can Parents Be Heard?

Big Food lobbying dollars and heated partisan politics threaten the first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in decades. Can parents be heard above the din? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 08 2014 6:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Education (K-12), Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Highlights, School Nutrition Assn, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Confessore, Nicholas

Want to Ace That Test? Get the Right Kind of Sleep.

Sleep is learning, of a very specific kind. "Sleep Study Skills" can help our teenagers game the system—and get enough sleep. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2014 9:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Sleep, memory, brain, Teenagers and Adolescence, Tests and Examinations, Highlights

The Mid-Semester Organization Regroup

An inspection of a fifth grader's backpack shows that student organization is a work in progress. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2014 7:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Parent-Teacher Conference

This Is Not Your Mother’s Marijuana Talk. So What Should We Say?

Marijuana is legal in some states and under some circumstances, and can now be munched and drunk as well as smoked. How does that change the way we talk about it with our kids? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 21 2014 2:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Twitter, Marijuana, Highlights, Colorado, Twitter|TWTR|NYSE

What’s Really for Breakfast?

If I were faced with a photographer coming to my house to take pictures of breakfast, I'd be very tempted to do it up right. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 09 2014 5:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights

Your Child Has Lice? Spread the Word.

If we want to have any chance at defeating, or better yet avoiding, lice, we’re going to have to be willing to talk about them. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 17 2014 5:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Lice, Education (K-12), Highlights

There’s Cancer In My Future. How Am I Supposed to Feel?

I know I have the BRCA 1 mutation, and I know I have a strong chance of developing ovarian or *** cancer. But I am 32 years old, and I don't know what to do with that knowledge. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 19 2014 5:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Highlights, Jolie, Angelina, Ovarian Cancer, Tests (Medical)

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

Family Dinners for a Complicated Week

This week features a lot of moving parts at our house, and dinner will not be the focus. But it still has to be planned and provided, even if not necessarily cooked. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 17 2014 12:35 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Dinnerlode

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

An Over-the Counter At-Home Conception Aid

Women exploring conception aids have a new over-the-counter option. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 08 2014 12:44 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm

Diwali, Once Hidden, Now Lit Large

When my family and I immigrated in 1977, to be an Indian-American meant replacing curry with bologna and saris with sweaters, and celebrating Diwali invisibly. My daughter's life is very different. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 22 2014 10:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Immigration and Emigration, Highlights, Indian-Americans, Hinduism, Kaling, Mindy, Diwali (Hindu Festival)

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

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

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

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