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

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)

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

My Son, the Live Peanut Allergy Science Experiment

Our son is allergic to peanuts, and medically-supervised experimentation—a byproduct of desperation, and fear—is the best we have to offer him. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 1:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, allergies, Highlights, Peanuts, Clinical Trials

How Do I Know What’s Bullying and What’s Normal Conflict?

When my daughter first started school, she raced off to school happily each morning. Until, suddenly, she didn't. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2014 5:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, bullies, Highlights

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

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

Where Are the American Boy Dolls?

At the American Girl store, my 8-year-old son was enraptured by the historical dolls. Surely, there were boys in those times, boys who would have saved the day by using their wits or shown great courage in hard times. Where were they? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 22 2014 7:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, dolls, Men and Boys, Highlights, American Girl Inc

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

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

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

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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