October 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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

Found Money: Return, Rejoice or Share?

One morning last month, I turned the corner with my 8-year-old daughter and there, on the sidewalk, lay a teaching moment waiting to happen in the form of a crumpled $20 bill. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 09 2014 7:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Philanthropy, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

Celebrate It. Rant About It. Either Way, Dinner Must Be Served.

Someone has to figure out some way for the family to eat. Here's what our dinners will look like next week. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2014 3:25 PM by Motherlode

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

Driving Halfway Across the Country to Have a Baby

It's a lot of work to pack up your 4- and 2-year old sons and drive home to the Midwest to have a baby, but there are benefits. I'll be surrounded by friends and family, and have room to breathe. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 8:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Families and Family Life, Bahney, Anna, Destination: Delivery, Road Trips

Hindsight, Hospitals and Why We Got the Flu Vaccine This Year

I spent three days with my 3-year-old in the hospital last winter, regretting all the justifications I'd given myself for turning down the flu vaccine at the pediatrician's office. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 15 2014 11:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, hospitals, asthma, Vaccination and Immunization, Influenza, Highlights

It’s 3 O’Clock. You’re at Work. Where Are Your Kids?

Many parents have grown so accustomed to the need to cobble together an after-school plan that we overlook the challenge those hours present to families who are already over-stretched. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2014 11:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights

There Are More Important Things Than Saving for College

There is no shame in having more kids than average. Or in working hard to support them without having money to fund individual college savings accounts, or telling them, “You are your ticket to college. Work hard.” Read More...

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

Filed under: parenting, Personal Finances, Colleges and Universities, Lieber, Ron, Highlights, Savings

The ‘Breaking Bad’ Action Figure Outrage-O-Rama

“Breaking Bad” action figures probably don't belong in your 6-year-old’s toy box. But you knew that, right? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 21 2014 10:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, Toys 'R' Us Inc, Highlights, Methamphetamines, Walmart Stores Inc|WMT|NYSE, Breaking Bad (TV Program), Walmart Stores Inc

Pregnant, With ‘No Plans to Have Another Baby’ and No Ready Options

"I am a long time poster, but am here now under a different identity as it is much easier to ask for OB/GYN recommendations for having babies rather than terminating a pregnancy." Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 22 2014 12:33 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, abortion, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Birth Control and Family Planning, Highlights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, National Abortion Federation

Looking at Soccer’s Concussion Risk, and Asking It to Change

Talking to kids about personal safety is like talking about retirement planning. We can't expect them not to play the game to win—so if heading the ball puts kids in danger, then soccer has to change the rules. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 23 2014 1:35 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Soccer, concussions, Public Broadcasting Service, Highlights, Sports Injuries, Chastain, Brandi, Cantu, Robert, United States Soccer Federation, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Meehan, William

‘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

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

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

Surviving Shots: 12 Tips for Parents and Kids

Rare is the child who looks forward to the appearance of the needle, but there are things parents can do to make the experience of getting a shot easier. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 01 2014 8:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Vaccination and Immunization, Influenza, Highlights, Anesthesia and Anesthetics

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