December 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

A Young Mother, Feeling Unwelcome on Campus

Just as ***-feeding is the best nutrition for my son, being a college-educated mom is one of the best things I can do for my son’s future. These facts go together in my mind, and in social science, yet they fail to come together on my campus. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 03 2014 4:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Colleges and Universities, Highlights

When a Classmate Takes On Santa

When a student decides to declare Santa a fraud, there's little a teacher or parent can do. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 18 2014 5:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Santa Claus, Parent-Teacher Conference

Why We Don’t Do the Naughty List

I understand why the naughty list helps some parents. But for my anxious daughter, it's the opposite of Christmas magic. Bless the mall Santa who understood that. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 19 2014 9:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Santa Claus, Highlights

Charities That Inspire Kids: The African Library Project

Two families describe the fun they've had working with the African Library Project, which works with donors to start school libraries in Africa. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 31 2014 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Philanthropy, Highlights, Libraries and Librarians, Volunteers and Community Service

Prenatal Testing: When a Result Is Not a Diagnosis

An investigative report found that doctors and patients are misinterpreting new prenatal tests and failing to understand how often a positive screen can be a false alarm. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2014 9:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Down syndrome, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Highlights, Tests (Medical), Greene, Michael, Amniocentesis, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Center for Investigative Reporting

Kids and Coding Light Up the White House Christmas Trees

The trees surrounding the National Christmas Tree at the White House will be illuminated with animated patterns using code generated on Google's Made with Code website. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 03 2014 10:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Science and Technology, Computers and the Internet, Highlights, Christmas Trees

Charities That Inspire Kids: Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation

Their family needed Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation's help, but found that their work to find a donor for their son helped others as well, and inspires them still. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 30 2014 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Charities That Inspire Kids

Holiday Concerts and the Anatomy of Melancholy

Every year, I try to find a way to embrace the ephemeral, cherry-blossom nature of December, and the way it wallops you over the head with the passage of time. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 18 2014 12:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Hanukkah, Emotions, Highlights

Charities That Inspire Kids: Mobile Loaves and Fishes

Mobile Loaves and Fishes inspires Claudia Barlow and her daughter, Bailey, to work with a community of homeless and formerly homeless people in Austin, Tex. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 29 2014 10:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Philanthropy, Homeless Persons, Volunteers and Community Service, Charities That Inspire Kids, Austin (Tex)

Charities That Inspire Kids: BlinkNow

A student is inspired by Blink Now, and her social studies teacher, to work for change for women in Nepal. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 30 2014 1:33 PM by Motherlode

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

Deployment Work-Ups: ‘This Is So Stupid Hard’

An on-again, off-again schedule to deployment is hard on all of us. In a weak moment, I told my husband that it was easier when he's gone, and I regretted it instantly. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 6:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

A Foreskin in the Right Place at the Right Time

Proposed CDC guidelines would have doctors promote the benefits of circumcision in newborns, teenagers and adults, but parents will still make their own decisions—sometimes for unexpected reasons. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 12:29 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, circumcision, Penis, Highlights

Pausing for Hanukkah While Everything Else Keeps Going

Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas has made me aware of how much easier the outside world makes it to protect one tradition over the other. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 2:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Hanukkah, Highlights

Inviting African-American Mothers to Sell Their *** Milk, and Profiting

A company with no ties to Detroit's African American community plans to promote *** feeding and economic empowerment among mothers by encouraging them to sell their excess *** milk. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 03 2014 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls, Blacks, Highlights

Blue-Haired Bingo in Footie Pajamas

There’s a common perception that with cancer in the house, the mood is all death and dying, gloom and doom. But there can be laughter and humor, too. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 25 2014 2:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cancer, Christmas, Death and Dying, Highlights

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