December 2014 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

E-Cigarettes May Serve as Gateway to Smoking for Teens, Study Suggests

A study published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics seems to add to the evidence that e-cigarettes are doing more to promote nicotine use than to help people quit. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2014 8:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Food and Drug Administration, Smoking and Tobacco, Highlights, E-Cigarettes, Nicotine, Glantz, Stanton A, Nicotine and Tobacco Research (Journal), Abrams, David B

There’s So Much to Say About Her Aunt’s Suicide, I Can’t Even Begin.

It’s been more than four months since my sister took her own life, and I still haven’t spoken with my 12-year-old daughter about it. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 14 2014 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Mental Health and Disorders, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Depression (Mental), Funerals and Memorials, Highlights

The Unmonitored Baby Is Not Worth Having

Reams of data, straight to your smartphone. Imagine being certain your baby needs a diaper change, and determining with 97 percent accuracy if your baby is crying! Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2014 7:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Wearable Computing, This Is a Very Serious Topic

Racial Bias in Discipline: What If Your Child’s School Is Harder on Some Kids Than Others?

Black parents may want to believe that society has moved on from racial bias, but that belief can undermine their ability to advocate for their children. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2014 3:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Race and Ethnicity, School Discipline (Students), Blacks, Highlights

Finding an Overnight Camp That’s Truly Worth It

It's camp application season. You’ll want to ask baseline questions about food, safety, staff training and facilities, but what you really want to know is this: Is this a camp that changes lives? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2014 9:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Camps and Camping, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

A Photo of a Stillborn Baby, Proof of Life, and Grief and Memory

When my brother, a writer, put a stillbirth into his last novel, the scene was a gift to me, a way of making public what had been my too-private loss. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2014 6:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Stillbirth, Highlights, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Book), Shafer, David

Parents in Europe, Talking to Kids About Sex

When parents in European countries have the birds-and-the-bees talk with children and teenagers, it's with less judgment and more trust. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2014 1:50 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

‘Invest in Us,’ and Our Parents, Too

Helping low-income children is more politically appealing than helping their parents. But children rarely succeed unless their families have a chance too. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2014 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Minimum Wage, Highlights, Head Start Program, Obama, Barack, Head Start

Colleges, Recruiting Even the Imaginary Students

I wasn't surprised by the flood of mail my daughter received from colleges her junior year of high school. The amount of mail her nonexistent brother, "William," received did come as something of a shock. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 10:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards, Highlights, Data-Mining and Database Marketing

Counting the Days: ‘It’s Too Many Whales, Daddy’

To count down the days of her father's deployment, my daughter and I made a calendar adorned with a whale for each day he'd be gone. She was delighted with her work, until she took in what it meant. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 6:28 AM by Motherlode

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

Quandary: Helping Younger Children Love to Give as Well as Get

Younger children can be more focused on the possibility of having all their Hanukkah or Christmas wishes granted than on choosing or making with others in mind. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 08 2014 10:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts, Highlights

How Witnessing Violence Affects a Child, and How to Help

Sixty percent of children in the United States are exposed to violence, crime or abuse on an annual basis, according to a Department of Justice report. When I was attacked last year, my son became one of them. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 08 2014 7:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Psychology and Psychologists, Highlights

Church on Sunday: Because Spiritual Education Takes More Than Good Intentions

By the time we reach Sunday – this supposed day of rest – I’ve had it with arguing with my kids. I am tired of saying "no" and "because I said so." I’m tempted to just say, "Fine, let's skip church today." But I don't...

Published Sun, Dec 07 2014 5:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Religion and Belief, Highlights

15-Second Vocabulary Videos

The winners of The Learning Network's Second Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 05 2014 9:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

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