January 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

The View from Inside the Stroller

Diego Acosta López wanted to see what it was like when his son, Ignacio — just shy of 2 — visited New York City for the first time. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 23 2015 8:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

How Janice Dean, Meteorologist and Mother, Does It

If you had told me before I had kids that the chance to watch "Parenthood" on the DVR would be the lap of luxury, well.... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 28 2015 12:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Weather, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It, Fox News Channel, Kelly, Megyn

Harsh Critics in Public Spaces, Judging Only What They See

Strangers like to tell me what I’m doing wrong as a parent, or at least give me hard, critical looks, all the time. But there's a big part of our story they often don't know. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 12 2015 9:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Down syndrome, Disabilities, Children and Childhood, Special Education, Highlights

A Mobile Umbilical Cord, Off the Table, but Still Connected

Those of us who keep our phones nearby all the time — just in case — run the risk of 24/7 distractedness, of never being fully there for our work, ourselves, or our non-offspring companions. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 26 2015 1:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Text Messaging, Cellular Telephones

Totally Prepared. Still Freaking Out.

One would think that we'd be more ready for her; after all, we had been waiting for this moment for over three years. But "ready" and "get your car seat" are two very different things. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 27 2015 5:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Adoptions, Adoption Journal

Helping a Perfectionist Child Worry Less and Do More

Perfectionism can take a high toll on children who see it as the only route to living up to their own and their parents’ high standards. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 29 2015 7:42 AM by Motherlode

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

Cooking From the Freezer and Pantry: Miscellaneous Pork and Chicken Posole

"Cooking the pantry dry" requires a lot of improvisation, and not a lot of recipes. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 14 2015 11:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Recipes, Soups, Rosenstrach, Jennifer Lee, Dinnerlode

That’s Your Child’s Homework Project, Not Yours

“I wanted to tell you how much I loved seeing something actually made by children,” our librarian said of my sons' entry into the Peeps diorama project, which looked more like a train wreck than Mem Fox's "Where Is the Green Sheep?"...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2015 5:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: education, parenting, Highlights

Why One ‘Cookie Mom’ Still Loves the Girl Scouts

I should be dreading the upcoming cookie season, my fifth as cookie mom. Instead, I feel like shouting, “Bring on the Do-Si-Dos!” Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 14 2015 9:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Girl Scouts, Women and Girls, Highlights, Cookies

New Report Urges Less Intervention in Births

"If overtreatment is defined as instances in which an individual may have fared as well or better with less or perhaps no intervention," says a new report which collects and interprets the research regarding the hormonal physiology of childbirth...

Published Tue, Jan 13 2015 8:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Highlights

6-Year-Olds at the Spa: Understandable, Not Laudable

Those spas for little girls aren't really about little girls at all. They're about parents looking for something special in a world where very little is "special" anymore. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 05 2015 12:38 PM by Motherlode

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

For January, Cooking the Pantry (and Freezer, and Fridge) Dry

In keeping with the frugal spirit of January, this month, we’ll be buying little, and using up a lot. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 07 2015 1:00 PM by Motherlode

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

Another Standardized Test, This Time of Citizenship

Is requiring high schoolers to take the same citizenship exam as immigrants who want to become United States citizen a good way to test a curriculum, or just another memorization requirement? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 28 2015 9:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), United States Politics and Government, Tests and Examinations, Highlights, Citizenship and Naturalization

Child With Symptoms? App Lets You Text Doctors, With No Guarantees

A variety of apps and online services put you in touch with medical providers, but users should be aware of who they're talking to (or texting with). Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 12 2015 1:28 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Doctors, Medicine and Health, Highlights

Charities That Inspire Kids: Kiva

Diana Williams, a teacher from Surrey, British Columbia, describes the value of making microloans from the classroom. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 19 2015 8:30 AM by Motherlode

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

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