February 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

The Military Marriage Trapeze Act

Stopping at a highway rest stop, my 4-year-old spotted a group of uniformed Marines paying for snacks. "Mommy!” she exclaimed, “look at ALL those daddies!” We're never really alone. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 10 2015 3:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary, Acrobats and Acrobatics, Trapeze School New York, United States Marine Corps

Let Children Change

When parents keep expecting our kids to repeat old mistakes, we're saying "you can't change," or maybe "you can't change while I'm still here." Bad plan. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2015 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

What Children Think of the Internet (and Why It Matters)

Question I haven't yet asked my 5-year-old: is the Internet a more reliable source of information than I am? Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2015 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Computers and the Internet, Education (Pre-School), Highlights

Two Things I Won’t Be Buying Based on Their Super Bowl Ads

You made us sad for no reason at all, Nationwide. Low. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2015 8:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Advertising and Marketing, Highlights, Online Advertising, Nissan Motor Co, Nationwide Insurance

Compare and Contrast: College-Ready First Graders or ‘Godlike Cherubs’?

Two articles will make you think about what’s “natural” for your family, and how that might be different from what works for others. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 04 2015 10:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: education, parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Erard, Michael, Lancy, David F, The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings (Book)

The Magical Morality of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's "cures" manage to unite reading parents and children in mocking common childhood faults. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Highlights

Patricia Arquette: To Every Woman Who Gave Birth to Every Taxpayer

Particia Arquette's Oscar speech is dissected, and the message to other women is clear: Shhh. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2015 9:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Wages and Salaries, Highlights, Arquette, Patricia, Legend, John, Academy Awards (Oscars)

Small, Successful Steps Toward Finding Your Groove

Readers road-test Christine Carter's simple strategies for settling into a happy and functional routine, both at home and work. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 5:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Work-Life Balance, E-Mail, Highlights

Even a ‘Good Baby’ Is Exhausting

She's just a baby, albeit a premature baby, doing exactly what a baby her age should do. But that hasn't stopped us from losing sleep over her. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 10 2015 6:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Premature Babies, Adoption Journal

Babies Who Eat to Live, Instead of the Other Way Around

Obsessing over a baby who is eating enough for her, but not enough to put her on the weight chart. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 11 2015 8:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Weight, Babies and Infants, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Online Dating Rules for My Grandmother: Must Drive, Preferably at Night

While my grandmother and I have always been close, her online dating experiment brought us closer, mostly because she called me four or five times a week (she kept forgetting her JDate password). Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 13 2015 7:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Highlights, Dating and Relationships, Online Dating

Home Schooling, and Teaching, a Child with Down Syndrome

In school, nothing our son did was seen as typical. At home, I’m able to see him as more than a diagnosis, and he’s able to learn. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 01 2015 5:09 AM by Motherlode

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

Time to Leave the N.I.C.U. Behind

We’re as ready as we’re ever going to be to have Evy home with us. We want to be the ones who know her best; right now, the nurses know her much better than we do, because they care for her 85 percent of the time. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 03 2015 8:28 AM by Motherlode

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

Shared Custody: So Even on Paper, So Hard on the First Night

If there was a mothering switch, I hadn’t yet found the dimmer. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 05 2015 11:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Highlights

An Open Egg Donor, Now Reversing the Role

I chose my son by clicking and unclicking a series of boxes, looking for a sperm donor. Fifteen years ago, the roles were reversed: I was an egg donor. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 5:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Adoptions, Highlights, Sperm

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