February 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Looking to Find Your ‘Sweet Spot’ at Home and Work?

Want some help making the small shifts that make life slide into a more manageable gear? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 04 2015 1:17 PM by Motherlode

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)

Donating Embryos, Not ‘Giving Up Babies’

Infertility is sad and frustrating and a huge financial burden, writes an embryo donor. I love the idea that one of our frozen embryos could end that heartache for a family. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 03 2015 2:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Babies and Infants, 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

Want More Vaccinated Children? End Religious and Personal Exemptions

There is no need to silence or punish parents who choose not to vaccinate their children. If we end religious and personal belief exemptions to vaccine requirements for public school attendance, most parents will make a different choice. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2015 4:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Vaccination and Immunization, Highlights, Epidemics, McCarthy, Jenny

Vaccination: How Personal Belief Came To Outweigh Public Health

The history of the fallacy that led to the current spread of vaccine resistance. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2015 9:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Vaccination and Immunization, 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

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

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