March 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Quantity Time Begets Quality Time, and Parents Spend Enough of Both

It's time to look at our family calendars as half full, not half empty. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2015 1:55 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Schulte, Brigid

Not an Adoption Diary. Yet.

The guy I was in January would not have sung a burp-related version of "Let It Go." Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2015 7:24 AM by Motherlode

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

The White House and Paid Leave: Let Flowers Bloom

The Department of Labor focuses on encouraging cities, states and employers to "Lead on Leave." Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 30 2015 10:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Labor and Jobs, Paid Time Off, Highlights, Labor Department (US), Jarrett, Valerie, Perez, Thomas E, Presidential Election of 2016

As Jobs Become Scarce, Teenagers Drive Farther to Find Work

Is a job for a teenager worth the price of a long commute? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 30 2015 7:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Part-Time Employment, Labor and Jobs, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights, Commuting

The Truck That Sparked Our Marriage Back to Life

Phase 1 of our married life was over. We needed to figure out what came next. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 29 2015 5:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, Automobile Safety Features and Defects, Highlights, Trucks and Trucking

My Daughter Loves the ‘Pioneer Woman,’ Who Is All That I Am Not

A televised cooking show about a life that's far from ours has enraptured my 8-year-old. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 27 2015 9:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Drummond, Ree

New Hampshire Legislature ‘Honors’ Fourth Graders After a Real Civics Lesson

A fourth-grade class proposing a bill was met with vitriol and mockery, then "honored." Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2015 2:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Law and Legislation, Highlights, New Hampshire

Sleep Training at 8 Weeks: ‘Do You Have the Guts?’

"When we first told our in-laws what we were doing, they thought we were monsters. Now they think we’re geniuses.” Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2015 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Babies and Infants, Highlights

Rekindling a Love for Cooking With Subscription Meal Kits

Suppertime was starting to feel like a chore. Could a dinner-in-a-box delivery service help me get my groove back? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2015 8:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Recipes, Delivery Services, Lepucki, Edan

Where the ‘Sex Talk’ Can Be Fun

What if sex education was fun, interactive, and for both parent and pre-teen? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2015 8:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, sex education, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights

Angelina Jolie: More ‘Common’ Than Any Celebrity Would Like to Be

With her frank descriptions of her surgeries, Angelina Jolie has stripped the "Celebrities! They're Just Like Us!" trope down to its essence. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 1:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Women and Girls, Highlights, Jolie, Angelina, Ovarian Cancer

Live Chat With Amy Klein: Tuesday, March 24, 9 P.M. Eastern Time

Amy Klein will answer questions about her journey from infertility treatment to pregnancy. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Fertility Diary

After a Baby’s Arrival, Some Visit, and Others Stay Away

A baby changes everything about you—even things you were afraid you couldn't change. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 8:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Adoption Journal

Go Ahead, Help Your Child Apply to College

As a parent, you can’t escape the role of college-application Sherpa. Nor should you try. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 23 2015 10:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Highlights

My Daughter Is Now Sister Mary Joseph, and No Longer Mine

My daughter is becoming a nun, and I am grieving. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 22 2015 5:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, nuns, Women and Girls, Highlights, Roman Catholic Church

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