March 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Lisa Bonchek Adams: She Did as Much as She Could for as Long as She Could

Lisa Bonchek Adams did not write like a woman resigned. She did not want to die. But even more, she did not want to disappear. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2015 10:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cancer, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Writing and Writers, Deaths (Fatalities), Highlights, Sievers, Leroy, Adams, Lisa Bonchek

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

Live Chat About Finding That ‘Sweet Spot’ in Life and Work

Join me and "The Sweet Spot" author Christine Carter for a live chat about finding your groove at home and work on Friday, March 6, 2015 from 1:00-2:00 Eastern. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 05 2015 12:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Work-Life Balance, Highlights

Short Hair: A First for a Daughter, and a Leap for a Mother

As much as I didn’t want to micromanage my daughter’s hair, I did want to micromanage my daughter's hair. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 08 2015 6:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Hair, Highlights, Hamill, Dorothy

Turning Chores Into Habits

One reason our chore systems always descend into chaos is that it's never clear what our children need to do, or when. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 11:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Rubin, Gretchen, Highlights

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

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

An Improved Vaccination Against a Virus — and Some Cancers

"A possible side effect of not getting the vaccine is cancer, and it's far more common than any side effects of the shots." Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2015 11:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Vaccination and Immunization, Highlights, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Gardasil (Vaccine)

‘My Friend Has a Son Who Is Autistic’

At first, I didn’t get that the clumsy idle talk was an attempt at showing compassion. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2015 11:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Friendship, Highlights, Adaptive Parenting

In Switzerland, Parents Observe. In the U.S., Hovering Is Required.

Thanks to hovering American parent culture, the La Grange Library food fight wasn't just between a 3-year-old and an 18-month-old. It was also between their mothers. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 6:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Chicago (Ill), Switzerland

Deployment Is Confusing for Children, Which Makes Children Hard on Parents

He wouldn’t go to bed. He just wouldn’t go to bed. Finally, I asked him why. His answer caught me by surprise. “I miss my daddy!” Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2015 12:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Deployment Diary, Dorinda Silver Williams, Zero to Three

‘I Miss My Daddy. Divorce Stinks.’

My ex-husband and I are over, and that’s as it should be. But there’s one person who’s not buying that this divorce is “for the best”: our daughter. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 15 2015 5:09 AM by Motherlode

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

A Wireless Baby and a Father, Getting Wired In

We took Evy off of her apnea monitor this week, and out in public for the first time. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 17 2015 8:18 AM by Motherlode

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

Raising Teenagers: Inevitably a Problem?

Teenagers need to become the centers of their own stories. For the writing parent, is that always a loss? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 7:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Books and Literature, Cusk, Rachel, Highlights

Teenagers, Dealing With Addiction, on What Might Have Helped

Students in a rehab program answer the question, “Was there anything that anyone could have said to you that would have affected your drug use?" Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 05 2015 6:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marijuana, Teenagers and Adolescence, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Highlights, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Addiction (Psychology)

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