March 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Living With the ‘Extended Newbornhood’ of the Premature Baby

My wife's maternity leave will be over before our daughter is fully out of the newborn stage. I'm going to need help. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2015 8:24 AM by Motherlode

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

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

New Research on Antidepressants and Pregnancy Finds No Link to Asthma

New research suggest that taking S.S.R.I.s while pregnant does not increase the risk of asthma in the resulting babies, but the decision to take medication or not remains difficult. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2015 7:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, asthma, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental), Antidepressants

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

After a Fire, Learning to Cook Again, One Grilled Cheese at a Time

I loved to cook. But after the fire, I couldn't do it for over a year. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 8:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Fires and Firefighters

Introducing Motherlode’s New Artist-In-Residence: Abigail Gray Swartz

Welcome Abigail Gray Swartz to the Artist-in-Residence role on Motherlode. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 7:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, art, Highlights

How Not to Be ‘That’ Sports Parent

If your child can tell you're unhappy during the game, you're doing it wrong. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 05 2015 1:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Athletics and Sports, Highlights, Games

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

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)