March 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

Letting Children Take Risks: When Does It Make You a Risky Parent?

A group of strangers in a suburban Maryland car repair place come together to condemn a verdict against being a free-range parent. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 04 2015 6:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Child Abuse and Neglect, Maryland

Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Reading, February 2015

What I bought, what I read, what I thought I'd read and what I put down and never picked back up this February. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 04 2015 1:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Writing and Writers, 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

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

After I.V.F.: Pregnant, but Still Stuck in the Past

Every time I tell someone I’m pregnant, I think, “What if I have to tell them I'm not?” Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 17 2015 1:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Fertility Diary

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

Sometimes a Cardboard Sled Is All You Need

Defeating the late-winter-blues with duct tape. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 9:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Winter (Season)

Stay-at-Home Parent Is Not a ‘Luxury’

Why am I a luxury while the things we’ve chosen to do without are “necessities” that demand a second income? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 12 2015 6:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Highlights

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

Got College Admissions Frenzy? Read ‘Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be’

Who our children are when they go to college matters a whole lot more than the name on the sweatshirt. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 13 2015 6:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

What Not to Worry About in Teaching Young Children to Read

Starting reading instruction early doesn’t yield an advantage to comprehension. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Books and Literature, Highlights, Reading and Writing Skills (Education), Illiteracy

Why Schools Should Undermine Moral Teachings

All men are created equal. True or False ... or Opinion? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2015 10:29 AM by Motherlode

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

The FaceTime Babysitter

FaceTime has become the "secret weapon” that allows relatives or friends to virtually babysit while parents get things done. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 11:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Babies and Infants, Mobile Applications, Highlights, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

Developing Baby, Developing Dad

I'm fascinated with babies, especially mine. And I'm fascinated by how much my life had to change before I could appreciate them. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2015 8:00 AM by Motherlode