April 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Unconditional Love: The Easiest, and the Hardest Part

Unconditional love isn't in what we feel or say, it's in what we do, and what our children hear. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 24 2015 1:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

‘Don’t Say, ‘I Promise.” A Foster Child Joins a Family.

He is both the child whom we’ve been waiting for and the child for whom we could never fully prepare. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2015 4:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

Pengiuns with Parent Problems #2: Welcome

The second in a series of penguins with problems you might recognize. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 30 2015 9:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Comic Books and Strips, Highlights

When the Politics of ‘Religious Freedom’ Divides Families

What's the debate on "religious freedom" bills really about, and will it take place at your table this weekend? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 02 2015 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, discrimination, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Highlights, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Freedom of Religion, Hutchinson, Seth (1983- ), Hutchinson, Asa

Deployments: Costly. Remembering Why We Do It: Priceless.

An unexpected opportunity to see my husband, and to be reminded of why he serves. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 07 2015 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

Easy Toppings for Fast Weeknight Pizza

Go-to toppings for weeknight pizza dinners when the dough is already prepped. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 08 2015 6:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Pizza

When My Daughter Called Me, Sick, From College, I Got on a Plane

I know what you’re going to say. Our parents didn’t fly out to save us when we got sick at college. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 12 2015 5:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Colleges and Universities, Highlights, Parenting After Senior Year

When Schools Turn to the Police for Discipline

In schools that frequently use courts for discipline, black and special-needs students are disproportionately affected, and not just in the short term. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 14 2015 1:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Special Education, School Discipline (Students), Blacks, Highlights

In Debate Around Sally Mann’s Photography, Too Much Is Exposed

Which exposure broke the spell: the photographs, or the narrative behind them? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2015 9:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Photography, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Mann, Sally, Woodward, Richard B

Defending the Family Routine

Some weeks there's no such thing as a "typical" day—and there should be. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 21 2015 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

Schedule Wonder

I'm highly dependent on our wall calendar. So when I saw my 10-year-old erasing it, I panicked. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 24 2015 7:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Calendars

Want to Talk With Your Children About Bruce Jenner? Consider Letting Them Talk to You.

Our children may be less surprised or disturbed by Bruce Jenner than we are. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2015 10:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Highlights, Transgender and Transsexuals, Keeping Up With the Kardashians (TV Program), Jenner, Bruce

Does Race Matter If Books, Like ‘Anne of Green Gables,’ Touch Your Heart?

I hope my daughter can appreciate both "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" and "Anne of Green Gables." Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 30 2015 5:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Race and Ethnicity, Blacks, Highlights, Anne of Green Gables (Book), Woodson, Jacqueline, Johnson, Angela, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (Movie), Hesse, Karen, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Movie)

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