June 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

For a Child with a Learning Disability, There’s Such a Thing As Too Much Help

A full-time aide seemed like the perfect solution for my son — until he came to rely on her aid far too much. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 25 2015 4:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Camps and Camping, Highlights

Foster Parents Support a Son—and Need Support of Their Own

My husband and I signed up for the challenges of foster parenting. Our friends and extended family did not, but they still come through. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 23 2015 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Foster Parent Diary

Camp After a Transplant: Harder on Mother Than Daughter

The entire point of my daughter's transplant was not just to save her life, but to give her a full one. I had to let her go to camp. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 11 2015 2:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Camps and Camping, Highlights

With Charleston Shooting, a Time to Stop Teaching Children About the ‘History’ of Racial Violence

How many of your children have come home from school to tell you that black people "used to" be treated differently? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 18 2015 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Race and Ethnicity, Highlights, School Shootings and Armed Attacks, Charleston (SC)

Watching the Women’s World Cup — With Our Sons

The men filling the stadiums, the boys excitedly talking about the game—they're not "supporters" of women's soccer. They're fans. And that's huge. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 11 2015 8:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Soccer, Women and Girls, Highlights, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Women's World Cup (Soccer), Morgan, Alex (1989- )

For Our Daughters, a Lesson in ‘Call Me Caitlyn’

Caitlyn Jenner looks great on the cover of Vanity Fair—and there's a lesson in that. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 02 2015 9:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Photography, Magazines, Highlights, Transgender and Transsexuals, Jenner, Bruce, Bluhm, Julia, Jenner, Caitlyn (1949- ), Vanity Fair, Models (Professional)

Are We Helping Our Kids or Nagging Them?

When we correct a child too often, the message is that she'll never get it right. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 05 2015 10:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights, Voice and Speech

Welcome to Summer! But First, Just a Few Forms

Your camp forms are late, your prescription forms overdue, and your school forms aren't in triplicate. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 03 2015 7:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Summer (Season), Comedy and Humor, This Is a Very Serious Topic

Love Spectacle? In ‘Primates of Park Avenue,’ Wife Bonuses Are the Least of It

Why "Primates of Park Avenue" is a book for your beach bag, "wife bonuses" and all. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 03 2015 11:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Highlights, Jealousy and Envy, Martin, Wednesday

Why Affluent Parents Clam Up About Their Incomes

A recent survey suggests that the parents with the most money are the least likely to talk about it with their kids. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 24 2015 5:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Income, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

The Foster Family Honeymoon Is Over

We’d been told it is common for a foster child to be on his best behavior for the first few weeks or months. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 16 2015 5:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Highlights, Foster Parent Diary

Abigail Gray Swartz Continues Her Artist-in-Residency

Abigail Gray Swartz will continue to regularly illustrate the Motherlode blog. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 12 2015 7:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Falling in Love With a Foster Child

For the first time, I feel that whether we have BlueJay for a month or a year or a lifetime, it doesn’t matter. At least we have this. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 02 2015 5:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Love (Emotion), Foster Parent Diary

More Play or More Academics for Kindergarten?

Kindergarteners in more affluent districts are returning to play, while academics still rules in lower-income areas. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 10 2015 12:32 PM by Motherlode

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

Shelf, Ipad, Bed Table: Reading, May 2015

One novel, two semi-memoirs and a whole lot of reading in bits and pages. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 12 2015 1:10 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Highlights, Fei, Deanna, Korda, Michael, Norris, Mary (1952- ), Levs, Josh

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