July 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Nine Apps for Travel With One iPad and More Than One Kid

Turning a battle over a single screen into cooperative play. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2015 3:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, iPad, iPod, Mobile Applications, Highlights, Tablet Computers, Games, iPhone

This Year, Don’t Change. Same Beach, Same Sea.

Every year we visit the same summer beach resort, and find we're the same family, just a little different. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2015 3:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Summer (Season), Travel and Vacations, Highlights

Kids in the Kitchen: Tomato-Watermelon Salad

A simple salad that's easy for children to both make and enjoy. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2015 8:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Sifton, Sam, Kids Cook, Salads

A Baby’s Adoption, Finalized

After a six month waiting person, Joel Keller and his wife finalize their adoption of baby Evy. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2015 7:57 AM by Motherlode

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

Parents Know Pressure and Hovering Don’t Help Children Succeed. So Why Is It So Hard to Stop?

Why don't parents heed warnings that pressuring and protecting students can actually harm them? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 27 2015 12:33 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

When She Says, She Says Goes Viral: A Toddler’s Cries in a Diner are Heard Across the Internet

Two parents and an angry diner owner in Maine, and no one willing to admit they might have been wrong. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 24 2015 12:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Anger (Emotion), Highlights, Maine

Kids in the Kitchen: A 9-Year-Old Cooks Pasta With Tomatoes and Mushrooms

Children need to learn two styles of cooking: following recipes, and pulling together a basic meal from what's on hand. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2015 8:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Kids Cook, Pasta

Two Foster Families, Two Biological Brothers, One Play Date

A playdate with a foster son's biological brother and foster family, in a very imperfect world. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2015 9:15 AM by Motherlode

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

Declaring War on Thumb-Sucking Leaves Battle Scars

Maybe the real problem isn’t my parenting, but a society prioritizes straight teeth over comfort and security. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2015 12:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teeth and Dentistry, Highlights

After Cancer’s Calm, a Daughter’s Emotional Storm

During all the year of dealing with her parents' cancers, I never saw my daughter cry. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 19 2015 4:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: What I Read and What I Didn’t, Summer 2015 (Part 1)

A reading list that ranged from "Dietland" to "The Yorkshire Shepherdess." Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2015 2:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Highlights, Anne of Green Gables (Book), Filipacchi, Amanda (1967- ), We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Book), How to Build a Girl (Book), Moran, Caitlin

Kids in the Kitchen: 1st Birthday Mini-Shortcakes With Berries

Character is who you are when baking with a 3-year old, and I'm working on it. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 15 2015 10:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Recipes, Kids Cook

With Daddy Deploying, a Child’s Nightmares Echo a Mother’s Fears

In my daughter's nightmares, my husband has fallen off his boat and the bad guys have him. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 14 2015 10:56 AM by Motherlode

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

A Foster Parent, Contemplating an Unknowable Future

No parent knows what the future holds, but a foster mother knows she can't know what will come next more clearly than most. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 14 2015 7:47 AM by Motherlode

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

‘I Do Not Want to Go to Day Camp!’

You can help your child's first morning of day camp go more smoothly than ours did. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 13 2015 10:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Camps and Camping, Highlights

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