August 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

My youngest child used to stand near other adults on line when the complaints began, as if he was with another, less-troublesome shopper. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 10 2015 2:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Shopping and Retail, Highlights, Coupons

This Year: $488 on School Supplies. Next Year Will Be Different.

We need to go buy school supplies, my daughter said. It won't be like last year, she said. Not at all. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 27 2015 3:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights, Orderliness and Clutter, Pens and Pencils

After a Father’s Heart Attack, A Well-Meant Lie Backfires on the Playground

My husband had a heart attack in Singapore, and I got on a plane without telling our son. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 23 2015 7:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Death and Dying, Highlights

Kids Cooking Pizza Two Ways: On the Grill and in the Oven

Making pizza at home: a 3-year-old can help; two 9-year-olds can nearly do the job themselves. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 26 2015 12:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Recipes, Pizza, Kids Cook, Grilling (Cooking), Dell'Antonia, Karin J, King Arthur Flour

‘I Love to Watch You Play’; but Not Every Game

When did watching every game become an unspoken part of the modern parental contract? Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 09 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Athletics and Sports, Highlights

Apps to Bring Math and Science Skills Back After Summer’s Slide

Some skills, especially math, can get rusty over the summer. Apps can sweeten necessary review. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 30 2015 3:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, iPad, back-to-school, Education (K-12), Computer and Video Games, Mobile Applications, Highlights, Mathematics, Tablet Computers

The Conversation About Alcohol That Families Aren’t Having: Binge Drinking

You may have talked with your children about drinking. But have you talked about the way teenagers really drink? Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 31 2015 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Alcohol Abuse, Highlights

Mom, I Know You’re Doing that ‘Gift of Failure’ Thing, But Could You Please Just Not?

Jessica Lahey literally wrote the book about letting kids fail. But sometimes her kids want her to step in, not back. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 14 2015 8:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Is This Family Gender-Biased?

Gender roles can be so ingrained that we don't even realize we're reinforcing them with our own parenting choices. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Men and Boys, Highlights, Harvard University

A Fertility Diary’s Happy Ending: Was It All Worth It?

After 3 years of infertility, 4 miscarriages and 10 doctors, our daughter was born. Friends keep asking, "Would you do it all again?" Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Fertility Diary

If She Can Make It There (Europe) She’ll Make It Anywhere (College). Right?

It may sound as though I was so cool with my daughter's backpacking trip that I dropped her off with a hug and a wave. I wasn't, but maybe I should have been. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 16 2015 2:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Struggling to Stay Connected When a Spouse Deploys

How did we go from long talks, fingers intertwined, to miles apart and discussing appliances? Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 11 2015 7:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces, Defense and Military Forces, Gottman, John

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