September 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Want Your Picky Eater to Try Something New? Nudge, Don’t Push

Put dinner in front of hungry kids and don't negotiate, bribe, coerce or push—but don't cook anything else, either. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2015 3:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, ChopChop (Magazine), Sampson, Sally, The Picky Eater Project

How Caroline Brooks, Musician and Mother, Does It

Being a professional band member means travel. Being a mother means bringing her along, or leaving her behind. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2015 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: How I Do It, Highlights

Letting ‘the Last 12-Year-Old in the Whole World Without a Cellphone’ Make Her Case

How do you know when your child is ready for a cell phone? Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 27 2015 2:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, smartphones, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights, Cellular Telephones, Boyd, Danah, Millennial Generation

Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: The Surprise of Poetry, September 2015

Too tired for nonfiction? Too late for a whole chapter of a novel? Try a poem. Or two. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 2:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Poetry and Poets

Lessons From a Fifth-Grade Loan Shark

“Do you think that it’s O.K. that my friends and I lend each other money on the playground and charge interest?” Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2015 7:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, The Opposite of Spoiled, Banking and Financial Institutions

Peer Pressure (not Parent Pressure) Helps Picky Eaters Try New Foods

The parents of picky eaters are surprised by what they'll try with their peers. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2015 5:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, The Picky Eater Project

Parents, Not Schools, Should Decide What to Pack for Lunch

Some school wellness policies enable or require school staff to hover, judge, and even confiscate food. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2015 7:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Education (K-12), Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Foster Parenting: When to Explain, When to Let It Pass

In casual conversation about my sons, one foster, one biological, it can be hard to know how much to say. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2015 2:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Foster Parent Diary

I Said We’d Never Hire a College Admissions Adviser. Then We Did.

We thought we could help our son through the college application process. We were wrong. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 20 2015 2:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards, Highlights, Financial Aid (Education)

Marie Kondo on the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up — With Kids

How do you work the "life-changing magic of tidying up" when you're surrounded by un-tidiers? Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 18 2015 10:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Orderliness and Clutter, Kondo, Marie, eBay Inc|EBAY|NASDAQ, eBay Inc

Your Family, or Your Job? Why We Shouldn’t Ask Which Comes First.

No one always puts work or family first. Everyone needs the flexibility to prioritize. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 17 2015 12:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Labor and Jobs, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance, Highlights, Slaughter, Anne-Marie

Can Young Picky Eaters Reform? 10 Rules, and a Plan

A family with two picky school-aged kids tries to help them change. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2015 12:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights, Sampson, Sally, The Picky Eater Project, Vegetables

Gossip: The Best Gift Your Teenager Can Give You

When your teenager drops a gossip bombshell, she's giving you an opportunity to talk and connect. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2015 8:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, adolescence, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights, Ethics and Official Misconduct

What to Do Before Deployment? There’s No Crying at Disneyland.

How do you enjoy the present when the future is all you can think about? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 15 2015 8:50 AM by Motherlode

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

Dear Parent: If Your Child Left It Home, Don’t Bring It In

One school's policy: no drop offs of forgotten items. "Please plan accordingly.” Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2015 9:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights, Lahey, Jessica (1970- )

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