September 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

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

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

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

A Temporary Answer to a Foster Child’s Biggest Question: Am I Going to School?

Our foster son seems to know that school can offer him something that home, so far, has not. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 01 2015 6:30 AM by Motherlode

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

Uncertainty Fills a Foster Child With Worry

Our foster son's parents want to reassure him that he's coming "home." Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2015 9:19 AM by Motherlode

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

Why You Shouldn’t Pay Children for Grades

Students lose out when parents pay out, Try these better strategies to help them get their work done. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 13 2015 2:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Homework, parenting, back-to-school, Education (K-12), Highlights

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

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)

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

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

When Finding Housing Is a Job in Itself

If I had $6000 for a deposit and broker's fees, I wouldn't need this Section 8 voucher. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 06 2015 5:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Affordable Housing, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Highlights, Vouchers, Section 8 (Housing), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate)

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