October 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

To Expand What Picky Eaters Eat, Encourage Them to Shop

Take $10, and buy any fruit or vegetable you want. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 21 2015 5:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, The Picky Eater Project, Recipes

More Research Suggests Fast-Food Advertising Works on Children

There's actually no research to suggests that children don't respond to fast food advertising. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2015 5:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Advertising and Marketing, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights, McDonald's Corporation, Burger King Corp, Fast Food Industry

Seven Ways Parents Can Help 13-Year-Olds Start Their Social Media Lives Right

Start benignly, with Instagram, monitor their lurking, and do plenty of lurking yourself. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 05 2015 5:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, social media, Twitter, Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights, Facebook Inc, Twitter|TWTR|NYSE, Instagram Inc, CNN, Underwood, Marion, Braun, Betsy Brown

Teenage Romance: Online Is Just Another Place to Flirt, Hang Out and Break Up

A new report suggests that teenagers integrate the digital world into their dating lives with little drama. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 01 2015 1:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, social media, smartphones, Computers and the Internet, Pew Research Center, Highlights

The Other Autistic Muppet

“But there already is an autistic Muppet,” my high-functioning 14-year-old said. “Fozzie Bear.” Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2015 8:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Highlights, Sesame Street (TV Program)

Every Month With a Foster Family Is a Month of Loss for a Birth Family

We can't know how big the hole in our foster son's heart is and how much we’ve been able to fill it. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 20 2015 8:10 AM by Motherlode

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

This Halloween, Will You Let Your Kids Keep Their Loot?

I let my children eat as much Halloween candy as they want, whenever they want it. You? Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2015 12:44 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Halloween, candy, parenting, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Sesame Street Has a New Character, With Autism. Will Typical Children Ever See Her?

Sesame Street's new character isn't yet planned to appear on its mainstream broadcast program. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2015 12:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Disabilities, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Sesame Workshop, Sesame Street (TV Program), Elmo (Fictional Character)

Just an Ordinary Miscarriage

Mine is one of thousands of stories of pregnancy loss, and that's exactly why I want to tell it. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 25 2015 3:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Miscarriages, Highlights

I Told the World We’d Raise an Only Child. I Was Wrong.

Four years ago, I declared that I was “one and done” when it came to children. Now my wife is pregnant. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 11 2015 5:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

School Discipline in the Heat of the Moment Takes Training Too Few Have

The deputy who was caught on video flipping a student backward as she sat at her desk was fired. But many are asking why he was there in the first place. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2015 12:57 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Race and Ethnicity, School Discipline (Students), Highlights, South Carolina, Police

When Tragedy and Adolescence Clash, Helping Grieving Teenagers Cope

The reality of death and grief unfold differently for teenagers. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 21 2015 7:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, adolescence, Teenagers and Adolescence, Grief (Emotion), Death and Dying

To Teach Children to Give, Tell Them How Much Your Family Has Been Given

At some point, your family was lucky enough to get help. Now, you help others. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2015 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Personal Finances, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Volunteers and Community Service

Pure Comfort and Joy in the Hospital, Delivered by Poodle

When the dogs visited, Owen wasn't the sick kid everyone was watching. He was a boy hugging a dog. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 04 2015 2:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, hospitals, Dogs, Highlights, Seizures (Medical)

What Does ‘Organic’ Mean for Baby Formula?

The ingredients in most U.S. organic baby formulas fell short of what I thought 'organic' meant. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 07 2015 9:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Infant Formulas, Baby Foods, Highlights, Labeling and Labels (Product), Organic Foods and Products

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