November 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Making Book Orders Work for Children Who Can’t Afford Books

One parent sends money into the classroom so the teacher can invite students who can't afford books to buy them. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2015 11:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

What Will Your Kids Cook for Thanksgiving?

Giving a child a dish to prepare helps him make Thanksgiving his own. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2015 2:24 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Holidays, Thanksgiving Day, Cooking and Cookbooks, Holidays and Special Occasions, Kids Cook

Giving Thanks for a Proper ‘Got Your Nose’ Bit

How to distract children on the verge of holiday meltdowns by combining the threat of facial disfigurement with the giggles of survival, in 11 easy steps. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2015 7:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Holidays, Children and Childhood, Highlights, This Is a Very Serious Topic

This Thanksgiving, Sit Down and Listen (and Record)

StoryCorps and the "Great Thanksgiving Listen" offer a chance to connect across generations. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 23 2015 9:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Thanksgiving Day, Highlights, Isay, David (1966- ), Library of Congress, Archives and Records, StoryCorps

Thanksgiving, With College Students: Fantasy, Reality, and Getting It Right

For college students, coming home is a choice. Here's how to make it one you're all glad they make. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 22 2015 3:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Colleges and Universities, Thanksgiving Day, Highlights, Parenting After Senior Year

Saying Yes, and No, Shonda Rhimes Style

Introvert Shonda Rhimes says "yes" for a year. But (maybe more importantly) she also says no. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2015 2:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Highlights, How to Get Away With Murder (TV Program), Grey's Anatomy (TV Program), Rhimes, Shonda

Girls Aren’t Meaner Than Boys. It Only Looks That Way.

There aren't many gender differences in meanness. What's different is how girls and boys respond. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2015 10:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, adolescence, Teenagers and Adolescence, Women and Girls, Highlights

One Parent, on Paris: They Might Have Guns, But We Have Flowers

Talking with children about the ways we respond to tragedy, good and bad. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2015 9:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Paris Attacks (November 2015)

A Birthday With a Foster Family, and Away From a Birth Family

It is the first birthday we will celebrate with him and the first party his biological parents will miss. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2015 7:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Foster Parent Diary

Instamoms, Curating a Photo-Worthy Childhood. Discuss.

Is "taking over your Instagram account" a coming-of-age ritual anyone wants? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2015 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Instagram Inc

A Baby Dies at Day Care, and a Mother Asks Why She Had to Leave Him So Soon

I wasn't just up against the end of my parental leave. I was up against an entire culture. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 15 2015 2:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Family Leaves, Highlights

When Headlines Play Down Dads, All Parents Lose

The "who does more at home" story distracts us from real policy issues while supporting the status quo. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2015 8:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

When a Child’s Project Shows a Parental Hand at Work

It's become an act of parental dereliction to let a child turn in a project that looks like a child's work. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2015 1:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Parent-Teacher Conference

To Win a Free I.V.F. Cycle, Contestants Share Losses, Grief and Hope. Is it Worth It?

Contestants in this contest win by revealing how much they've lost. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2015 10:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Highlights, Documentary Films and Programs

Deployment Solace From an Earlier Generation of Military Spouses

“We managed fine, honey, and you will too." Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2015 10:27 AM by Motherlode