January 2016 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Coming of Age, Whether They Like It or Not

With a ritual like a bar mitzvah, kids learn to take on something that is extraordinarily hard, something that takes persistence and focus. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 31 2016 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, bar/bat mitzvah

A Day at the Bookstore for All Kids

Taking a preschool class on a field trip into the mostly unknown: a bookstore. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 29 2016 9:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Income Inequality, Highlights

Has Your Student Experienced Racism in High School?

Is there racial insensitivity in your high school, and how do officials respond? Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2016 12:24 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Families and Family Life, Race and Ethnicity, Highlights, Boston (Mass)

To Love, and Maybe Lose, a Foster Child

In this courtroom, where time is tight and details are long, genes trump all else. We were not an option. We were a footnote. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2016 6:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

Loving a Grandpa Right Down to His Toes

There are some things only life can teach our children. Living with dying is one of them. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 24 2016 3:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Death and Dying, Highlights

‘Nice Try!’ Is Not Enough

Too many parents misunderstand and misuse the concept of the "growth mind-set." Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 21 2016 11:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights

When Your Child’s Friend Is in Crisis

When your son stays up through the night to text with a buddy who is falling apart, you need to step in. But how? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 20 2016 3:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, adolescence, Teenagers and Adolescence

A Military Wife During Deployment Is Asked, ‘Is It Worth It?’

A 5-year-old's wail at a family party: “I don’t want YOUR daddy. Not Finley’s daddy, or Addie’s daddy, I want MY daddy.” Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2016 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary, Defense and Military Forces

A Daughter Too Kind for Her Own Good

What we said was "be nice." What she heard was "you don't matter." Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 17 2016 3:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Highlights

With the death ofAlan Rickman, who played Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies, our children will experience the curious grief that accompanies the death of someone you knew without knowing. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 14 2016 7:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Death and Dying, Highlights, Deaths (Obituaries), Rickman, Alan

When Children Say ‘I Can’t,’ but They Can, and Adults Know It

Parents and teachers can inadvertently teach children that feigning incompetence gets results. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2016 10:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Teachers and School Employees, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

Get Paid to Organize Your Children’s Closets (and Yours)

Three bags of unwanted clothing turned into $175 in gift cards and $86.09 in Paypal cash. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2016 9:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Fashion and Apparel, Highlights, Orderliness and Clutter, Thrift Shops, Closets

A Less Prominent Career, a More Primary Parent, and Satisfied

Taking the lead role in parenting, and supporting a spouse's career, isn't necessarily a compromise. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 10 2016 3:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Work-Life Balance, Highlights

Parents Monitoring Teenagers Online, and Mostly, Getting It Right

Parents are relying more on talk than tools to monitor teenagers online. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 07 2016 9:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, Teenagers and Adolescence, Computers and the Internet, Highlights

Six Steps to Teaching Children About the Stock Market

The goal of letting kids invest is to teach them that buying individual stocks is essentially gambling before there's much money involved. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 06 2016 12:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Personal Finances, The Opposite of Spoiled, Stocks and Bonds

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