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Parents of Teenagers, Stuck Taking Out the Emotional Trash

The teen years are characterized by intense and erratic emotions, and teens are pros at dumping them on parents. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2015 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, adolescence, Teenagers and Adolescence, Emotions, Highlights

Holiday Concerts and the Anatomy of Melancholy

Every year, I try to find a way to embrace the ephemeral, cherry-blossom nature of December, and the way it wallops you over the head with the passage of time. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2014 12:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Hanukkah, Emotions, Highlights

My Father Didn’t ‘Know Best.’ How Will I?

I remember being left in the dark to "cry it out" by a father who abandoned me in every way. So how can I leave my baby daughter to face the night alone, even if I probably should? Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2013 5:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Highlights

Child-Proofing ‘Harry Potter’

I thought my 5-year-old was ready for the "Harry Potter" books. I was wrong, and I find myself verbally editing every page. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2013 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Emotions, Highlights

During I.V.F., Keeping a Marriage Strong

A loving partnership can make fertility treatments far easier to bear — but we have to protect our partnerships from the toll that in vitro fertilization can take. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2013 6:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Emotions, Highlights, Fertility Diary

How Do You Know When Your Child Needs Outside Help?

Parents asking parents: How do you know when it’s time to get professional help for a child who is anxious, depressed or angry beyond his or her years? Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2013 9:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Highlights, Therapy and Rehabilitation

From One Child to Two

Even a much-wanted second child is often regarded with more judgment than joy, and brings a fresh burden of parental worry and guilt. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2013 5:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Emotions, Highlights

Survey Says: Parents Are Happy, but Tired

How parents feel about child care is too complex a question to evaluate with a few assorted adjectives and a scale of 1 to 6. But researchers don't stop trying. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2013 3:29 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Research, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Polls and Public Opinion, Highlights

The Sound (of the Crying Baby) and the Fury (of the Exhausted Parent)

As my baby's nighttime cry becomes a throaty scream, I have felt my lungs fill with air in preparation to yell back at her. To make her feel as terrible as I do. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2013 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, crying, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Anger (Emotion)

I Don’t Love My Second Child the Way I Love My First

Of course I love my children equally, the exact same amount. But I do not love them the same. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2013 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, parenting, Families and Family Life, Emotions

It’s Easy to Be Happy on a Day Like This

How can parents find more to enjoy in their lives with their children? Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2013 12:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Emotions

The Half-Life of the Divorced Parent

In the years since my divorce, I've grown used to our shared custody arrangement, but I've never fully accepted how estranged I've become from my daughters' other life. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2013 6:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Emotions, Child Custody and Support

Cranky Is Contagious (Part Two)

When it comes to moving house and children, mom-stress shared is mom-stress multiplied. Read More...

Published Wed, May 05 2013 11:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Anxiety and Stress

Months After Newtown, Sorting Boxes of Grief

My stepmother was killed in the Newtown shooting. My husband and I divorced after 10 years of marriage. I'm left with boxes of physical reminders of what used to be. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2013 5:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Emotions, Grief (Emotion), Newtown (Conn), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Hochsprung, Dawn

After a Divorce, Creeping Around Happiness

After a divorce, a mother looks for an honest conversation about what really makes us happy — and it's hard to find. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2013 2:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Happiness, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Families and Family Life, Emotions, Marriages

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