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Remembering a Christmas When Love, and Neighbors, Came Through

We'd managed only a few things for our children that Christmas—until our neighbors gave us all much more. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2015 9:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Highlights, Recession and Depression

Finding a Christmas Spirit Amid Deployment Blues

After a few tough weeks, I found myself sinking deeper and deeper into the cold, dark waters of deployment—not where the kids need me to be during the holidays. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2015 3:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary, Defense and Military Forces

An Overdose of Christmas Leads to a Bigger Hanukkah, and More

When we moved from Israel to Luxembourg, I knew it would change the ease of our Jewish-ness. But I didn't know my daughter would bring home a school library book called "Jesus’ Christmas Party." Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2015 5:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Jews and Judaism, 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 11 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 11 2015 7:18 AM by Motherlode

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

Grading a Blogger's Resolutions

I declared my intention to plenty of things as a parent this year, from not letting my children eat in my car to being more present in every moment of their lives. I think it's fair to hold me accountable - so here's how I did. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2013 6:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), New Year

12 New Year's Resolutions for Happier Families

Keep a "to-don't" list. Give warm greetings and farewells. Create more art together. Bribe more creatively. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2012 6:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Families and Family Life, Levine, Madeline, Rubin, Gretchen, Feiler, Bruce, New Year, Bronson, Po, Merryman, Ashley, Writing and Writers

Motherlode's Greatest Hits, 2012 Edition

What do the readers of a blog subtitled "Adventures in Parenting" like to read? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2012 7:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Fleshler, Dan, Kelly, Erin

Merry Christmas from the Minifigs and Motherlode

A stop-motion Christmas wish from the Lego minifigs of Motherlode. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2012 9:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Holidays

From Corn Dogs to Bûche de Noël, and Onward

Food was important to my mother, and I grew up eating Ouefs à la Neige and celebrating Christmas with bûche de Noël. So why do I serve my children corn dogs? Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2012 6:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Food, Christmas, Holidays, Cooking and Cookbooks, Holidays and Special Occasions

The Holidays After a Tragedy

As we have anguished over how to talk to our children about the Newtown shootings, another, unspoken question lingers: how do we talk to ourselves? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 2:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Grief (Emotion), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012)

What's Your Favorite Holiday Christmas Book?

Can you even choose a favorite holiday book? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 7:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Books and Literature, Holidays and Special Occasions, Smell (Olfaction), Kohara, Kazuno, Brett, Jan, Tolkien, J R R, Brown, Margaret Wise, Wells, Rosemary, van Allsburg, Chris, Cousins, Lucy, Sabuda, Robert

Santa Needs Comics!

A comic strip suggests that the best way to cheer up Santa would be to send him comics. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2012 6:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Santa Claus, Children and Childhood, Comic Books and Strips, Holidays and Special Occasions, Sturm, James, Cartoons and Cartoonists

All He Wants for Hanukkah Are In-App Purchases

Is there any down-side to in-app game purchases that let kids short cut the "hard work" of the game? Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2012 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Hanukkah, Holidays, Computer and Video Games, Holidays and Special Occasions, iTunes

A Bar Mitzvah, With Autism

When a bar mitzvah collides with autism, it's a coming of age ritual for both father and son. Read More...

Published Fri, May 05 2012 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Holidays, disabled child, _featured, Joel Yanofsky, bar mitzvah, ceremonies

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