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Well Family: A New Name and New Home for Motherlode

The Times is introducing Well Family, a new online report with expanded coverage of parenting, childhood health and relationships to help every family live well. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2016 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, new york times, _featured, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life

The School Conference Blues

As much as parents want to know about areas that our children are struggling in, we're also wondering what teachers like about them. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2016 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Teachers and School Employees, Highlights

When Another Child Wants to Be Friends and Yours Does Not

By the time children are in middle school, parents should be stepping back. But what if another child won't stop annoying yours? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2016 9:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Friendship, Highlights

A Family Adds Five Children, Special Needs and All

In November, this family adopted five young children from foster care. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2016 9:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, How I Do It

Stop Asking if My 4-Year-Old Has a ‘Girlfriend’

Gender indoctrination for the pre-K set. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2016 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Food Lessons From Families of Kids With Allergies

They have something to teach the rest of us about healthful eating: It's not as hard as we think. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2016 3:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, allergies, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights

Why Teenage Girls Roll Their Eyes

Eye-rolling serves a variety of purposes, and the meanings behind the mannerism tell us a lot about what it’s like to be a teenager. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2016 1:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, adolescence, Teenagers and Adolescence

Mile 13 in the Military Marathon

Halfway through a deployment, looking for the "I can do this" moment. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2016 12:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Deployment Diary

Doctor’s Orders: Stay in Bed and Do Nothing

Bed rest is like Las Vegas. It’s nice for three days, but stay any longer and you might lose your mind. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2016 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Premature Babies

A Blended Family Survival Guide

Blend is how you make smoothies. Put children in a family 'blender' and something quite different happens. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2016 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Highlights

A Conversation With ‘The Restaurant Critic’s Wife’

A real restaurant critic's wife writes a novel, "The Restaurant Critic's Wife," with just enough truth in the fiction. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2016 6:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Highlights

Two Cooks, Two Kitchens, Two Organizing Plans

Do different cooks need different approaches to organizing the kitchen? Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2016 5:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Kitchens, Highlights, Orderliness and Clutter, Kondo, Marie, Kids Cook, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Book), Spark Joy (Book)

Why Students Lie, and Why We Fall for It

All kids lie, the writer Maria Konnikova says. It’s a part of growing up, testing limits and adjusting to social expectations and norms. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2016 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, lying, Children and Childhood, Parent-Teacher Conference, Konnikova, Maria

Learning to Walk Alone

My daughter took her first steps in a homeless shelter. In some ways, I did, too. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2016 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

When a Public Family Is Publicly Attacked

A well known blogger's children become the target of abuse on Twitter. Should she stop sharing their family stories? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2016 12:50 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Twitter, discrimination, Children and Childhood, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Blacks, Highlights, YouTube.com, Twitter|TWTR|NYSE, Hate Crimes

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Well Family: A New Name and New Home for Motherlode

The School Conference Blues

When Another Child Wants to Be Friends and Yours Does Not

A Family Adds Five Children, Special Needs and All

Stop Asking if My 4-Year-Old Has a ‘Girlfriend’

Food Lessons From Families of Kids With Allergies

Why Teenage Girls Roll Their Eyes

Mile 13 in the Military Marathon

Doctor’s Orders: Stay in Bed and Do Nothing

A Blended Family Survival Guide

A Conversation With ‘The Restaurant Critic’s Wife’

Two Cooks, Two Kitchens, Two Organizing Plans

Why Students Lie, and Why We Fall for It

Learning to Walk Alone

When a Public Family Is Publicly Attacked