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When Teenagers Need Antidepressants

Young adults who question their time on psychotropic medications shouldn't scare parents away from treating a child who needs help. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 03 2012 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, depression, SSRIs

Ban on Advertising to Children Linked to Lower Obesity Rates

After a ban on fast-food advertising to children in Quebec, childhood obesity rates decreased. But in the United States, advertising of unhealthful food to kids continues unabated. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 13 2012 8:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nutrition, advertising, sugar, childhood obesity, Center for a Commercial-Free Childhood, breakfast cereal

Is It 'I Do' or 'I Plan' That Divides Us?

Can we promote parental preparedness without going back to the days of condemning the single parent? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parents, marriage trends, unmarried mothers

Join the Debate: Should We Let Kids Quit Activities?

Should children choose, and easily discard, their extracurriculars, or should adults make at least some of those choices? Read More...

Published Tue, May 06 2014 7:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

Where to Turn When the School Wants to Have Your Child ‘Tested’

Our son’s teacher recently asked that we have him tested. I am hazy on the details of this, and would like to know what “testing” for behavioral or cognitive issues entails. Could you explain the process? Read More...

Published Thu, May 08 2014 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

When Kids Would Rather Play Computer Games Than Code Them

Coding is growing as a kids' activity, but as trendy as it is, it's not easy. Most children won't seize on coding games with the same enthusiasm as they did Minecraft. To engage kids in what's happening behind the screen takes work. Read...

Published Mon, May 12 2014 10:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Computers and the Internet, Highlights, Code.org

The Language of Autism: Disease or Difference?

The debate over whether autism is a disease to be cured or a variation to be celebrated is an abstraction, utterly disconnected to our day-to-day experience. To describe that, I cannot avoid the lexicon of illness. Read More...

Published Wed, May 14 2014 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Highlights

One Daughter, One Mother, Two Wheelchairs and Nothing Remarkable

Sharing the same disability has undoubtedly united me with my mother in unusual ways, but we want the world to know that there is really nothing unusual about who we are. Read More...

Published Fri, May 16 2014 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, Adaptive Parenting

Raw Food Families Provoke Powerful Reactions. Why?

Families who feed their children a raw diet consisting solely of fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and sprouted grains feel judged for their choices. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 09 2014 11:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Kids and Parents: Happy to Move Up, Sad to Say Goodbye

I think of summer as a happy time of year—which is why I'm annually blindsided by the small sorrows of graduations and change. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 12:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Summer (Season), Highlights

Finding (and Funding) an Internship for Junior

Is giving them a boost in the job market "cheating" or "parenting"? Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 13 2011 11:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Internships

When Adults Call Children Names

Two mothers say that the worst teasing their children face for being different doesn't come from other kids. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2011 8:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bullying, ear pinning, cosmetic surgery

Reaching Out to Include the Special Needs Child

Is there a gulf between other parents' intent to include a special needs child and the moments when they actually do so? Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 02 2012 11:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, parental quandary, birthday

Lessons From a Sleeping Baby

"Raising my children has less to do with getting it right and more to do with loving them well." Read More...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 7:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, amy julia becker

Early Antibiotic Use Linked to Childhood Obesity

Exposure to antibiotics before 6 months correlates with a later weight gain in childhood - another argument against their indiscriminate use. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 11:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Research, childhood obesity, antibiotics and babies, Antibiotics

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