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Spanking Isn’t Culture. It’s a Cycle of Abuse.

Adrian Peterson shouldn’t sell himself short. He is where he is today in spite of his father, not because of him, and what he learned from him now threatens his career and his family. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 7:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, School Discipline (Students), Anger (Emotion), Highlights, Child Abuse and Neglect, Peterson, Adrian

How to See More of Your Best Friends? Move Away

When the demands of parenthood, career, and general midlife busy-ness made it tough to see friends as much as we wanted to, we moved away, and saw them more. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 23 2014 8:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Moving and Moving Industry, Friendship, Highlights, New In Town, Nashville (Tenn)

Rent a Toy, Learn a Lesson

What would children learn if we made them give away some of their favorite toys after a month? Maybe that ownership and appreciation aren't linked. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 7:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, Lieber, Ron, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

To Aid Children’s Cancer Care, Mothers Go Bald

To raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research, mothers shave their heads in solidarity with their cancer-affected children. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 16 2014 2:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cancer, Highlights, Smith, Ali

Summer Reading: 'Between the Lines' and 'Chomp'

This summer, the Motherlode Book Club will be reading two books parents and older children alike can enjoy, from Jodi Piccoult and her daughter, Samantha Van Leer and Carl Hiaasen. Read More...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Motherlode Book Club, Reading, Samantha Van Leer, Carl Hiaasen, summer reading, Jodi Piccoult, Between the Lines, Chomp

A V.I.P. Room at a Middle School Dance

Should a middle school dance have a V.I.P. lounge? (And can you believe anyone would even ask?) Read More...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, middle school, Los Angeles, Marcy Magiera, school dance, middle school VIP lounge, BellaNoise

Older Fathers: Assessing the Risks

In the most comprehensive study to date of paternal age and offspring mental health, researchers found that “children born to middle-aged men are more likely than those born to younger fathers to develop any of a range of mental difficulties.” But as...

Published Wed, Feb 26 2014 2:51 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Mental Health and Disorders, Men and Boys, Highlights, JAMA Psychiatry (Journal), Age, Chronological

Can a Daughter With Dyslexia Learn to Love Words?

My daughter's dyslexia may mean that she never learns to share my love of language and literature. What will we share instead? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 12 2012 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, Reading, Dyslexia, summer reading, learning disorder

New Act Proposes National Paid Family Leave Policy

The proposed Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act offers a way to provide paid family leave to all employees without straining employers or the federal budget. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 11 2013 7:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

One Sibling Works for B’s; One Gets Easy A’s

When academics come easy to one child while another struggles, how do you praise the greater effort that leads to the less-stellar result? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 7:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Parent-Teacher Conference

Parenthood and the New York Times Notable Books List

I read a lot less since I became a parent, but does that excuse my sorry New York Times Notable Books score? Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 28 2012 12:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Books and Literature, Levine, Madeline, Cusk, Rachel, Burroughs, Augusten, Strayed, Cheryl, Kahneman, Daniel

A Father Files a Complaint Against Time Warner Over Parental Leave

If a company gives more parental leave to adoptive fathers or biological mothers than to biological fathers, is that sex discrimination? Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 08 2013 11:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

What People Magazine Could Do for Huma Abedin (but Not Anthony Weiner)

Maybe the aspirations underlying the couple's sudden desire to share their clean laundry with the public are hers, not his. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 18 2012 2:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Twitter, sexting, infidelity, Politics, Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin

Seeking, and Resisting, Vaccines

Instead of going to great lengths to delay or avoid vaccination, as some American parents do, mothers in the developing world struggle to get to clinics and to get the required vaccinations. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 28 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, vaccines, _featured, vaccination, shot at life, shot@life

Oscar's Mom

The line of the night: "Listen to you mother." Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 9:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, academy awards, tom hooper

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