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Helicopter Parents Overseas

Parental coddling is more pronounced in some cultures than in others. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 12:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Italy, France, Helicopter parents

Passing Along Religious Beliefs

A new book argues that families, particularly fathers, do a pretty good job of passing religious faith to their children. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 7:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Losing Custody Because She Has Cancer

A North Carolina woman is ordered to send her children to their father in Chicago because a judge fears she will become too ill to care for them. Read More...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 11:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, custody, Breast Cancer

If You’re Lighting Fourth of July Fireworks, Who’s Holding the Match?

When fireworks are legal, it's up to parents to set limits and decide who should be holding the match. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 03 2014 12:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Fireworks, Independence Day (US) (July 4)

Three Things Students Wish Teachers Knew

Students wish teachers would be fair, consider homework assignments carefully and with an eye to utility, and treat students like people. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 8:53 AM by Motherlode

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

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

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

Keeping Arnold's Children Out of It

How to protect children from the public glare of their parents' mess? Read More...

Published Wed, May 18 2011 8:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schwarzenegger, infidelity

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

Eat Your French Fries

Ideals, meet actual children. Children, meet french fries. Read More...

Published Tue, May 17 2011 9:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, _featured, kids and food, cupcakes, family dinner, junk food, French Fries

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)

Diwali, Once Hidden, Now Lit Large

When my family and I immigrated in 1977, to be an Indian-American meant replacing curry with bologna and saris with sweaters, and celebrating Diwali invisibly. My daughter's life is very different. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 22 2014 10:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Immigration and Emigration, Highlights, Indian-Americans, Hinduism, Kaling, Mindy, Diwali (Hindu Festival)

'Gut' vs. Data When Choosing Day Care

When your "gut" leads to a different conclusion than the data. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2011 10:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, preschool, parenting intuition

Inviting African-American Mothers to Sell Their *** Milk, and Profiting

A company with no ties to Detroit's African American community plans to promote *** feeding and economic empowerment among mothers by encouraging them to sell their excess *** milk. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 03 2014 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls, Blacks, Highlights

'I'm Spoiled, but I'm Not a Brat'

Spoiled children like me aren't the problem. It's spoiled children who think they're entitled to their privilege who are trouble. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 23 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, _featured, adult children, Boomerang children, spoiled children, adolescence

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