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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

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

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

Easy Ways to Get More Vegetables on the Table, More Often

Lots of different types of vegetables and beans can fill a taco, be the excuse for a soup, or top a big bowl. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 16 2014 10:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Vegetables, Recipes

Playgrounds for Kids Who Can’t Run and Jump

Knowing how many ordinary pleasures were cut off from my daughter, I was angry when something as common as swinging through the air on a hot summer day was also unreachable because of broken or missing equipment. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 17 2014 11:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Disabilities, Playgrounds, Americans with Disabilities Act, 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

Immaculate Incarceration: A Baby in Solitary Confinement

According to my mother's prison records, she served around 17 weeks in "The Hole"—solitary confinement. Only for her it wasn’t so solitary. She had me. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 20 2014 5:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Solitary Confinement

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

What Is the Locker-Room Policy for Transgender Students at Your Child’s School?

The Education Department has said that requiring a transgender student to change behind a curtain violates Title IX. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2015 11:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, discrimination, Education (K-12), Highlights, Transgender and Transsexuals

Odds Are, Your Sport-Playing Child Isn’t Going Pro. Now What?

An astonishing 26 percent of parents hope they're raising a pro. The vast majority of them are wrong. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

***-feeding the Wrong Baby

A Chicago mother is suing Evanston Hospital after a nurse mistakenly brought in the wrong baby boy. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nursing

I Got Pregnant at 14. Ask Me About Plan B.

When I became a mother for the first time at 15, I was old enough to give my consent for adoption — but I would not have been old enough to purchase emergency contraception under the old F.D.A. rules. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 11 2013 11:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Teenage Pregnancy, Teenagers and Adolescence, Birth Control and Family Planning, Plan B (Contraceptive), Essays

What to Say to Your Child When You Say ‘No’ to the Hoverboard

For some parents, this holiday season’s object of desire, the hoverboard, is too extravagant, too ostentatious, too much, too soon. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2015 2:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, The Opposite of Spoiled, Skateboarding

I Don’t Love My Second Child the Way I Love My First

Of course I love my children equally, the exact same amount. But I do not love them the same. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 11 2013 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, parenting, Families and Family Life, Emotions

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