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Should Studies Trump a Teenager's Part-Time Job?

L.'s daughter works part-time to save up for a car, but L. is concerned the job will interfere with her schoolwork. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 8:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Part-Time Employment, Labor and Jobs

Deciding What an Allowance Is For

An allowance is "for" two things: whatever the money itself is used for, and for the lessons taught by managing it (or screwing it up). Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 04 2012 3:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, Budgets and Budgeting

Punish the Louse, Not the Child

Pediatricians and researchers agree that there's no reason to exclude children from school for lice or nits. Bet your school does it anyway. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 04 2012 7:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Lice, Education (K-12)

Watching the Presidential Debates—with Children

Ideally, a presidential debate should be an opportunity to discuss the issues facing our country. It might not play out that way on the debate stage, but it could work in your living room. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Debates (Political), Presidential Election of 2012

Why Some Students Believe They Have to Cheat (and How to Teach Them Not to)

Short-term, bottom-line C.E.O. parents looking at the semester's G.P.A. are missing a chance to put the emphasis on real success. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 10:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Cheating, Grading of Students, Children and Childhood

Postpartum Depression: What to Expect When the Unexpected Happens

I was 34, and my son just a few months old, on the morning I called my husband at his new job and asked him to come drive me to the Emergency Room. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 2:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mental Health and Disorders, Babies and Infants

Weekly Reader: Desegregation for the Disabled, Marriage, Background TV and Cat Videos

Most important news of the week: watching cat videos at work is good for you. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 8:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

I Can't Get 'The Little Engine That Could' Out of My Head

The genius of "The Little Engine That Could": whenever I have the occasion to try to push myself to persevere, the thought and the words to express it are ready made. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 01 2012 10:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, children's books, Gretchen Rubin

In Defense of the Doormat Dad

If my 2-year-old has a meltdown because we're leaving a park, I let him stay longer. If he wants to jump on our kiddie trampoline until 11 p.m. instead of going to bed, I indulge him. If he insists on taking a 60-minute bath, I sit there beside the...

Published Sun, Sep 30 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Toddlers, Fathers

What's an Allowance For?

A friend invites your child to the movies. Will he spend his money, or yours? Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, budgeting, Money, _featured, parental quandary, allowances

The Party Politics of the Father-Daughter Dance

A law interpreted as banning father-daughter dances has become a fall political football in one community. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 11:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, Politics, fatherless children

The Bond of Blueberry Jam

"Putting up" just-past-ripe berries and stone fruits in summer, and cooking apple and pumpkin butters all day over a low flame in fall, allows me to reach back to tradition and bond with my daughter, neighbors and friends. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Ending the (Accidental) Family Bed

If it isn't working for everyone, it isn't really a "family bed." Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 12:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, parental quandary, family bed

Teenagers Say Parents Text and Drive

You may say you don't text and drive - but would your child, watching from the back seat, say the same? Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 5:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, texting, Driving, teenagers driving

When Parents Can't Enroll in Medicaid, Children Stay Uninsured

When states fail to expand Medicaid for parents, there's an unintended impact on children. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Health, policy, Medicaid

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