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It’s the Time You Spend on an Elementary School That Makes It Special (and Hard to Leave)

What started as a relationship due to proximity evolved, at some point, into genuine affection for a school, a group of children and parents, and an entire small world that my daughter's graduation means we'll all leave behind. Read More...

Published Fri, May 23 2014 12:04 PM by Motherlode

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

Don't Dismiss the Conversation About Marissa Mayer's Pregnancy

If we don't talk about the difficulties for someone with Ms. Mayer's advantages to work through pregnancy and childbirth, when will we start looking at the difficulties for everyone else? Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 4:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, working mothers, working parents, the Conflict, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All, Yahoo C.E.O. pregnant, Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer pregnant, Yahoo CEO pregnant

The Ego in 'Raising Successful Children'

Raising successful children requires a lengthy series of successive blows to a parent's ego-which is why I will not be emailing "Raising Successful Children" to any of my friends. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 06 2012 11:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, parenting advice, Madeline Levine, spoiled children, raising successful children

Whose Dress Code Is It, and Why?

The best school dress codes aren't about students and sexuality, but about placing school on the list of places where there are standards, and where the freedom to do whatever we want, whenever we want shouldn't and doesn't apply. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 16 2014 11:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Women and Girls, Fashion and Apparel, Highlights

Ask Martha Rose Shulman

Have a question for Martha? With the Ruder family traveling next week, she'll be taking questions from readers instead. Ask Martha here, and look for answers to the most common or interesting dilemmas next Wednesday, June 25. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Martha's Greener Table

How Do You Take the Measure of a School Year?

Was the 2013-14 school year, with its Common Core, its policy debates and its snow days, a success for education, for schools, or for students? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 19 2014 6:55 AM by Motherlode

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

Sperm Donation Puts a New Layer on an Old Friendship

Becoming the sperm donor for my friend and her wife is changing our friendship, but we're learning (the hard way) that it's strong enough to hold. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 24 2014 8:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Friendship, Artificial Insemination, Sperm, Sperm Donor Diary

You Can Skip the Lines at the Theme Park, But You Can’t Skip the Lesson

Theme parks, smelling money, now make it easy for parents to pay more to avoid the sweaty lines. But what lessons do kids learn when some of them march past the others to board the rides without waiting? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 26 2014 7:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, The Opposite of Spoiled, Amusement and Theme Parks

Call Your Mother

A (most informal) measure of filial love around the world. Read More...

Published Thu, May 05 2011 11:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Mother's Day

Never Mention the Housekeeper

The collective modern uneasiness with the idea of hired household help. Read More...

Published Tue, May 10 2011 10:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sitters, housework, babysitting, history, _featured, Cleaning, housekeeping

Older Fathers Linked to Risk of Autism and Schizophrenia

Older men are more likely to father a child with autism or schizophrenia. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 22 2012 11:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, schizophrenia, Autism

Will Men Really Worry About Their Biological Clocks?

Will men remain cavalier about research showing that older men are more likely to father children with autism than their younger counterparts, or will the conversation change? Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 24 2012 7:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Fathers, _featured, causes of autism, older fathers autism

Letting a Child Make the Small Sacrifice

It's always my instinct to sacrifice for my kids. To step back; to say, you take it, you go, it's ok, I don't mind. My daughter's gift of a horseback ride reminded me that being the giver isn't always the right thing to do. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 25 2014 9:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

In a Stepfamily, Whose Fairness Wins Out?

In my new husband's family, what was "fair" in family life was governed by seniority. I preferred to rely on egalitarian turn taking. "Fair" turns out to be subject to interpretation. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 24 2014 5:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Families and Family Life, Highlights

How Nicole Zeitzer Johnson, Communications Director and Special Needs Parent, Does It

I have a 7-year-old and a 2-year-old whose seizures mean someone’s eyes have to be on her at every moment. Fortunately I also have a husband, a nanny and an extremely flexible job. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 27 2014 12:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, How I Do It, Seizures (Medical)

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