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Mile 13 in the Military Marathon

Halfway through a deployment, looking for the "I can do this" moment. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 17 2016 12:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Deployment Diary
Calorie Counts on the Kids’ Menu

Will posting nutritional information at chain restaurants change our behavior, and our weight? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2016 11:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Food, Weight, Children and Childhood, Diet and Nutrition, Calories, Highlights, Labeling and Labels (Product)
Whether Our Foster Child Stays or Goes, He Is Loved

I can't promise that our foster son can stay with us, but I can I try to prepare him for the possibility of leaving without adding to his fear. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2016 9:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: foster care, Children and Childhood, Foster Parent Diary
Spanking Is (Still) Wrong

If everyone is agreed, then, why the continuing parade of research? Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 10:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Spanking
Parents With Disabilities

CNN reports on parents who have found ways to work around their disabilities. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 22 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Disabilities
Having "The Talk" With Your Child

Ongoing conversations about sex, boundaries, love and privacy should be the goal instead of just one official "talk." Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, abuse, Sierra Black, sex ed
A Bruised Child

In the latest of his Neanderdad essays, Garrett Rice writes about bruises, guilt, judgment, pain, solidarity and shame. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 30 2010 1:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Neanderdad, Garrett Rice
A Headstand Without a Helmet? The Postal Service Halts ‘Just Move’ Stamps

Why is the Postal Service holding a series of stamps with images of active children? Because some of those active children might get hurt. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 11 2013 10:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Playgrounds, helmets, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Postal Service (US), Health and Human Services Department
When Your Son Crashes the (Very Expensive) Car

How to punish a child when something goes unintentionally and expensively wrong? Read More...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, punishment, grounding
Defining a Successful Parent

What should our measure of good parenting be? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, Zvi Triger, Gaia Bernstein
Too Much Crying?

Lee Skallerup Bessette knows crying. Her son cried like clockwork every night for months. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, colic, crying, Lee Skallerup Bessette
Lessons From Divorce

Mediation and collaboration in child care could also benefit couples who are still married. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 9:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce
An End to Gay Adoption Bans?

A new study shows that it's the quality of the parenting that creates a psychologically healthy child, not the sexual orientation of the parents. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 8:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, same-sex marriage
National Cause of the Moment

A message traveling the internet says it's Special Education Week. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, Michelle Buzon
Updates: Haitian Orphans, Childless Justices

Well-meaning effort to streamline the adoption process has had unintended results. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, haiti

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Mile 13 in the Military Marathon

Calorie Counts on the Kids’ Menu

Whether Our Foster Child Stays or Goes, He Is Loved

Spanking Is (Still) Wrong

Parents With Disabilities

Having "The Talk" With Your Child

A Bruised Child

A Headstand Without a Helmet? The Postal Service Halts ‘Just Move’ Stamps

When Your Son Crashes the (Very Expensive) Car

Defining a Successful Parent

Too Much Crying?

Lessons From Divorce

An End to Gay Adoption Bans?

National Cause of the Moment

Updates: Haitian Orphans, Childless Justices