Motherlode

By the time we reach Sunday – this supposed day of rest – I’ve had it with arguing with my kids. I am tired of saying "no" and "because I said so." I’m tempted to just say, "Fine, let's skip church today." But I don't...

Published Sun, Dec 07 2014 5:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Religion and Belief, Highlights

Colleges, Recruiting Even the Imaginary Students

I wasn't surprised by the flood of mail my daughter received from colleges her junior year of high school. The amount of mail her nonexistent brother, "William," received did come as something of a shock. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 10:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards, Highlights, Data-Mining and Database Marketing

Finding an Overnight Camp That’s Truly Worth It

It's camp application season. You’ll want to ask baseline questions about food, safety, staff training and facilities, but what you really want to know is this: Is this a camp that changes lives? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2014 9:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Camps and Camping, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

E-Cigarettes May Serve as Gateway to Smoking for Teens, Study Suggests

A study published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics seems to add to the evidence that e-cigarettes are doing more to promote nicotine use than to help people quit. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2014 8:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Food and Drug Administration, Smoking and Tobacco, Highlights, E-Cigarettes, Nicotine, Glantz, Stanton A, Nicotine and Tobacco Research (Journal), Abrams, David B

A Foreskin in the Right Place at the Right Time

Proposed CDC guidelines would have doctors promote the benefits of circumcision in newborns, teenagers and adults, but parents will still make their own decisions—sometimes for unexpected reasons. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 12:29 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, circumcision, Penis, Highlights

What Classic Picture Book Fills You With Dread?

I love classic picture books-except the ones that upset me so much that I can't read them. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 05 2012 11:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Emotions, Rubin, Gretchen

Kate Middleton's Morning Sickness: How Bad Can It Get?

Overwhelming, debilitating nausea when in some antiquated sense, pregnancy is perhaps your main purpose as a public figure? Even non-royal-watchers can sympathize with that. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 03 2012 1:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, morning sickness, Gawande, Atul, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge