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What Do Kids Really Think About Their Working Parents?

I will be chatting on blog radio this afternoon with Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute, and Joshua Coleman, author of "The Marriage Makeover" and "The Lazy Husband. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 10 2010 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Setting Mealtime Rules

What is the meal policy at your house? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 26 2010 1:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food

Sugary Beverages Linked to Higher B.M.I. in Young Children

Regular consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been linked to a higher body mass index in young children. Causation? Correlation? Does it matter? Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 05 2013 6:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Weight, Children and Childhood, Pediatrics (Journal)

When ‘I Bet He Likes You’ Is the Wrong Thing to Say

When a hospital staffer tells a 4-year-old that the boy who hit her must "like" her, a mother gets angry. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 15 2015 10:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

When Should a Middle Schooler Change Schools?

How does a parent know when an unhappy seventh grader needs a change, and when she should stay put and learn to endure? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 22 2013 6:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12), Ask Motherlode

Know When to Hold ’Em: Making Family Time Work for Teens

When did I lose the power to declare "family time"? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 25 2013 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Families and Family Life

Ending the Secrecy of a Child’s Addiction

In the beginning we kept our son's battle with heroin addiction to ourselves. When we finally spoke up, we found we were not alone. Read More...

Published Sun, May 19 2013 7:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, heroin, Mental Health and Disorders, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Alcoholics Anonymous

The Daddy Business Trip

Why would dad-blogger conferences merit more respect from traditional news media than those attended primarily by moms? Read More...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 6:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Rosman, Katherine

My Dad: Strict. My Daughter’s ‘Papa’? Not So Much.

My mom tells me that my dad has always been great with children. But that’s not what I remember. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 9:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Highlights

Ending Bullying by 'Fixing' the Victims?

Are anti-bullying curricula focusing too much on aggressors and not enough on victims? Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 04 2011 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, Bullying, Peggy Orenstein, elementary school, Atlantic magazine

When 'Help' With Homework Is Too Much

I've always been "on call" for homework help. I never thought of it as "cheating" in any way - but one of my daughter's schoolteachers did. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 03 2013 6:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, Homework, parenting, _featured, helicopter parent, Cheating, Children and Childhood

Grandmother, Surrogate Mother

An update from a mother whose own mother carried her daughter's baby, and gave birth to her own grandchild. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2015 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Surrogate Motherhood, Highlights

What to Give the Teacher for the Holiday

It's teacher-gift-giving crunch time, but how much is too much - or not enough? And what do teachers really want? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2011 7:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Holidays, gifts, teachers, holiday gifts

Kids, Want Some Cereal With Your Sugar?

A new report shows some breakfast cereals are more than 50 percent sugar. But you knew that, didn't you? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 9:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nutrition, sugar, breakfast cereal, breakfast

How Phoebe Prince's Father Feels

A daughter commits suicide in January after being bullied at school. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 3:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bullying, Emily Bazelon, Jeremy Prince, Phoebe Prince

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