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The Name Game

How unusual do you want your child's name to be? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 03 2010 9:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, baby names, children's names

Proud to Be a 'Mompreneur'

Entrepreneur, mother and "Founding Mom," Jill Salzman embraces a word that celebrates her allegiance to her family and to her business. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 21 2012 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, momism, working mothers, working parents, mompreneur, moms

Quandary Considered: My Son's Girlfriend Is Bulimic

Should D. tell the parents of her son's 18-year-old girlfriend that the young woman has been throwing up every meal she eats in D.'s home? Readers would hesitate. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 1:59 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, parental quandary, eating disorders, anorexia, Bulimia

Read This, or Be the Worst Parent Ever

Even the author of the parody "How Not to Kill Your Baby" fears he can't top the best comedy efforts of the good-parent book genre. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 23 2012 12:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, New Baby, what to expect, parenting books, Humor

Driving With A.D.H.D.

Learning to drive, and earning a driver's license, are a challenging rite of passage for teens with A.D.H.D. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 10:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Driving, adhd, ADD, attention deficit, driver's license

Motherlode Book Club: Accepting an Adult Child's Choices

At the heart of Anne Lamott's "Some Assembly Required" is the idea that eventually a parent must accept being relegated to the side of her child's story. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 2:49 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Books, Motherlode Book Club, Anne Lamott, sam lamott, some assembly required, operating instructions, parenting books

Helping Girls Through Early Puberty

When a girl develops breasts as early as 7, how can her family help her cope? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 30 2012 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, breasts, tweens, Elizabeth Weil, pre-teens, Puberty

Paying to Get Your Child's Book Published

When parents pay to get their child's book published, is that useful encouragement ... or does it create unrealistic expectations? Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 7:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Books, self-publishing, Elissa Gootman, publishing

Raising Healthy Eaters, with SNAP or American Express

Stark contrasts in income (from chef-taught nannies to food stamps), but one thing in common: parents struggle to teach their children to make healthy choices in a world of caloric excess. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 15 2013 12:35 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Income Inequality, Highlights

Teenage Magazines and Airbrushed, Unattainable Beauty

Shouldn't we demand that more realistic images be put before our daughters? Julia Bluhm, age 14, thinks we should. Read More...

Published Fri, May 04 2012 11:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, body image, Magazines, Seventeen, Julia Bluhm

A 'Sandwich Generation' Caregiver Heads Back to Work

The producer of "Listen to Your Mother" in New York City is back at work after a decade of caring for an autistic son and elderly parents at home. Read More...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, blogging, Mother's Day, Mom bloggers, working mothers, Listen to Your Mother, Mother's Day 2012, elderly parents, sandwich generation, Varda Steinhardt

Becoming My Mom

Six years have passed since my mother died. But I'm my mother's daughter - and I'm still here. Read More...

Published Wed, May 09 2012 9:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, mothers, death, Mother's Day, mother's death, Mother's Day 2012, Mary Lou Quinlan

Raising "Wild Things"

Practical advice from Dr. Anthony Rao, a child psychologist in Boston, and his co-author Michelle Seaton, on how to discipline the "wild things" in your own home. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 1:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: time outs, Discipline, Uncategorized, punishment, Where the Wild Things Are

Scrambling to Find a Flu Shot

When supplies become scarce, parents search harder. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 09 2009 11:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, flu vaccine

Getting Ready for Baby No. 2

What advice do you have about going from one child to two? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 07 2009 9:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Toddlers, Pregnancy

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