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My Jewish Daughter, Mary

Aside from "Christina," perhaps, there's no name that shouts "Jesus is my Lord and Savior" as much as "Mary." In the view of the religious teachers who educated me, "Moon Unit'" would be a better choice...

Published Fri, Sep 13 2013 11:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Jews and Judaism, Names, Personal, Highlights, Mary, Mother of Jesus

Give I.V.F. a Chance

When you embark on a round of in vitro fertilization, you have to know the statistics, but you also have to put them aside. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 17 2013 10:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Babies and Infants, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Highlights

When Children Say ‘I Can’t,’ but They Can, and Adults Know It

Parents and teachers can inadvertently teach children that feigning incompetence gets results. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2016 10:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Teachers and School Employees, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

Mourning a Miscarriage

It wasn't the loss of a baby. It was the loss of my own hope. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 7:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Miscarriages, Fertility Diary

It’s Not a ‘Problem.’ It’s Called Being a Child.

We live in a time when some anxious parents believe that the path to adult success must be unmarred by conflict, distress or boredom. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 25 2013 5:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12)

Perfectionist Parents

Two studies presented this past weekend at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, hint that perfectionism is a two-edged sword. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 01 2010 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, diabetes, postpartum depression, perfectionism

Parental Quandary Considered: Lying to the In-Laws About Church

When your father-in-law is a minister, admitting you don't go to church is hard - and admitting your family doesn't fully embrace the faith is even harder. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 19 2012 12:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, in-laws, parental quandary

How Do We Define Bullying?

Does it matter that it's hard to define bullying if we know it when we see it? Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 17 2011 7:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Bullying, KJ Dell'Antonia, sexual harassment, Janice D'Arcy

Pausing for Hanukkah While Everything Else Keeps Going

Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas has made me aware of how much easier the outside world makes it to protect one tradition over the other. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 2:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Hanukkah, Highlights

For Girls in India, the Pressure to Conform Comes From Family

"If you can say 'no' to persistent Indian grandparents, you can say 'no' to anyone." Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 30 2013 8:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Grandparents, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Women's Rights, Culture (Arts), Yousafzai, Malala

Dressing for Kindergarten Success

It wasn't just my son who loved his shirt. Any kid who saw it pointed and yelled, “Angry Birds!” I could see why he wanted to wear it; I just couldn’t allow it. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 02 2013 5:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Computer and Video Games, Education (Pre-School), Fashion and Apparel, T-Shirts (Apparel), Angry Birds (Video Game)

Moving a Special Needs Child to China

"An an equation in which the answer changed every time, depending on how you valued each variable." Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 29 2011 11:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Travel, moving, hearing loss, relocation, Deafness

Racial Bias in Discipline: What If Your Child’s School Is Harder on Some Kids Than Others?

Black parents may want to believe that society has moved on from racial bias, but that belief can undermine their ability to advocate for their children. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2014 3:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Race and Ethnicity, School Discipline (Students), Blacks, Highlights

A Photo of a Stillborn Baby, Proof of Life, and Grief and Memory

When my brother, a writer, put a stillbirth into his last novel, the scene was a gift to me, a way of making public what had been my too-private loss. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2014 6:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Stillbirth, Highlights, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Book), Shafer, David

Ending Marital Scorekeeping

How to stop counting and comparing, and love your life. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 25 2011 11:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Equally Shared Parenting

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