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Careful Formula Supplement Can Aid Early ***-Feeding

Carefully regulated formula feeding before your milk comes in will not harm your baby’s ability to ***-feed, and done properly, it may even help in the long run. Read More...

Published Mon, May 13 2013 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
Can I Bring My Kids? I Never Asked

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live in a world where it was just as common to be told what the child-care arrangements are as to be told where to park? Read More...

Published Thu, May 16 2013 6:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance
How Tracy Mack-Askew, Chevrolet Vehicle Line Manager, Does It

A Detroit engineer, wife, student and mother to a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old uses the school's pre- and aftercare to make it all work. Read More...

Published Mon, May 20 2013 7:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It, General Motors, Chevrolet Division of General Motors Corp
Not Worried About a Little Baby Fat

When I called my 5-month-old a chubby bunny, an acquaintance assured me she would "grow out of it." Read More...

Published Wed, May 22 2013 6:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Obesity, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls, Baby Foods
Make the Kids Make Dinner. It’s Good for Them.

Doing chores—including cooking—has developmental benefits for children. Read More...

Published Wed, May 20 2015 11:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, The Opposite of Spoiled
Not in Front of the Children?

How to do you merge the person you were before children with the parent you have become? Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 18 2010 9:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
A Foster Child’s Questions: Is This My House? Is This My Home?

As a new foster parent, it is admittedly easy to dwell on the hard stuff. But I can't let it overshadow the joy. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 08 2015 5:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Highlights, Foster Parent Diary
An Adult Stepson Moves In, and a Solid Family Wobbles

My husband should't exclude our son from the family, but I can't exclude my husband from decisions about my son, either. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2015 4:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages, Highlights
With Daddy Deploying, a Child’s Nightmares Echo a Mother’s Fears

In my daughter's nightmares, my husband has fallen off his boat and the bad guys have him. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 14 2015 10:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary, Military OneSource
Declaring War on Thumb-Sucking Leaves Battle Scars

Maybe the real problem isn’t my parenting, but a society prioritizes straight teeth over comfort and security. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2015 12:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teeth and Dentistry, Highlights
The Privilege of the Unpaid Intern

An unpaid internship is a luxury few can afford. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 19 2013 7:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Internships, Wages and Salaries, Minimum Wage
Small Delays in Clamping Umbilical Cord Could Mean Big Gains for Babies

Delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord after birth for at least a minute increases iron stores and hemoglobin levels in infants. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 11 2013 8:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
Widowed, and Keeping Dates Like ‘Glamourpuss’ and ‘Crunchy Dad’ at a Distance

Giving my dates flip nicknames, like The Glamourpuss, was an attempt to keep the whole enterprise at an emotional distance. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 14 2013 7:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Names, Personal, Dating and Courtship, Widows and Widowers
Bothered by Your Bald Baby Girl? Enter ‘Baby Bangs’

Would anyone really buy a headband with attached bangs to ensure that a bald baby is recognizable as a girl? Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 16 2013 2:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Babies and Infants, Hair
Why You Shouldn’t Pay Children for Grades

Students lose out when parents pay out, Try these better strategies to help them get their work done. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 13 2015 2:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Homework, parenting, back-to-school, Education (K-12), Highlights

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