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Teenagers Postpone Learning to Drive, and That’s Not Good

Many parents and experts encourage teenagers to postpone driving lessons until they're older. I disagree. The way new drivers get to be good drivers is by driving. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 04 2013 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, drivers licenses, Teenagers and Adolescence, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Highlights, Los Angeles (Calif), Drivers Education

My I.V.F. Education

I never wanted to be one of those women who questioned everything her doctor did, but maybe it was time to get on top of my fertility. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 10 2013 8:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Highlights, Fertility Diary

A Bar Mitzvah, With Autism

When a bar mitzvah collides with autism, it's a coming of age ritual for both father and son. Read More...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Holidays, disabled child, _featured, Joel Yanofsky, bar mitzvah, ceremonies

Making Room for Dad

Men should want to be more involved fathers, yes. But women have to let them. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 8:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, Fathers

The IRS, *** Pumps and other Updates

The IRS, *** pumps and other updates. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 11 2011 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Breastfeeding, breast pumos

When Love Meant Letters

A collection of war time letters makes one wonder how we will look back on love in an electronic age. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 14 2011 1:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, war, love letters

The Changing Definition of a Parent

The law and gestational surrogacy -- adding "intentional" to the legal lexicon. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 9:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, surrogacy

Parenthood, Not Abortion, Linked to Mental Illness

A study of hundreds of thousands of women finds no link between abortion and depression. Giving birth, on the other hand ... Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 28 2011 8:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, abortion

Stable Enough for a Pregnancy?

Looking for advice on whether to become pregnant if it means weaning off anti-depression and anti-anxiety drugs. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 21 2011 12:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, depression, medication, anxiety

I Can’t Explain

If the goal is to explain the news in a way that helps children understand the world they live in, this morning, I failed. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 04 2014 8:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

The Smart Nursery Offers More Information, Not More Sleep

It's easy for older parents to mock the new generation of wearable devices available to parents of infants—but the prospect of all that information must be tempting, if parents can get the gadgets to work. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 04 2014 10:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Wearable Computing, Wood, Molly

When a Teacher Is Arrested for Child Pornography, Students Will Talk

When a teacher at my children's elementary school was arrested, the school sent an email asking parents to have older children keep quiet to protect the younger kids. But it's impossible to put a stop to playground talk. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 02 2014 4:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Goodbye to Cloth Diapers, and Ideal Motherhood

Those washable diapers were part and parcel of the vision I had of myself as a woman and a mother. And when I gave them up, I didn’t know who I was any more. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 17 2014 9:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, diapers, Babies and Infants, Highlights

When Audio Books Do and Don't Count for School

Can a student use an audio book for a school assignment? It depends on the reason the book or reading was assigned. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 9:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Books, Reading, does listening to an audio book count as reading, audio books

Mom Takes a Vacation

Is there a rule that says a mother can't go lie in the son by herself? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 10:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, vacation

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