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Letting a Child Walk Alone

My daughter was ready to walk to school alone, but I wasn't ready to let her go. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2013 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Who Should Have Custody of Baby Emma?

John Wyatt says he tried to see his newborn daughter the moment he realized that his 20-year-old girlfriend gave birth. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, custody

Setting a Curfew - or Not - for Your Child

Do you have a curfew for your children? How do you set house rules like these and why? Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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

Autism, One Parent to Another

A response to a reader's question, from the author of "Following Ezra: Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 10:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Fathers

What Did You Do in the Hurricane, Daddy?

A storm outside gives reason to take emotional inventory inside. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 11:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Cooking More Tacos and Looking for Recipes for Leftover Oatmeal

Chicken and dumplings. Shake and Bake pork chops. Baked potatoes. If it weren't for the night we're having chorizo, I'd be pretty sure I'd turned into my mother. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 14 2014 12:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Dinnerlode, Oatmeal

Kate Middleton's Morning Sickness: How Bad Can It Get?

Overwhelming, debilitating nausea when in some antiquated sense, pregnancy is perhaps your main purpose as a public figure? Even non-royal-watchers can sympathize with that. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 03 2012 1:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, morning sickness, Gawande, Atul, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

How Parenting Has Changed in 10 Years

The differences between a book and the movie reflect changes in real life. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2011 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, I Dont Know How She Does It

Watching an Autistic Child Regress

Reflections on parental loss and the isolation that can come with having a special-needs child. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 6:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Special-needs, Amy Leal

Putting Down the iPad So My Kids Can See Me Read

In the name of encouraging my kids to read, I dumped my iPad Kindle app and picked up some actual books. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 12 2011 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, KJ Dell'Antonia, Books, Reading

When a Teenager Can't Be Trusted

How to build trust back between parent and child when it is shattered? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 01 2011 9:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, trust

Weekly Quandary: Changes to a High School Schedule

If your student is unhappy, do you encourage the child to advocate for a different schedule, regardless of the official word on allowable changes? Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 08 2014 7:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Education (K-12), Highlights

My Toddler, Bartleby

The “terrible twos” are merely the beginning of a futile attempt to tame the Bartleby in each of us. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 12 2014 5:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Melville, Herman, Bartleby (Movie)

Read to a Tiny Baby? Yes.

The American Academy of Pediatrics now advises doctors to recommend reading to infants, and for good reason. Reading is a habit best formed early. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 24 2014 8:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, American Academy of Pediatrics, Babies and Infants, Books and Literature, Highlights, E-Books and Readers

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