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The ***-Feeding Professor Is a Red Herring

When the university professor Adrienne Pine nursed her sick baby on the first day of class, she stirred up a controversy, but public ***-feeding is far from the most important issue she raises. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 2:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, breast feeding, working mothers, working parents, breastfeeding at work, Adrienne Pine

Raising Teenagers: Protect When You Must, Permit When You Can

There’s not much we can do to rush neurological maturation along in our teens, but we can help kids practice their burgeoning skills of self-control as they emerge. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2014 11:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, brain, Teenagers and Adolescence, Parent-Teacher Conference, Steinberg, Laurence

The White House Pastry Chef Is Moving to a New Kitchen

Bill Yosses took the White House from the bottomless cookie plate to a granola bar without nuts, chocolate or white sugar. How does your family balance healthy eating and foods that are fun? Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2014 12:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, Yosses, Bill

Because of Katie, Children With Severe Disabilities Can Live at Home

Most Americans have never heard of Katie Beckett. But because her mother persuaded Ronald Reagan to waive Medicaid rules on her behalf, my severely disabled son can be raised at home. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 7:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, Medicaid, caregivers, Katie Beckett

Explaining Why Mom or Dad Can't Play

What are the best ways to explain something temporary but disabling to a toddler? Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 1:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Toddlers, advice

My Yearly Camp Permethrin Dance

The week before my two eldest children headed off for a month of open-air sleeping in the woods of northwest Virginia, I made a permethrin solution and soaked their clothes in it. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 25 2014 7:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Lyme Disease, Camps and Camping, Ticks (Insects), Highlights

Ask Martha Rose Shulman

Have a question for Martha? With the Ruder family traveling next week, she'll be taking questions from readers instead. Ask Martha here, and look for answers to the most common or interesting dilemmas next Wednesday, June 25. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Martha's Greener Table

At the Cutting Edge of Gay Family Law

In the past, second-parent adoptions have been standard in the gay community. But a court recently ruled that such adoptions were neither “necessary nor available” for gay married couples since a "presumption of parenthood" exists. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 17 2014 7:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Adoptions, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sperm Donor Diary, Lopez Torres, Margarita

The Ego in 'Raising Successful Children'

Raising successful children requires a lengthy series of successive blows to a parent's ego-which is why I will not be emailing "Raising Successful Children" to any of my friends. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 06 2012 11:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, parenting advice, Madeline Levine, spoiled children, raising successful children

Imagine No Possessions, and No Moving Van, Too

Were we really going to spend $6,500 to move a bunch of plastic and cardboard, a worn couch and IKEA shelves? Read More...

Published Tue, May 20 2014 7:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Moving and Moving Industry, Highlights

A Big Pile of Fantastic Ideas to Get Kids Outside Making and Doing This Summer

A different kind of summer reading: books and project links to inspire children to head outside and make, do and create. Read More...

Published Thu, May 22 2014 8:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference, Glenn, Joshua, Exploratorium, Larsen, Elizabeth Foy, Tulley, Gever, Treehouses, Tools, Lang, David

Talking to Kids About Divorce

How to tell children about other families' problems. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 7:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce

The Decision: One Child, One School

Parents are notoriously anxious yet clueless with their first child. With the preschool decision, I felt additional pressure because after a recent ectopic pregnancy, it looks as if Zee will be our only child. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 15 2014 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Families and Family Life, Anxiety and Stress, Education (Pre-School), Manhattan (NYC), Preschool Admissions Diary

Dutch Views on Same-Sex Marriage

A Q&A with M. V. Lee Badgett, whose book looks at data from the Netherlands, where same-sex marriage has been legal for nearly a decade. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 12:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, same-sex marriage, Netherlands

Choosing a Preschool: Order Amid Chaos, or Structure Above All?

My husband and I sometimes found ourselves on opposite sides of questions around structure and child-rearing, and our emotional legacies accompanied us on every preschool visit. Would our daughter thrive amid chaos, or order — or either? Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 11 2014 9:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Preschool Admissions Diary

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