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A Day at the Bookstore for All Kids

Taking a preschool class on a field trip into the mostly unknown: a bookstore. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 29 2016 9:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Income Inequality, Highlights

Ask the Experts Your Parenting Questions

Times journalists and experts will answer your questions on family matters. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 05 2016 7:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

When Baby is Allergic to Kitty

Parenting is about sacrifice. Rachel Aydt learned that when her son's allergy tests gave stark evidence of what she already suspected, that her beloved boy was having asthma attacks because of her beloved cat. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pets, allergies

Postponing Divorce in a Down Market

There's staying together because of the children, and now there's staying together because of the economy. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 7:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce

As Preschool Looms, Potty-Training Season Ramps Up

Parents all over the country are fighting the good fight, ditching the diapers and pushing the potty, all in the name of compliance with that common mandate: no bladder control, no preschool. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 19 2013 6:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, diapers, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Bathrooms and Toilets

The Parents of the Bully

Emily Bazelon of Slate is in South Hadley, Mass., this week, pondering the case of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, who committed suicide last January. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 6:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bullying

Breaking Up After a Miscarriage

Loss brings some couples closer, their bonds strengthened by grief. More often though, loss seems to act as a wedge and a divider. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 9:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Making Youth Football Safer, Tackles and All

As parents, we will do whatever it takes to make the world a better place for our children. For me, that meant learning how to tackle the safe way. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 08 2013 5:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, football, _featured

Our Last Name Meant ‘Bad Luck.’ So We Changed It.

Our family name meant “bad luck man” in Polish, German, Dutch, Hungarian and Czech. When half of Europe reads it, they think instantly of misfortune. Who would want to saddle their children with that? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 23 2013 10:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Names, Personal, Luck

The Anxious Parent Daily

Don't click on that baby newsletter asking "How Well Do You Know Your Baby?" or promising "The 10 Best Foods for Babies." You'll regret it. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 25 2013 5:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights

A.D.H.D. Medication Is a Hit for Red Sox Hero

Shane Victorino of the Red Sox is like many athletically talented children with A.D.H.D. who are not just impulsive or energetic, but also perpetually one incident away from being asked to skip Little League tryouts next year. Without medication to manage...

Published Mon, Oct 28 2013 10:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, baseball, Highlights, Boston (Mass), Boston Red Sox, Doping (Sports), World Series, Victorino, Shane, Philadelphia Phillies

If Parents Skip the Online Spying, Should Teens Pay for Their Freedom?

When my children go fully online via email, social media and the like, I don't expect to spy on them. Will I feel differently when it's not a hypothetical question? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 30 2013 4:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: social media, Privacy, Teenagers and Adolescence, Computer and Video Games, Shulevitz, Judith, E-Mail, Highlights, Sedwick, Rebecca Ann

Nice Babies

A growing body of evidence that suggests that babies do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life. Read More...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 5:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Breasts After Baby

A parenting site is asking readers to send photos of their breasts after pregnancy. Read More...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, breasts

Moody Girls and Boys

At what age are kids their worst? Read More...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 7:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers

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