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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

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

Heading the PTA, and Challenging the School Board in Colorado

Being President of Jefferson County PTA in the midst of the controversy over the U.S. History curriculum has been a wild, exhilarating, if taxing and nerve-wracking, ride. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 08 2014 2:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights, Parent-Teacher Associations, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Colorado

A Soon-to-Be Grandma, Ready to Learn

This spring, my older daughter announced that she was pregnant. And I realized almost immediately that I knew nothing about today's birthing or parenting issues. I had a lot of catching up to do. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 12 2014 8:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Highlights

Our ‘Mommy’ Problem and Mine

As a new mother, newly laid off, it quickly become painfully clear that the life I’d imagined for myself once upon a time—as a professional, wife, and mother—had been a modern-day fairy tale. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 10 2014 8:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Highlights, Havrilesky, Heather

Slower Cabs, and Safer Children: New York City Reduces Speed Limit to 25

The families of young victims of traffic violence advocated for a slower speed limit in New York City, and won. Not everyone is happy about it. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 07 2014 11:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Deaths (Fatalities), Highlights, Speed Limits and Speeding

HPV Vaccine Doesn't Increase Risky Behavior

New research shows no differences in markers of sexual activity among young women who were vaccinated against HPV and those who were not. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 15 2012 9:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Vaccination and Immunization

Making 'Screen-Free Week' Permanent?

How to keep life "screen free" as children grow? Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 20 2011 8:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, screen free week

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

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

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

13, and Surviving in the Woods on Squirrel Pizza

The 20-something mastermind behind my son's outdoor survival program presented parents with no medical forms or really any assurances for our children’s safety. Yet my son has never been hurt any worse than he has playing with friends in our finished...

Published Fri, Aug 29 2014 9:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Camps and Camping, Highlights

5 Things Teachers Wish Parents Knew: Your Children Can Do More Than You Think

Teachers have a different perspective on our children — one that can help us to see them differently. They're capable individuals, they don't need constant feedback, and they're learning from what we do (not what we say). Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 13 2014 8:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

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