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VIDEO: What's It Like to Write a Book With Jodi Picoult?

What's it like to write a young adult novel with your mother, when your mother is Jodi Picoult? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 11 2012 6:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jodi Picoult, Books, Motherlode Book Club, young adult fiction, Reading, Samantha Van Leer, summer reading, Between the Lines

Becoming a New Father, Slowly

My wife was never more needed by our son than on that first day, but as a new dad, I'm needed more all the time. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 13 2012 11:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, New Baby, Dads, newborns, Father's Day, Father's Day 2012

The Picky Eater Plan: 12 Ideas to Take Back the Dinner Table

If a child's eating habits are causing trouble at your dinner table, try these ideas to help you return the family meal focus to conversation and togetherness rather than battles over whether young Sally will eat "just one bite." Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 26 2014 11:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Ludwig, David, Sampson, Sally, The Picky Eater Project, Vegetables

What the Most Successful Parents Do Before Breakfast

Consciously using your mornings as something beyond a death march out the door can be a great way to give your family your best, rather than what's left over. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 2:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, time, time shifting, breakfast, time management, successful parents, mornings, quality time, Laura Venderkam

With Grown Children, What Am I Besides 'Mom'?

With one child in college and one graduating, the author finds herself in need of a new label. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 24 2012 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Stay-at-Home Parents, working mothers, the Conflict, Elisabeth Badinter, mommy wars

Following Your Children Online — How Much Is Too Much?

What's the right level of parental supervision for a child with a life online? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 12:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, online monitoring, internet filtering, internet safely

When to Report Another Parent

Guidelines for calling the authorities on a parent you think is wronging their child. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 3:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, child abuse

If Ivy League Is the Endgame, I’m Not Sure I Want to Play

"Exmissions" is the opposite of "admissions," and the other parents working to get their offspring into preschool in Manhattan all seemed to have the kind of clear long-term plans that make a school's "top tier hit rate"...

Published Tue, Apr 01 2014 8:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Ivy League, Manhattan (NYC), Preschool Admissions Diary

Hey, Whiny Modern Parents, Tell Us What You Love About the Gig

Do today’s parents spend more time whining about our lives than our forebears? Time for the still-active Boomer parents, Gen X and the Millenials to defend our status as “fun.” Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 28 2014 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Highlights

Stop Worrying About Your Child Getting Into College. Worry About What Happens Next.

Amidst all the hand-wringing about elite college admission rates, many parents and students are missing the point. It doesn't matter where you go to school if you can't graduate. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 30 2014 9:34 AM by Motherlode