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A Room of Mom's Own

Is it harder for a mother to take a long trip for work than it is for a father? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 11:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jodi Picoult, jonathan franzen, judy bolton-fasman, laura lippman, jennifer weiner, guilt

Deciding Not to Screen for Down Syndrome

Why one couple, at greater risk than most, has decided to have fewer prenatal tests. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, genetic screening, Down syndrome, prenatal testing, amy julia becker

Checklist for a Cold Morning

More from the checklists Spuds Crawford uses to get his six children off to school each morning. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, spuds crawford, school mornings, morning routine

Little Boys and Violence

Is "play violence" something teachers should squash or encourage? Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 11:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, preschool boys, violent play, toy guns

A New Term for Lousy Parenting

The Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell coined the phrase "ghetto parenting" last week and began a war of words. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 9:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Mary Mitchell

Should We Increase Requirements for Teenage Drivers?

New Jersey considers adding a two-hour-long safety class for new teenage drivers - and their parents. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 9:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, teenagers driving, graduated drivers licensing, drivers licenses

Dyslexia's Silver Lining

If there's an "upside" to dyslexia, how has it worked for you? Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 1:25 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Disabilities, Annie Murphy Paul, Reading, Dyslexia

Dear Best Buy, Don't Mock Santa

Is Best Buy's "Game On, Santa" all fun and games until someone loses the meaning of Christmas? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 9:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christmas, Holidays, Santa Claus, gifts, advertising, Best Buy

Teen Pregnancy Rate Hits 30-Year Low

A new report from the Guttmacher Institute says that pregnancy rates among teenagers dropped to a 30-year low. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 1:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Sex, teen pregnancy, teen sex

A Dying Mother's Letter

Elizabeth Edwards left a primer of advice. What would you write? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 09 2010 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Elizabeth Edwards

When Parents Remarry (Each Other)

Four years after divorcing, Ross Kenneth Urken's parents remarried each other. Read More...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 2:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, marriage, Ross Kenneth Urken

Guilt on a Paper Plate

Sometimes the best intentions run up against the messiness of parenting. Read More...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Larissa Kosmos

5 Signs That It’s Time to Seek Outside Help for a Struggling Child

Parents who have watched a child wrestle with anxiety, depression and other challenges name these as the signs that it's time to seek help. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 25 2013 9:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Depression (Mental), Anxiety and Stress, Highlights, New Parent, Old Parent

Parenting Wisdom from Mad Men

Betty Draper shows how not to be a good mother in a compilation of video clips on The New York Magazine Web site. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 11:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

I.V.F. Takes the (Nobel) Prize

The highest honor - 30 years after the fact - for a man who changed not just conception, but parenting. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 04 2010 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, IVF, test tube babies, robert g. edwards, nobel prize in medicine, in vitro fertilization

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