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The Poorest Kid in a Rich Town

What lessons about money are there to learn for a child in a family that has less money than nearly every other one in the community? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 08 2013 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Personal Finances, Lieber, Ron
Instamoms, Curating a Photo-Worthy Childhood. Discuss.

Is "taking over your Instagram account" a coming-of-age ritual anyone wants? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2015 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Instagram Inc
How Could a New Mother Shoot Other Parents?

Tashfeen Malik may have been the first new mother to participate in a mass shooting in the United States. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2015 12:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Los Angeles (Calif), San Bernardino (Calif)
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
Losing a Father

Do you ever stop needing, or wanting, your parents? Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 07 2010 11:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, cleft lip, father's death, meera oliva
The Blessings of a B-Minus

To "helicopter parents" and "free range parents" add a new choice: "compassionate detachment." Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 7:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, resilient children, wendy mogel, Blessings of a B Minus, Blessings of a Skinned Knee
When the Bully's Victim Fights Back

Blurring occurs when a bullied child fights back. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 10:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bullying
When Obese Children Develop Eating Disorders, Doctors Often Don’t Notice

Obese adolescents are at significant risk of developing eating disorders, and health professionals, focused on weight loss, may be at significant risk of not diagnosing them, according to a new report. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 17 2013 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Research, Obesity, Doctors, eating disorders, Teenagers and Adolescence
From One Child to Two

Even a much-wanted second child is often regarded with more judgment than joy, and brings a fresh burden of parental worry and guilt. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 13 2013 5:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Emotions, Highlights
Talking in Depth About Adoption

My inbox has been filling with emotion over the past few days from parents. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 10:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption
New Vocabulary for Parents

Melissa Sher created a Web site to expand the vocabulary (and share the down-the-rabbit-hole disequilibrium) of parenting. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
When A Child Moves to Nepal

How one set of parents react when their daughter creates a very different life for herself, far from home. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 22 2010 9:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Maggie Doyne, Nick Kristof
Banning Circumcision?

The debate over the procedure may be put to a vote in San Francisco. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 02 2010 10:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, circumcision
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

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The Poorest Kid in a Rich Town

Instamoms, Curating a Photo-Worthy Childhood. Discuss.

How Could a New Mother Shoot Other Parents?

Parenting Wisdom from Mad Men

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

Losing a Father

The Blessings of a B-Minus

When the Bully's Victim Fights Back

When Obese Children Develop Eating Disorders, Doctors Often Don’t Notice

From One Child to Two

Talking in Depth About Adoption

New Vocabulary for Parents

When A Child Moves to Nepal

Banning Circumcision?

When Parents Remarry (Each Other)