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Lessons From Divorce

Mediation and collaboration in child care could also benefit couples who are still married. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 9:18 AM by Motherlode

An End to Gay Adoption Bans?

A new study shows that it's the quality of the parenting that creates a psychologically healthy child, not the sexual orientation of the parents. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 8:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, same-sex marriage

National Cause of the Moment

A message traveling the internet says it's Special Education Week. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, Michelle Buzon

Updates: Haitian Orphans, Childless Justices

Well-meaning effort to streamline the adoption process has had unintended results. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, haiti

How Dangerous Is Heading a Soccer Ball?

New research shows that heading the ball in soccer is damaging-if you do it more than a thousand times in a year. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sports, Soccer, concussions, Gretchen Reynolds, headgear

Why Mothers and Fathers Play Differently

Does "the love hormone" explain why new fathers play differently with infants than mothers do? Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 9:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, oxytocin, New parents, bonding

Who Hates Making School Lunch?

A couple draws up a contract to mediate the battle over school lunch. They are joshing right? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jennifer Rosenstrach, Andy Ward, school lunch

Parental Quandary: Drinking (or Not) in the Basement

Rumors are flying that two boys were drunk at a high school gathering in mom Sylvia's basement. Should she call their parents? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 09 2011 2:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, drinking, alcohol, parental quandary

When Your Child Picks a Dangerous Career

The news of a police officer's death has particular resonance when your son plans to become a cop. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 13 2011 8:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, adult children, danger, Crime, parental fears

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

How (Not) to Treat a Stay-at-Home-Dad

A father wonders why mothers -- and one particular librarian -- can't just treat him like they treat each other. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Stay-at-Home Dads, matt villano

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

Stay-at-Home Fathers Aren't So Rare Anymore

Are husbands who take a back set to their wives' careers still a man-bites-dog story? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2012 1:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, Stay-at-Home Dads, working mothers, working parents

Father Shoots Daughter's Laptop Over Facebook Post

For parents, there's constructive anger, and there's putting nine bullets in your child's laptop. How do we make use of emotion without taking things too far? Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, social media, youtube, Facebook, dad shoots laptop

A Boy Wants to Dress Like a Girl

A Halloween perennial. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 05 2010 3:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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