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First, a Tourniquet, then Preschool Pick-up

At at Fort Hood last week, while fellow soldiers tied a tourniquet to stop her bleeding, Sgt. Kimberly Munley found her cell phone and arranged for her 2-year-old daughter to be picked up from preschool. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 10:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, safety, Fort Hood, mothers

Sharing News of a Child's Cerebral Palsy

In a guest post, David Sexton discovers that sharing the news of his son's cerebral palsy with family was like a night in port after a long voyage on the open water. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 1:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, guest post, cerebral palsy

Defining What Makes a Father

What makes a father? DNA? Devotion? How would you feel about your child (and yourself ) if you were to discover they were not really "yours"? Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, paternity, DNA

Owning Up to Being a Home Schooling Parent

My corporation values diversity, but somehow being a home-schooling parent felt so far outside the norm that I couldn't talk about it. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 22 2014 5:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: home schooling, parenting, Education (K-12), Work-Life Balance, Highlights

Raising Interfaith Kids When Hindu Meets Catholic

Can you raise children with "faith" in a household with two very separate religious traditions? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 01 2012 11:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, parental quandary, interfaith parenting

To the Rude Parent at the Recital

My child deserved the same ocean of faces and thunderous applause that yours got, but he didn't get it - because most parents left after their kids performed. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 05 2012 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, etiquette, mannes, rude parents, performances, récitals, setting example for kids, Risa McDonnell

When Teasing Is Loving, and When It's Not

What are the lines that distinguish teasing that draws us closer, and teasing that pushes us apart? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 2:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, families, teasing

Changes at Motherlode: Living the Family Dynamic

The Motherlode blog has a new look and a new virtual home at The Times, but maintains the same goal: to cover the ways our families affect us, and the ways the news affects our families. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 12 2014 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, new york times, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Lieber, Ron, Highlights, Paul, Annie Murphy, Smith, Sarah

Why Kids Love a (Minor) ‘Crisis’

When a friend's car slid off our driveway into three-foot drifts of snow, it was all hands on deck, and a reminder that everyone, children included, likes to be needed. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 14 2014 10:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Snow and Snowstorms

How Do I Make the Most of My Paternity Leave?

We’d like to ask dads (and the moms or partners who know them) to share their wisdom about how to have the best possible paternity leave. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 17 2014 10:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Men and Boys, Paid Time Off, Family Leaves, Highlights

Time to Make Up for a Missed Measles Vaccine

The measles outbreak in New York City offers an opportunity to reach out to families whose children have missed, skipped or delayed the vaccine. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2014 1:59 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Measles, Children and Childhood, Vaccination and Immunization, Highlights, Hartocollis, Anemona

Father's Day, With Autism: Rethinking the Cool Dad

When you're the father of a child with special needs, you have to rethink what kind of father you're going to be. First to go is the notion of being cool. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 14 2012 10:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, Fathers, Special-needs, Father's Day, Father's Day 2012

Advice for the Estranged, Online and Off

Estrangement gets complicated when parents can watch children's lives going on without them on Facebook, Twitter or other social media. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 15 2012 12:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, families, estrangement, Catherine St. Louis

Professional Photographers in the Delivery Room

Would you want a professional photographer there to document the birth of your child? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 18 2012 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Motherlode 101

A reader asks, Why is this Blog different from every other Blog... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 8:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Motherlode, parenting blogs

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