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Sacrificing the Presidency for Family?

Is it "abandonment" when a parent moves half way across the country after a divorce? Is it somehow worse when the mother is the one who leaves? Read More...

Published Mon, May 23 2011 3:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, Politics, abandonment

Ignoring "Typical" Siblings

When one child needs much more attention. Read More...

Published Wed, May 25 2011 11:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, twins, cojoined twins

Casting Call: Rethink Family Dinner With Jenny Rosenstrach

During the week of Sept. 8, we’ll be coaching a real family through real family dinners in real time – seven new meals in seven days – and we hope that you’ll cook along with us. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 20 2014 3:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Highlights, Dinner: The Boot Camp

Lessons of Tutoring

Paying (and paying and paying) so that junior gets all As. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 07 2011 7:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, tutoring

Updates From Paris and Texas

News from two mothers and their grown sons. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Discipline, Uncategorized, Autism, adult children

The Wage Gap Starts With Less Knowledge, and Lower Expectations

The girls of America seem to know less about money than boys, earn less and have lower expectations for their earnings going forward. And their parents may be partly to blame. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 25 2014 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Personal Finances, Women and Girls, Wages and Salaries, Highlights

From Russia, Just Barely: Adopted at 16, Days Before the Ban

From a visa arriving hours before a government shutdown to staying one mile away from the protests in Red Square against American families adopting Russian children, there were plenty of chances for this adoption to fall apart. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 29 2014 7:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Adoptions, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Highlights, St Petersburg (Russia)

Would a Different Job Make You a Different Parent?

As parents we spend a great deal of time talking about the effects of work on our home life and how family life impacts our careers. There's a third variable worth considering: how our choice of career affects our family. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 01 2014 10:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Esty, Elizabeth H

In Defense of Sparkle Science

It's not necessary to create an arbitrary dividing line between "serious" science and everything else. For some children, learning about the science behind sparkly things is their way in to a whole world of technology. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 02 2014 2:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Girl Scouts, Women and Girls, Science and Technology, Highlights, Robots and Robotics, Pittsburgh (Pa), Cosmetics and Toiletries

The ‘S’ in Sexting Isn’t the Problem. It’s the ‘T’ That Should Worry Parents.

"I’ll show you mine, you show yours" has been around for a long time. It’s the medium that makes it different and scary. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 06 2014 7:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Sex, parenting, Research, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights, Text Messaging

The Surprising Value of Journaling an Ordinary Day

If you keep a journal, it's not the record of the momentous events that will bring you the most pleasure later. It's the little things. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 07 2014 11:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Diaries

'Coming Out' as a Boy Scout Has a Price

On National Coming Out Day, some parents wait for their children to reveal a "secret" they already know. But being out for a teen can come with a price. Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 06 2012 11:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Boy Scouts, homosexuality, Schwartz, John, Change.org, Teenagers and Adolescence

Mastitis and My ***-Feeding Present

It took mastitis to remind me that nursing my 3-year-old shouldn't be a chore. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2012 1:51 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants

Balancing Life and Work Around the World

Are parents in other countries "torn." Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, Motherlode Book Club

The Doubts of a Stay-at-Home Dad

"Has my choice doomed my daughters to be 'torn' all over again when it's their turn...?" Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Stay-at-Home Dads, Motherlode Book Club

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