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Waiting, Hoping and Coming Unraveled

Disappointment mounts as a couple pursues infertility treatments in Israel. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 21 2014 10:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Highlights, Israel, Hormones

Striving for School-Mom Perfection

As a child, I wished my mother could spend more time involved with my school and activities, but that's not who she was. I hoped to do better, but I wasn't sure what that would look like. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2014 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Admissions Standards, Education (Pre-School), Highlights

Summer, and the Devil Is in the Scheduling

Unless you need your kids to help with the harvest, the long summer school break is a struggle for families. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 21 2012 9:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer, working parents, Anne-Marie Slaughter

A Sperm Donor, Uncertain of What It Is to Be ‘Bio-Dad’

After a request from friends, a 29-year-old gay man explored the possibility of becoming a sperm donor. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 30 2014 5:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Friendship, Surrogate Motherhood, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality

Creating a Homework Habit

The real point of homework doesn't lie in the completion of the homework. It lies in learning how to sit yourself down and get it done. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 02 2014 11:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Homework, parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights

Fathers More Active, and More Absent

It's the time of year when everyone seems to be taking the measure of Dad. Are they more likely to be involved? Or more likely to be absent? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2011 8:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers

Loving Parents, Unhappy Children

"Could it be that by protecting our kids as children, we're depriving them as adults?" Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 10:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, therapy, Happiness

Project Night Night: Bedtime Treasures for Kids with Little of Their Own

A "Night Night Package," delivered in a shelter, helps to make children who have little of their own feel more at home, welcome and safe. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 26 2014 9:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, domestic violence, Philanthropy, Highlights, Nonprofit Organizations

Lessons From a Sleeping Baby

"Raising my children has less to do with getting it right and more to do with loving them well." Read More...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 7:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, amy julia becker

Should Twins Be in the Same Classroom?

When parents have a choice, should they choose the same classroom, or different classrooms, for their twins? Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 24 2012 11:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, twins, parental quandary

Financial Advice From Elmo

Sesame Street tackles teaching money to the preschool set Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2011 1:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Money, sesame street, elmo

The Emotional Whiplash of Parenting a Teenager

One minute, your teen needs you. The next, she pushes you away—hard. That's normal for her, but tough on the parent enduring the push and pull. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 13 2014 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights

Helping a Child Adjust to Divorce

Are dinners with divorced parents helpful for a 4-year-old, or confusing? Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 17 2012 7:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, dinner after divorce

Explaining Anthony Weiner to Children

The news as sex-ed. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 07 2011 7:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sex education, scandal

Why My Kindergartner Will Stay Home for School

I expected to send my son off to kindergarten this year, but after looking at all the options, I've decided to teach him at home. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 1:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, home schooling, kindergarten, back to school 2012, homeschool

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