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Does Philanthropic Peer Pressure or Morality Matter More?

Why do we continue to live relatively decadently when the money we spend on organic dishwasher detergent could save lives? My daughter says we're selfish. My son says we do enough. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 31 2013 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Ethics (Personal), Philanthropy, Highlights, Sustainable Living, Singer, Peter (1946- )

Coming Soon: The Wearable, Online, All-the-Time Baby Monitor

It's washable, rechargeable and transmits information up to 100 feet -- but do you really want an app to tell you when the baby is crying? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2012 3:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, New Baby, SIDS, products, baby monitors. helicopter parents, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Exmobaby

The Memi Smart Bracelet: Wearable Tech That Lets You Disconnect

A smart bracelet without a screen, speaker or stylus is exactly what this gadget lover wants. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 09 2014 11:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, smartphones, Highlights, Text Messaging, International Consumer Electronics Show, Wearable Computing

For Filipino Workers Abroad, ‘There Is Nothing Worse Than the Waiting’

Many domestic workers from the Philippines are still waiting for news of families left behind in areas struck by Typhoon Haiyan. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 10:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan (2013), Singapore

Sleep Apnea, or A.D.H.D.?

Doctors may be misdiagnosing A.D.H.D. when sleep - or the lack thereof - is the real problem. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2012 7:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, adhd, sleep disordered breathing

Would You Put a Tracking Device on Your Child?

With the press of a button, you can track a child who's taken a wrong turn on the way home from school or wandered off at Disney World. But do you really want to? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 8:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Drunken and Reckless Driving, Science and Technology, Global Positioning System, Navigation

You know that moment in "A Visitor for Bear" when Bear realizes that as much as he likes his quiet routines, he likes having someone there to laugh at his jokes, too? My children went back to school this morning, and I felt that. Read More....

Published Wed, Aug 27 2014 8:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Seasons and Months, Highlights, Autumn (Season)

Religion Is Relative

When children are more religious than their parents. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 11 2011 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nuns, catholic church

Miss, Mrs. or Ms.?

There was a time when choosing Miss, Mrs. or Ms. was a declaration, and a very big deal. Now, Ms. has become so ubiquitous that it's less a choice than a default. Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 17 2009 10:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Names, surnames, feminism

Thanks to Video Monitors, Parents are the New Big Brother

Parents who start using video baby monitors to observe infant sleep often continue using them long past a child's babyhood, and children are sometimes aware that they're being watched. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 24 2014 11:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Babies and Infants, Cameras, Highlights, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Twenge, Jean W

The Last Mother's Day

After she helped a friend and her family through their last Mother's Day together, Jody Becker wanted to do more. So she did. Read More...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, death, Mother's Day, mother's death, illness, Mother's Day 2012, sickness, terminal diagnosis

Advanced Maternal Age Mother Seeks a Big Fat Positive Pregnancy Test

When I have questions about I.V.F., pregnancy and miscarriage, the fertility boards are always there with 25 conflicting answers, and the opportunity to immerse myself in hundreds of stories. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 2:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Miscarriages, Highlights

Studying Human Knowledge via Babies' Minds

In search of the most basic elements of human knowledge, Elizabeth S. Spelke studies babies. Read More...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

It's Daffodil Day. Where Are All the Dads?

Are volunteer events at school less easily seized by fathers, or more easily ignored? Read More...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 12:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, Fathers, Dads, school volunteers, working mothers, working parents, the Conflict

The Link Between Income Inequality and Teen Pregnancy

Teenagers in states with highest income inequality are the most likely to get pregnant. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 03 2012 10:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Pregnancy, Research, Economics, Teenage Pregnancy

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