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Promising a Safe World

What do children remember of 9/11? Is it better that they remember, or forget? Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 13 2010 1:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, meg cabot, Ground Zero, Twin Towers, 9/11

Rewards and Punishments for Kids

A mother asks for advice on appropriate punishments and rewards for her daughter. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 7:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, punishment, reward

Should Students and Teachers Be Facebook Friends?

Is there a good use for Twitter, e-mail or Facebook in the classroom? Districts, rushing into social media policies, don't know yet, either. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 19 2011 12:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, education, school, social media, Facebook, teachers

Striving for 'Gift Parity' for Siblings

All is never fair under our Christmas tree. Do you have a child who counts gifts and tallies price tags, and how do you cope? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 1:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, fairness, Christmas, gifts, holiday

*** Feeding and Weight Loss

An ad promoting *** feeding looks a lot like an ad for NutriSystem. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 20 2010 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Breast Cancer, breast feeding and weight, breast feeding, Lauren Feeney

Calling Mr. Mom

Does the empowerment of women now rest with empowering men? Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 21 2010 1:59 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, joan williams, empowerment, women's equality

Personalities of Illness

Each family member has a particular personality when sick. Most of them aren't pretty. So go get your flu shot. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 26 2010 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, flu shot

What Should Vassar College Do About Its Admissions Mistake?

Does Vassar College owe the 76 accepted, then rejected students anything, or are mistakes just part of a digital application process? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 2:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, College, college admissions, college app, vassar college rejections

Parental Fantasy: Children Cooking Dinner

Is the best way to teach a child to really cook to have him prepare a weekly family meal? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 7:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, family dinner, meals, cooking

Parental Quandary Considered: Choosing a Child's Guardians

Choosing the legal guardian for your child in the event of your death is the right thing to do. I still haven't done it. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2012 4:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, wills, parental quandary, legal guardians

Rejecting Ritalin With the Power of Hindsight

The writer Hanif Kureishi argues that focus is overrated and distraction a gift - and then offers yet another indictment of drugs like Ritalin. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 20 2012 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, adhd, adderall, ritalin, ADD, Hanif Kureishi

Modern Mother's Little Helpers

One mother wonders: "Why are women and mothers so stressed out, or depressed, or anxious?" Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 8:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, prescriptions, O.C.D., A.D.H.D.

The Marrying Kind

What does decades of data tell us about the changing role of marriage? Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 10:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, marriage trends, wives taller than husbands, prince william and kate middleton

Should Preschoolers Have Homework?

After a day at school, why are we bringing home more work for the barely potty-trained? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 22 2012 8:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Homework, preschool

Quandary Considered: A Child's Disturbing Games

Scary-sounding kids' games shouldn't scare parents-except when other signs suggest the games go beyond the ordinary childhood appreciation for the gothic, gruesome touch. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2012 6:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, parental quandary, parental fears

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