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How to Get Your Kids to School

A single Dad of six makes lists that help him get everyone off to school in the morning. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 10:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, spuds crawford, school mornings, morning routine
When Did Childbirth Become Everyone's Business?

"The Business of Being Born" and its sequel are worth seeing for pregnant women. But take their advice - and that of film critics reviewing them - with a bucket of salt. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 12:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, childbirth, KJ Dell'Antonia, home birth, midwife, caesarian, birth, Business of Being Born
Does a Bad Economy Bring Families Together?

Judith Warner questions the belief of some that the Great Recession is, paradoxically, "good" for families. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 7:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, judith warner, recession
Dealing With Sexy-Dancing 7-Year-Olds

In the New York Times Magazine this weekend, my colleague Peggy Ornstein looks at the latest example of girls "play-acting at sexy." Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 12:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Girls
Book Shopping for the Holidays

What books are on your holiday shopping list for the little ones and young adults in your life? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 14 2011 6:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Holidays, children's picture books, KJ Dell'Antonia, children's books, Books, holiday gifts
Tech Savvy Moms, Setting Rules

What the most web-connected parents think about their children and technology Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 12:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, BlogHer, online monitoring, sexting, kids and computers
Jobs for Kids

How much should teens -- and pre-teens, and college students -- be working for a living? Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 9:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, working teens, summer job, babysitting, college jobs
A New Comic Brings Divorce to the Funny Pages

"Gil" sets ordinary life against a backdrop of visitation and child support. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 19 2012 9:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, comics, Gil
My Mom Is on Facebook

Saturday Night Live riffs on parents, children and technology Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, Jane Lynch, SNL
A Family Legacy of Mental Illness

Watching your child suffer from a fate that "runs in the family." Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 3:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, millicent monks, carnegie, borderline personality disorder
A ***-Feeding Guru Who Uses Formula

Even the most determined and knowledgable mother can't always make a go of breastfeeding. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 7:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Katie Allison Granju, formula, Breastfeeding, attachment parenting
Joint Custody - of the Kids and the Blog

A divorced couple blogs about their attempts at co-parenting Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 1:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, AskMoxie, co-parenting, Magda Pecsenye, Doug French, LaidOffDad
Praising Second Place

A mother faces down her own memories of failure when trying to comfort her son. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 17 2010 9:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Delia Lloyd, coming in second, incentive for grades, encouraging a child
Too Young to Marry?

Young and in love, a reader wonders if her mother is right. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 12:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, young bride, age of marriage, old bride, young groom, old groom
Grading Your Life as a Parent

CafeMom.com asks how you grade yourself as a parent and a spouse. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 21 2010 8:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, CafeMom.com

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How to Get Your Kids to School

When Did Childbirth Become Everyone's Business?

Does a Bad Economy Bring Families Together?

Dealing With Sexy-Dancing 7-Year-Olds

Book Shopping for the Holidays

Tech Savvy Moms, Setting Rules

Jobs for Kids

A New Comic Brings Divorce to the Funny Pages

My Mom Is on Facebook

A Family Legacy of Mental Illness

A ***-Feeding Guru Who Uses Formula

Joint Custody - of the Kids and the Blog

Praising Second Place

Too Young to Marry?

Grading Your Life as a Parent