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Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Unfinished Reading, October 2015

I'm halfway through more than half a dozen books. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2015 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Highlights, Slaughter, Anne-Marie, Reichl, Ruth, Shaefer, H Luke (1978- ), Edin, Kathryn, Nguyen, Bich Minh, Karr, Mary, Stewart, Amy N (1969- )

Why I Hate Pinterest

Maybe my lack of craftiness is at the root of my loathing. No matter how hard I tried, my cookies came out looking as if my 4-year-old had decorated them. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 29 2013 8:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, birthdays, Parties (Social), Pinterest

Choking Still Sends Too Many Children to the E.R.

What food item is most likely to cause children to choke? Candy. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 31 2013 10:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, Food, American Academy of Pediatrics, Children and Childhood, Emergency Medical Treatment

The Trouble With Lemonade Stands

No, you can't have a lemonade stand — and we're not shelling out a dollar for a few measly ounces of colored sugar water at the neighbors', either. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 02 2013 1:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting

My Other Stroller is a BMW

Baby strollers and carriages carrying the brand names of automakers are new territory for some of the companies that market to nameplate-conscious parents. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 06 2013 7:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

School Discipline in the Heat of the Moment Takes Training Too Few Have

The deputy who was caught on video flipping a student backward as she sat at her desk was fired. But many are asking why he was there in the first place. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2015 12:57 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Race and Ethnicity, School Discipline (Students), Highlights, South Carolina, Police

TV Cameras Focus on School Lunch

How do you feel about what is served there -- particularly because it is being paid wiht your tax (or tuition) dollars? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 10:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Friends With Different Parenting Styles

When friends and parenting styles don't mix. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 1:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Common Ground on Autism

Liane Kupferberg Carter urges parents to take all passion and doggedness they've spent defending their choices and turn it toward the search for "common ground." Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 1:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Liane Kupferberg Carter

10 Signs Your Parent Is Overscheduled

When a parent is so dependent on color-coded calendar reminders for each child that he keeps calling you "Purple," you may need to encourage him to loosen up. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 11 2013 2:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Feiler, Bruce, Athletics and Sports, Highlights, Car-Pooling and Ride-Sharing

Children With Learning Disabilities Don’t Need More Opportunity to Fail

Children may benefit from failure, but children with learning disabilities, like dyslexia, need more opportunities to succeed. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 15 2013 11:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Dyslexia, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights, Intelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ), Reading and Writing Skills (Education)

Should Parents Face Arrest if Their Child Is a Bully?

The sheriff in the case of Rebecca Sedwick, 12, who jumped to her death from a concrete silo in Florida after enduring months of bullying, has brought up the idea of arresting the parents of one of the teenage girls who has been charged. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 17 2013 11:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, bullies, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Bazelon, Emily, Highlights, Florida, Judd, Grady, Sedwick, Rebecca Ann

The Allergen-Free Cake That Wasn’t

Classroom birthday celebrations that revolve around food exclude children with allergies, and they feel it. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, allergies, birthdays, bullies, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Defining a Successful Parent

What should our measure of good parenting be? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, Zvi Triger, Gaia Bernstein

Too Much Crying?

Lee Skallerup Bessette knows crying. Her son cried like clockwork every night for months. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, colic, crying, Lee Skallerup Bessette

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Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Unfinished Reading, October 2015

Why I Hate Pinterest

Choking Still Sends Too Many Children to the E.R.

The Trouble With Lemonade Stands

My Other Stroller is a BMW

School Discipline in the Heat of the Moment Takes Training Too Few Have

TV Cameras Focus on School Lunch

Friends With Different Parenting Styles

Common Ground on Autism

10 Signs Your Parent Is Overscheduled

Children With Learning Disabilities Don’t Need More Opportunity to Fail

Should Parents Face Arrest if Their Child Is a Bully?

The Allergen-Free Cake That Wasn’t

Defining a Successful Parent

Too Much Crying?