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Removing an Obese Child From Her Parents

How what you eat in utero can affect your child's health for decades. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2011 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Obesity, nutrition, book club, Motherlode Book Club

Explaining Sperm Donation to a Preschooler

Technology almost always jumps out ahead of ethics and mores. We CAN do things, so we DO them, and it can take decades to decide what to do ABOUT them. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 12:50 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Calling Mom a Hippo

What to call a parent? What to call parenting? Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 27 2011 10:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting philosophies

Did the School Overreact?

One student is banned from the bus; another from the prom. You be the judge. Read More...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 1:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school officials, prom, flatulance

Pushing Kids in Public and Private

Is there a difference between expecting a three year old to learn math and expecting a middle schooler to get only As? Read More...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 10:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, pushy parents, overparenting, tiger mom

Helping Children Find Friends in a New Town (That Aren’t Your Friends, Too)

My children say they've made plenty of friends in our new town. Trouble is, they're all my co-workers. And as awesome as their grown-up friends are, children need kid friends, too. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2014 7:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Moving and Moving Industry, Friendship, Highlights, New In Town

Colleges, Recruiting Even the Imaginary Students

I wasn't surprised by the flood of mail my daughter received from colleges her junior year of high school. The amount of mail her nonexistent brother, "William," received did come as something of a shock. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 10:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards, Highlights, Data-Mining and Database Marketing

‘Invest in Us,’ and Our Parents, Too

Helping low-income children is more politically appealing than helping their parents. But children rarely succeed unless their families have a chance too. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2014 12:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Minimum Wage, Highlights, Head Start Program, Obama, Barack, Head Start

Just Parent, No Philosophy Required

A pediatrician who has seen parenting philosophies come and go, says to forget all the theories and just do it. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 18 2012 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting styles, Pamela Druckerman, Tiger Mother, Harley Rotbart

What a ‘Paychecks for Pulses’ Plan Could—and Couldn’t—Do For Families

Swiss activists have proposed a scheme that would offer a guaranteed income to every citizen, no strings attached. Would such a plan help parents in the United States, or offer a distraction from the many ways our policies fail to offer families the support...

Published Tue, Nov 12 2013 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Paid Time Off, Family Leaves, Income, Highlights, Manitoba (Canada), Murray, Charles, Lowrey, Annie