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Parental Quandary: Lying to My In-Laws About Church

Once their toddler really starts talking, there will be no hiding the fact that this couple is less devout than his parents. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 8:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Religion, in-laws, quandary

Day Care That's Available at Night, Too

Is child care that's available at all hours the wave of the future? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2012 11:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, Life/Work Balance, working mothers, 24/7 child care

Readers Comment on ‘Modern Mothers’ Turn to Scratch an Itch’

Share your thoughts on the reversal of traditional summer gender roles that one mother, riding the train from the city to her husband and children upstate, called "'Mad Men' flashed forward into the future," here. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 4:48 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Pregnant or Fat?

Have you been mistaken for pregnant when you weren't? Have you ever made that mistake with someone else? Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 6:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy

First U.S. IVF Baby Has a Baby of Her Own

The country's first "test-tube baby" has had a baby. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 12:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, IVF, Elizabeth Carr

Sex and the New Parent

It probably won't surprise you to hear that things change in the bedroom when a baby arrives. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 8:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sex, Breastfeeding, libido, New parents

Are Teens Really Having Less Sex?

Have sexually active teens really become the minority, or is that just what they're telling the C.D.C.? Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 15 2011 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Sex, Teens, Research, KJ Dell'Antonia, teen sex, Centers for Disease Control

Are Your Children Really Hungry?

How is a parent to know when a child with a weight problem is really hungry? Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 9:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Obesity, Psychology Today, food issues, Meg Meeker, hunger

Not Bailing Out Your Child

Would you leave your child in prison if you had the chance to get him out? Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

The Newest, Latest Parenting Trend

Parents have spent millennia looking for the "right" way to parent. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 12:59 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Resources for Infant Educarers, RIE, trends in parenting, Magda Gerber

Punishing a Bad Report Card?

Should bad grades be punished? Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, report cards

A Sunscreen Warning for Parents of Teenagers

A new study shows kids wear a whole lot less sunscreen once they hit the age when Mom and Dad stop slathering it on. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 8:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Research, middle school, Sunscreen

Parental Quandary: The Sex Offender Next Door

When the sheriff tells you your new neighbor is a sex offender, what do you tell your son and your friends? Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 20 2012 10:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: _featured, sex offenders, parental quandary, sex offender registry

Bothered by Your Bald Baby Girl? Enter ‘Baby Bangs’

Would anyone really buy a headband with attached bangs to ensure that a bald baby is recognizable as a girl? Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 16 2013 2:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Babies and Infants, Hair

I Said We’d Never Hire a College Admissions Adviser. Then We Did.

We thought we could help our son through the college application process. We were wrong. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 20 2015 2:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards, Highlights, Financial Aid (Education)

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