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Parents taking on the ordinary challenges of life and work and family hear it all the time: "I don't know how you do it!" In Motherlode's new series, they offer the play by play on a typical day. Read More...

Published Sun, May 12 2013 5:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It

Cranky Is Contagious (Part Two)

When it comes to moving house and children, mom-stress shared is mom-stress multiplied. Read More...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 11:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Anxiety and Stress

Ending the Secrecy of a Child’s Addiction

In the beginning we kept our son's battle with heroin addiction to ourselves. When we finally spoke up, we found we were not alone. Read More...

Published Sun, May 19 2013 7:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, heroin, Mental Health and Disorders, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Alcoholics Anonymous

For an Auschwitz Survivor, His Son’s Education Spelled Freedom

His graduation finally allowed his father to leave Auschwitz behind. Read More...

Published Wed, May 22 2013 5:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Parents Don’t Notice Extra Pounds on Overweight Children

A high percentage of parents incorrectly see their overweight or obese children as being at their "Goldilocks" weight: just right. Read More...

Published Wed, May 20 2015 5:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Obesity, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Why Affluent Parents Clam Up About Their Incomes

A recent survey suggests that the parents with the most money are the least likely to talk about it with their kids. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 24 2015 5:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Income, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

Esme Can Read

My daughter does not speak. She does not sign. She cannot point or use picture exchange. But she can read. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 28 2015 5:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, epilepsy, Books and Literature, Highlights, Genetics and Heredity

A Movie Scene About Abortion, With a Message for Mother and Daughter

I don't want my daughters to have abortions. I do want them to know they can come to me, like the character in "Obvious Child" goes to her mother. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 02 2015 5:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Movies, parenting, abortion, Birth Control and Family Planning, Highlights, Slate, Jenny

An Only Child, Happy With an Only Child

Lauren Sandler, an only child, chose to have only one child. Here's why. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 12 2013 2:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Sandler, Lauren

How Matt Urmy, Entrepreneur, Does It

How a dad with his own company and full custody of his 6-year-old son gets it all done. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 13 2013 1:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Fathers, _featured, Father's Day, Children and Childhood, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It

When a Game of Catch Is All a Father Has Left

Sometimes a game of catch in a hospital courtyard is the best a father has to give, and sometimes it's all that matters. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 16 2013 5:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Death and Dying

Explaining My Adoption to My Biological Daughter

Before I told my daughter about my adoption, she never had reason to even consider what it would be like to be given up, or given to others. Now she does. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 21 2013 5:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Adoptions

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