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A Weekend of Parenting Conversation

News of interest to parents from this past weekend. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 9:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, belarus, christina green, amy chua, flextime

‘What You Sign Up For’ When You Marry Into the Military

As we prepare for my husband's deployment, the first since the birth of our two children, a not-so-sympathetic friend asks, “But you had to know what you signed up for, right?” Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 04 2014 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

Counting the Days: ‘It’s Too Many Whales, Daddy’

To count down the days of her father's deployment, my daughter and I made a calendar adorned with a whale for each day he'd be gone. She was delighted with her work, until she took in what it meant. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 6:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

Business Travel for a Cause: Admirable. Still Painful.

Would you pack your bags, organize your family or child care, and get on a plane to advocate for global vaccination? Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 12 2013 10:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, business travel, United Nations Children's Fund, United States International Relations

Pamela Druckerman's Favorite 'French Parenting' Advice

Why talk more about "French parenting"? Because in the outcome-oriented world of the American parent, there's something to be learned from an approach that considers the quality of the years you spend together. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 12 2013 2:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, France, parenting, Books and Literature, Druckerman, Pamela, French Language

Do I Need Screen Time Rules for Other People’s Children, Too?

It’s my house and my rules, but I’m uncomfortable snatching away a prized possession a child brings over. I'm also uncomfortable with the recent sleepover in which every child spent the night buried in her own screen. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 19 2015 12:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Computer and Video Games

Meeting the Baby, Becoming a Family

From the moment we met our daughter, weighing two-and-a-half pounds and wearing a red bow pasted on her head, we could tell she was the fighter and "rock star" we'd been told about. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 20 2015 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Adoptions, Premature Babies, Adoption Journal

Children, Choosing Their Religion

Raising children outside of a religious tradition doesn't mean there's no room for religion in their lives. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 03 2013 10:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Religion and Belief, Solomon, Andrew, Secular Humanism

Spying on College Life, Via Yik Yak

YikYak is like an unofficial newsfeed from a college, targeting just that campus. It is definitely not the view you get at Parents and Family Weekend. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 11 2015 5:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, Colleges and Universities, Highlights, Parenting After Senior Year, Yik Yak Inc

Students Eat More Healthy Foods When Recess Is Held Before Lunch

In studies, giving students recess immediately before lunch rather than immediately after was correlated with a decrease in food waste and an increase in the amount of fruits and vegetables eaten at lunch. But many schools still resist the change. Read...

Published Wed, Jan 14 2015 7:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Lunch and Breakfast Programs

Preparing a Child to Own a Mobile Phone — But Not Always Use It

Having a phone can create a compulsion to do something when doing nothing is so often the better choice. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 24 2014 7:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Text Messaging, Brooklyn (NYC), Cellular Telephones

Losing Three Children, Starting Again

A mother whose three daughters died in a horrific wrong-way crash on a New York highway, is pregnant again. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2011 9:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, drunk driving, Diane Schuler

Pregnant and Unemployed

I didn't mean to get pregnant at the beginning of my job search, but when I did, my search felt doomed. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 01 2013 10:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Work-Life Balance, Highlights

How to Talk to Your Child’s Wary Professors

Let's do this together, and let's be nice, so that when we meet at graduation, it won't be weird. Read More...

Published Fri, May 08 2015 6:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Highlights, Parenting After Senior Year, This Is a Very Serious Topic

For Boy Scouts’ Parents, a Chance to Weigh In on Ban on Gays

When the Scouts survey current members regarding their policies on gays and lesbians, will they get a useful result, or an "amen" from the choir? Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 12 2013 12:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Boy Scouts, homosexuality

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