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Pay the Babysitter Over $1,900 This Year? You Owe It to Her to Put Her On the Books

Think paying taxes on the babysitter is a "one-percenter" problem? Think again, because if we parents don't pay taxes on our babysitters, it isn't just our problem. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 11 2014 12:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Wages and Salaries, Highlights, Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions

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

The Unmonitored Baby Is Not Worth Having

Reams of data, straight to your smartphone. Imagine being certain your baby needs a diaper change, and determining with 97 percent accuracy if your baby is crying! Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2014 7:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Wearable Computing, This Is a Very Serious Topic

A Slower-Paced, but Still Easy, Wednesday Meal

Last night's Sausage with Spinach and Bean Mash was easy and "therapeutic." Tonight, pouring sauce on chicken. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 10 2014 9:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Dinner: The Boot Camp

The Mechanics of Homework

Right now, homework is feeling like an instrument of torture designed to destroy my relationship with my children. But we go through this every September. It will get better. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 12 2014 6:52 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Homework, parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

A Weekend Alone, With Children

Doing just fine. Almost. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 8:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Fathers, children

Professional Photographers in the Delivery Room

Would you want a professional photographer there to document the birth of your child? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 18 2012 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Is It 'I Do' or 'I Plan' That Divides Us?

Can we promote parental preparedness without going back to the days of condemning the single parent? Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parents, marriage trends, unmarried mothers

Where to Turn When the School Wants to Have Your Child ‘Tested’

Our son’s teacher recently asked that we have him tested. I am hazy on the details of this, and would like to know what “testing” for behavioral or cognitive issues entails. Could you explain the process? Read More...

Published Thu, May 08 2014 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

A Mother’s Instinct, a Daughter’s Need

My mother's unexpected appearance at a moment when I needed her more than I knew was more than luck. Read More...

Published Thu, May 08 2014 12:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Mother's Day, Highlights

One Word to Describe Your Mother

Katie Hafner, author of "Mother Daughter Me," asked people across the country to use "one word" to describe their mothers. Read More...

Published Fri, May 09 2014 6:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Mother's Day, Hafner, Katie, Highlights

"Modern Family" Is Us?

What does the hit show say about today's families? Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 1:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Modern Family

‘Dragon Mother’ Emily Rapp: A New Baby Doesn’t, and Shouldn’t, Replace What’s Lost

I can live with the joy of new motherhood without losing the memory of loving my son for his three short years or the daily painful reminder that I will never see or hold him again. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 13 2014 11:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grief (Emotion), Love (Emotion), Highlights, Tay-Sachs Disease

Watching the Presidential Debates—with Children

Ideally, a presidential debate should be an opportunity to discuss the issues facing our country. It might not play out that way on the debate stage, but it could work in your living room. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Debates (Political), Presidential Election of 2012

Parent to Parent: When Play Dates Go Wrong

When I dropped my child's friend off after a visit, my fellow mother came out onto the driveway. "How'd it go?" The answer was "not well," but I didn't know how, or whether, to say it. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 15 2014 2:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

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