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A North Carolina woman is ordered to send her children to their father in Chicago because a judge fears she will become too ill to care for them. Read More...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 11:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, custody, Breast Cancer

Eat Your French Fries

Ideals, meet actual children. Children, meet french fries. Read More...

Published Tue, May 17 2011 9:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, _featured, kids and food, cupcakes, family dinner, junk food, French Fries

Simple Solutions for Back-to-School Student Organization (Sorry, No Trapper Keeper)

Once, the Trapper Keeper promised to solve your organizational woes while simultaneously elevating you to cool-kid status. Today's organizational systems should be even simpler (no gadgets required). Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 07 2014 6:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Parent-Teacher Conference, Orderliness and Clutter, Office Supplies and Equipment

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

Rent a Toy, Learn a Lesson

What would children learn if we made them give away some of their favorite toys after a month? Maybe that ownership and appreciation aren't linked. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 7:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, Lieber, Ron, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

After a Miscarriage, Seeking Permission to Grieve

I bought the milk in the refrigerator while I was still pregnant. When I sent that text, the baby was already dead, and I didn’t know it yet. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 17 2014 5:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Grief (Emotion), Miscarriages, Highlights

To Aid Children’s Cancer Care, Mothers Go Bald

To raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research, mothers shave their heads in solidarity with their cancer-affected children. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 16 2014 2:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cancer, Highlights, Smith, Ali

Raising Teenagers: Protect When You Must, Permit When You Can

There’s not much we can do to rush neurological maturation along in our teens, but we can help kids practice their burgeoning skills of self-control as they emerge. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2014 11:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, brain, Teenagers and Adolescence, Parent-Teacher Conference, Steinberg, Laurence

Weekly Quandary: Whose Last Name?

Tennessee law forbids combining a mother and father’s surnames into a single name for baby — or giving an infant a mother’s last name without both parents’ “mutual assent.” Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 11:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Babies and Infants, Names, Personal, Nashville (Tenn)

To the Mom Who Can't Stop Following Her Child Around the Playground

You're trying to be a good mom. In fact, you are a good mom. That's the problem. Your enthusiasm is killing my buzz. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 16 2012 6:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, Humor, comedian

Gadgets to Help New Parents Sleep

New consumer devices can monitor everything from kilocalories to REM sleep. Have you tried any gadgetry to measure your sleep, and did it help? Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 7:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep

Mister Rogers Changed My Life

All I ever wanted to do was to reach children the way Mr. Rogers once reached me. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 7:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Mr. Rogers, children's television, Daniel Tiger's neighborhood, Daniel Tiger

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