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Colleges, Recruiting Even the Imaginary Students

I wasn't surprised by the flood of mail my daughter received from colleges her junior year of high school. The amount of mail her nonexistent brother, "William," received did come as something of a shock. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 10:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards, Highlights, Data-Mining and Database Marketing

Finding an Overnight Camp That’s Truly Worth It

It's camp application season. You’ll want to ask baseline questions about food, safety, staff training and facilities, but what you really want to know is this: Is this a camp that changes lives? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2014 9:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Camps and Camping, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

E-Cigarettes May Serve as Gateway to Smoking for Teens, Study Suggests

A study published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics seems to add to the evidence that e-cigarettes are doing more to promote nicotine use than to help people quit. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2014 8:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Food and Drug Administration, Smoking and Tobacco, Highlights, E-Cigarettes, Nicotine, Glantz, Stanton A, Nicotine and Tobacco Research (Journal), Abrams, David B

A Foreskin in the Right Place at the Right Time

Proposed CDC guidelines would have doctors promote the benefits of circumcision in newborns, teenagers and adults, but parents will still make their own decisions—sometimes for unexpected reasons. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 12:29 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, circumcision, Penis, Highlights

What Classic Picture Book Fills You With Dread?

I love classic picture books-except the ones that upset me so much that I can't read them. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 05 2012 11:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Emotions, Rubin, Gretchen

6-Year-Olds at the Spa: Understandable, Not Laudable

Those spas for little girls aren't really about little girls at all. They're about parents looking for something special in a world where very little is "special" anymore. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 05 2015 12:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Highlights, Spas

For January, Cooking the Pantry (and Freezer, and Fridge) Dry

In keeping with the frugal spirit of January, this month, we’ll be buying little, and using up a lot. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 07 2015 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Dinnerlode, Pizza

The One-Word Resolution

"A word can’t be broken. It serves as a reminder; a filter. It’s who you want to be instead of what you regret." Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 08 2015 1:29 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, New Year, Belkin, Lisa, Highlights, Lippman, Laura

Who Needs Summer Homework?

A mother, who is also an educator, has mixed feelings. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 10 2011 10:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Homework

'Worst Toy Awards' Target Lego Friends

If a Lego battleship building set is still a good toy, then how can the Lego Friends Beauty Shop be one of the "worst toys of the year?" Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 29 2012 3:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, toys, Children and Childhood, Advertising and Marketing, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Lego Group

Should Parents Ban Fraternities?

If a parent is philosophically opposed these groups because they subdivide a campus and codify the rights of 20-somethings to pass judgment on each other, should that parent forbid a child to join? Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 29 2011 12:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fraternities and Sororities

How She Does It

One mom, one marketing job, five kids under the age of 6. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2011 10:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, triplets

Autism, One Parent to Another

A response to a reader's question, from the author of "Following Ezra: Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 10:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Fathers

The Grandparents of 9/11

Crying for grandparents on Grandparents Day. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 1:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Grandparents, September 11

When a Divorce Makes a Better Dad

Six months into our divorce, the kids' mom moved back to Boston and I followed. In that tiny apartment, I unlearned everything I'd learned about how not to be a dad. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 30 2013 12:48 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Families and Family Life

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