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The Emotional Whiplash of Parenting a Teenager

One minute, your teen needs you. The next, she pushes you away—hard. That's normal for her, but tough on the parent enduring the push and pull. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 13 2014 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights

Easy Ways to Get More Vegetables on the Table, More Often

Lots of different types of vegetables and beans can fill a taco, be the excuse for a soup, or top a big bowl. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 16 2014 10:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Vegetables, Recipes

Immaculate Incarceration: A Baby in Solitary Confinement

According to my mother's prison records, she served around 17 weeks in "The Hole"—solitary confinement. Only for her it wasn’t so solitary. She had me. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 20 2014 5:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Solitary Confinement

A Dietitian Who Won’t Oversell Nutrition to Her Kids

I learned long ago that nutrition information alone doesn't motivate people to eat healthy, and I know telling my children that "broccoli will make them big and strong" could backfire. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 23 2014 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Michelle Obama's Children Come First. Should They?

When Michelle Obama declares that her most important title is 'mom in chief,' does she make things easier, or more difficult, for working mothers? Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 05 2012 10:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, Michelle Obama, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All, having more, Michelle Obama convention speech, working mother

Why My Kindergartner Will Stay Home for School

I expected to send my son off to kindergarten this year, but after looking at all the options, I've decided to teach him at home. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 1:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, home schooling, kindergarten, back to school 2012, homeschool

Punish the Student's Parents?

Who is to blame when a child doesn't learn? Read More...

Published Fri, May 20 2011 11:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, legislation

Parenting, Tornadoes and Surgical Boots

More about "legislating parenting", and an update on my dang ankle Read More...

Published Tue, May 24 2011 12:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, legislation, surgery, tornadoes, Today Show

And Then The Dog Died: Things You Can’t Plan for When Planning a Move

I thought I’d planned for all the changes coming our way when my family moved to a new city. Then — silly me — I realized you can’t plan for the unexpected. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 19 2014 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, New In Town

When the Honeymoon Is Over: Settling Into Real Life After a Move

After a few months of treating life in our new town like one big vacation, the reality of everyday life is catching up with us, and everyone — especially the kids — is a little testy. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 16 2014 7:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Moving and Moving Industry, New In Town

Independence Referendum Is a Win for Scotland’s Children

With voter turnout expected to be around 80 percent and polls predicting a thin margin, a glaring message of the referendum has been that every vote counts. For children, that lesson is a victory in itself. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 17 2014 9:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Great Britain, Highlights, Scotland, Referendums, European Union, Voting and Voters

Spanking Isn’t Culture. It’s a Cycle of Abuse.

Adrian Peterson shouldn’t sell himself short. He is where he is today in spite of his father, not because of him, and what he learned from him now threatens his career and his family. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 7:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, School Discipline (Students), Anger (Emotion), Highlights, Child Abuse and Neglect, Peterson, Adrian

Civil Disorder, Out of the Curriculum and Into the Streets

Denver students protesting a proposed anti-protest curriculum-review committee appear to have learned lessons about the value of questioning authority, and irony. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 24 2014 3:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Denver (Colo), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots

My Grandmother's Cappelletti

I grew up making cappelletti and ravioli alongside my mother and grandmother, and in my own way, I'm passing that tradition on. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 17 2012 2:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, cooking, traditions

Rewarding Success on Standardized Tests

There's a reason a school gives medals to kids who do well on standardized tests, and it probably isn't to recognize academic achievement. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2012 1:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, parental quandary, standardized tests

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