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Are Over-the-Top Parents Really the Rule at Summer Camp?

The stories about the crazy things parents do for their camper kids are a little disillusioning for this noncamp veteran. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 19 2013 8:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Feiler, Bruce, Summer (Season), Camps and Camping, Smuggling

Making Resolutions to Be a Better Parent, Every Day of Every Year

I don't find parent resolutions to be a New Year's Thing, but rather, a constant thing, always playing out in the back of my mind. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 30 2015 5:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, New Year, Highlights

Who, or What, Is in the Best Interest of This Foster Child?

BlueJay has already spent more than half of his life bouncing from place to place. It's time to help him land for good. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2016 7:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

Get Paid to Organize Your Children’s Closets (and Yours)

Three bags of unwanted clothing turned into $175 in gift cards and $86.09 in Paypal cash. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2016 9:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Fashion and Apparel, Highlights, Orderliness and Clutter, Thrift Shops, Closets

A Military Wife During Deployment Is Asked, ‘Is It Worth It?’

A 5-year-old's wail at a family party: “I don’t want YOUR daddy. Not Finley’s daddy, or Addie’s daddy, I want MY daddy.” Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2016 8:18 AM by Motherlode

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

To Love, and Maybe Lose, a Foster Child

In this courtroom, where time is tight and details are long, genes trump all else. We were not an option. We were a footnote. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2016 6:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

Wanted: Temporary Foster Homes for Newborns

Interim caregivers provide a temporary home for an infant whose parents need time to decide what's next. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2016 5:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Highlights

Learning to Walk Alone

My daughter took her first steps in a homeless shelter. In some ways, I did, too. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 07 2016 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

When Adult Children Move Back Home

What are the rules when a grown "child" comes back home? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 10:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Readers Comment on ‘Modern Mothers’ Turn to Scratch an Itch’

Share your thoughts on the reversal of traditional summer gender roles that one mother, riding the train from the city to her husband and children upstate, called "'Mad Men' flashed forward into the future," here. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 4:48 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Fertility Diary: Pincushion

We took a two-bedroom apartment hoping to fill it with a crib and diapers and toys for a baby — not with the needles and pills and vitamins I need for in vitro fertilization. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 10 2013 6:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Fertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth

What if a Teacher Doesn’t Like a Parent?

Dear Mrs. Lahey: Do you treat our kids differently if you like their parents? Alternately, are you nicer to the parents if you like the kids? Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 12 2013 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Teachers and School Employees, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

My Jewish Daughter, Mary

Aside from "Christina," perhaps, there's no name that shouts "Jesus is my Lord and Savior" as much as "Mary." In the view of the religious teachers who educated me, "Moon Unit'" would be a better choice...

Published Fri, Sep 13 2013 11:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Jews and Judaism, Names, Personal, Highlights, Mary, Mother of Jesus

Give I.V.F. a Chance

When you embark on a round of in vitro fertilization, you have to know the statistics, but you also have to put them aside. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 17 2013 10:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Babies and Infants, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Highlights

When the Bully's Victim Fights Back

Blurring occurs when a bullied child fights back. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 10:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bullying

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