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Federal Funding for Maternal and Infant Visits Extended — Briefly

The Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs enjoy bipartisan support. Locally run programs successfully reduce infant mortality and increase longer term family success. So Congress has extended the funding for the federal-state partnership...

Published Tue, Apr 01 2014 10:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Federal Aid (US), Infant Mortality

Books to Share on Mother’s Day

Essays, memoir, fiction and humor to replace (or accompany) that vase of flowers. Read More...

Published Mon, May 05 2014 9:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Mother's Day, Books and Literature, Hafner, Katie, Highlights, Henderson, Eleanor, Harris, Dan, Quindlen, Anna

A Pregnant Employee on Unpaid Leave Hopes a New Law Will Help

An pregnant employee, told to go home because she could no longer do her job, looks to New York City's new Pregnant Worker's Fairness Act for help. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 12:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Preschool’s Benefits Extend to Parents

By lifting at least one of the economic burdens of being both caregivers and breadwinners, the advantage of access to quality state-funded public preschool extends beyond the classroom. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 12:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Head Start Program

Help With "An Unwanted Life"

A young mother wonders whether this is all there is to a life with two young children. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 02 2009 12:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Snorting the Good Grade Drug

Students pressured to succeed in high school turn to Adderall for tunnel focus. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 10 2012 7:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

When to Report Another Parent

Guidelines for calling the authorities on a parent you think is wronging their child. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 3:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, child abuse

The Case for Bribing Kids to Memorize Poetry

I offered an hour and 15 minutes of Minecraft in exchange for memorizing a poem, and my son was in. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 03 2014 6:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights, Poetry and Poets

Making New Friends: In Praise of Name Tags

One of the most exhausting things about being new to a situation is having to learn everyone’s name. That’s why I love name tags. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2014 8:40 AM by Motherlode

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

A Simple ‘Dump-It’ Meal for a Busy Tuesday

A dinner designed for a parent with more on his or her mind than “I wonder if rice wine vinegar or tarragon vinegar would be better here.” Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2014 12:05 PM by Motherlode

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

Ta-dah! We Built You a Hut

Every year, while others are mapping out their jack-o'-lantern carvings or dusting off boxes of Christmas decorations in the attic, we are building a hut for Sukkot. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2014 7:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Jews and Judaism, Highlights

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 Imprisoned Hikers' Moms

What mother...thinks of a hunger strike when gazing into her newborn baby's eyes and whispering, "I would do anything for you?" Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 12:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, laura fattal, iranian hikers, josh fattal

Terran Lyons, McDonald’s Crew Trainer, on Raising 2 on the Minimum Wage

I work the night shift. It's a good job, except they pay us so little. It would be easier except right now, it takes me about two hours on buses to drop my kids off and get to work. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 14 2014 5:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Wages and Salaries, How I Do It, Minimum Wage

If Acne Doesn’t Bother My Son, Why Should It Bother Me?

For three afternoons a week in sixth grade, I was "Zit Face." But no one says a word to my son about his acne, and it doesn't bother him at all. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 19 2014 11:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights, Acne

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