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*** Feeding Killed My Focus on Work. I Don’t Miss It.

In our race to keep up with men, we women have forgotten the joys that are given only to us. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 04 2013 1:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance, Jones, Paul Tudor

10 Things Day Camps Wish Parents Knew

You may think you and your child are ready for summer day camp, but there are a few things camps hope you'll remember as you send her out the door. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 07 2013 8:19 AM by Motherlode

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

More Groups and More Tests in Shifting Classrooms

The education pendulum swings toward testing, grouping and evaluating. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 10 2013 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Tests and Examinations, National Assessment of Educational Progress

Staying Sane During Snow Days

Parents are becoming highly creative, lowering their no-TV standards, losing their minds or some combination of the above. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 10 2010 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Can You Keep a Child Too Safe?

What have you done to childproof your home? What was simply a step too far? Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 15 2010 7:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, childproofing

When Parents Compare Siblings, the Results Can Show On Report Cards

New research suggests that a parent's belief that one sibling is a better student than another can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 23 2015 10:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Grading of Students, Brigham Young University

This Year, Don’t Change. Same Beach, Same Sea.

Every year we visit the same summer beach resort, and find we're the same family, just a little different. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2015 3:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Summer (Season), Travel and Vacations, Highlights

A Foster Family’s August, Full of September Maybes

We knew our foster son would be with us all summer, but summer is ending, and uncertainty looms. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 04 2015 2:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Foster Parent Diary

A Missed Opportunity: G.O.P. Debate Avoids Family Policy Issues

Do any of the Republican candidates support policies that support working families? We don't know, because they weren't asked. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 07 2015 8:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Kids in the Kitchen: Outdoor Fish Fry

Frying fish outdoors means less splatter and mess, and it’s a job older children can enjoy. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 12 2015 5:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Kids Cook, Grilling (Cooking), Seafood

Mom, Admit It, We’re Homeless

As my children and I huddled together outside their father’s house, the word “goodbye” suddenly filled my throat with a powerful soreness. I couldn’t bear to say it out loud. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 30 2013 5:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Homeless Persons

We Didn’t Name Him Wowee

Ten seconds after meeting him, people rearrange my son's name into various nicknames with a kindhearted smile. They mean well. It shouldn't bother me at all. But it does. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 03 2013 12:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Names, Personal

A Novelist-Mother Writes to Calm Her Fears

Jodi Picoult writes to protect herself from her fears. Her stories of imperfect mothers - always mothers - struggling to protect their children in a dangerous world are her way of warding off the demons. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jodi Picoult

Hard Work Makes Children, and Families, Stronger

When families do tough jobs together, both kids and parents benefit. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2015 11:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Labor and Jobs, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Barns

More than a Hundred Sleeps: A Father Deploys

“Thanksgiving? Christmas? My birthday? Valentine’s Day? Easter?” Her daddy will miss all of those. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2015 7:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

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