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A Familiar Sense of Uncertainty

The only certainty in the foster care world, and I suppose in parenting in general, is the uncertainty of it all. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 01 2015 6:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, New York City, Public Broadcasting Service, Highlights, Seattle (Wash), United States, Documentary Films and Programs, POV, Point of View
When It Comes to My Son, I’m a Better Spectator Than Coach

My husband saw it coming long before I did: when I coach the team, our son is a terror in size-2 cleats. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 05 2015 5:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, baseball, Athletics and Sports, Highlights, Coaches and Managers
Fitting Motherhood into an Art-Directed Blog

Is the design blog the new wave of "mommy bloggers?" Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 12 2013 7:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
The Home-Cooked Challenge: A Week Without Prepared Foods

Our family won't eat any prepared foods or restaurant meals next week. What does that mean? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 14 2013 10:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Food, Obesity, Families and Family Life, Cooking and Cookbooks, Reese, Jennifer, Perelman, Deb, Pollan, Michael
Teaching Safe Sex on TV

How do you persuade teens and young adults to practice safe safe? Surprisingly, part of the answer may be found in the same place that many parents blame for sending irresponsible messages. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 16 2010 8:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Sex
Too Much Information for Parents

It's empowering sometimes, to take control of your own health, or parenting, or what not, with a few keystrokes. Other times, though, it can make you insane. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Internet, Google, Jennifer Gruden
Children With Cellphones

The proportion of children with cellphones has nearly doubled since 2005. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 8:12 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, cellphones
If She Can Make It There (Europe) She’ll Make It Anywhere (College). Right?

It may sound as though I was so cool with my daughter's backpacking trip that I dropped her off with a hug and a wave. I wasn't, but maybe I should have been. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 16 2015 2:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights
Is This Family Gender-Biased?

Gender roles can be so ingrained that we don't even realize we're reinforcing them with our own parenting choices. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Men and Boys, Highlights, Harvard University
A Fertility Diary’s Happy Ending: Was It All Worth It?

After 3 years of infertility, 4 miscarriages and 10 doctors, our daughter was born. Friends keep asking, "Would you do it all again?" Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Fertility Diary
The Conversation About Alcohol That Families Aren’t Having: Binge Drinking

You may have talked with your children about drinking. But have you talked about the way teenagers really drink? Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 31 2015 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Alcohol Abuse, Highlights
Odds Are, Your Sport-Playing Child Isn’t Going Pro. Now What?

An astonishing 26 percent of parents hope they're raising a pro. The vast majority of them are wrong. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights
In Japan, Seeking a Father-in-Law’s Permission to Adopt

In Japan, prospective adoptive parents need their family's permission to adopt — and my father-in-law did not want to give his. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 09 2013 6:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Adoptions
Reader Contest: The Best Parenting Advice in Six Words or Less

What's your best advice for parents in 6 words or less? Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 04 2015 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, Highlights
How Do You Tell a *** That Sometimes the Monsters Are Real?

How can I tell my own daughter that the monsters she reads about are not real, when I know better than most just how real they are? Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 08 2015 3:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Highlights, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Serial Murders

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