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Will There Be ‘Too Much Stuff’ Under Your Tree?

Many families are looking for ways to stretch out the pleasures of Christmas morning without stretching their budget (or their storage space). Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 09 2013 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, toys, gifts, Winerip, Michael, Highlights, New Parent, Old Parent, Orderliness and Clutter

7 Reasons Not to Buy Your Child an iPad for Christmas

Santa is 100 percent not licensed to produce iPads or any brand-name electric devices — and with good reason. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 11 2013 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, toys, gifts, iPad, Highlights, Tablet Computers

A Stay-at-Home Dad’s Dilemma, When the Marriage Ends

Readers, particularly stay-at-home fathers after they've been divorced, respond to the Times article "Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers" with their stories. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2013 11:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Men and Boys, Marriages, Work-Life Balance, Highlights

More Teenagers Use 'Highly Effective Contraception'

Along with a decrease in pregnancies among teenagers, the C.D.C. has found that more teenagers report using "highly effective" methods of birth control. Read More...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 9:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Condoms, abstinence, Teenage Pregnancy, iud, teenage sex, birth control

Military Dads Missing a Baby's First Year

Military parents seek advice on maintaining relationships with children over many months and thousands of miles. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 20 2009 12:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Military parents

When a Child Does Not Sleep

A mother collapses, and finally tries to find a middle path. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 10:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, Sarah Vander Schaaff

New Mother, New Word

A suggested addition for when you have a new addition. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 7:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, melissa sher

Kids See Housework as Women's Domain

Children see that household work falls more to women than to men, and they grow up to perpetuate the assumption. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chores, gender

Are Single-Sex Groups Better for Preventing Dating Violence?

Teen dating violence prevention programs now start for kids as young as 11 - but are they better done with the two sexes together, or apart? Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 03 2012 7:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, sex ed, tweens, pre-teens, preteens, dating violence, dating

Disney Limits Junk-Food Ads

Maybe it takes a powerful corporation to take on powerful corporations. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 05 2012 1:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, nutrition, advertising, junk food, childhood obesity, Disney, Wal-Mart Stores Inc|WMT|NYSE, Walt Disney Company|DIS|NYSE

Multicultured Parenting

Does believing in tradition make it so? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 10:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sikh parenting

The Sixth Stage of Grief: Buying a Puppy

My adorable son has grown tall, lean and hairy. This explains, in part, the decision to add something unambiguously cute to our life. But Phoebe distracts us from more than just that. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 11 2014 1:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Grief (Emotion), Dogs, Highlights

Recipes for Kids: Bananas, Cold and Custardy

Whip up plain frozen bananas and end up with a creamy, dreamy dessert. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 16 2014 7:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, ChopChop (Magazine), Cookware, Bananas

Learning to Set a Goal for the Long Run

In a conversation they have had countless times since his reading disability was diagnosed in elementary school, a mother and her teenage son search for ways to set goals and "do something that really distinguishes me.” Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 18 2014 12:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Men and Boys, Youth, Highlights, Running

Striving for School-Mom Perfection

As a child, I wished my mother could spend more time involved with my school and activities, but that's not who she was. I hoped to do better, but I wasn't sure what that would look like. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2014 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Admissions Standards, Education (Pre-School), Highlights

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