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Why Students Are Tested, and Why Some Parents Opt Out

Schools haven't been penalizing families who opt out, whether as an objection to standardized testing or to avoid the anxiety high-stakes testing elicits in some children. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 10 2014 7:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Tests and Examinations, Parent-Teacher Conference, No Child Left Behind Act

Like the Common Core? Then You’ll Like the New SAT

Both the Common Core standards and the changes to the SAT exam are based on good intentions. They're also riddled with hidden motivations and paths to unintended consequences, and that makes them hard to see clearly. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 06 2014 12:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Tests and Examinations, Highlights, Khan Academy, ACT (Examination), Educational Testing Service, SAT (College Admission Test), College Board, ACT, Inc, Coleman, David

It’s Harder to Age in Hollywood. Where Is It Harder to Raise Kids?

Hollywood makes going to extremes to maintain even the false illusion of a youthful face seem natural. Do some parts of the country push us to similar extremes when it comes to raising families? Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2014 2:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Novak, Kim

Giving Up a 3-D Printed Prosthetic for a Different Vision of Perfect

I thought a 3-D prosthetic hand would be perfect for my son. He didn’t. Read More...

Published Sun, May 17 2015 5:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights, Adaptive Parenting, Birth Defects, Prostheses, 3-D Printers

Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Reading, March 2015

A getaway weekend means a rare chance to read novels. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 07 2015 12:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Highlights, Hornby, Nick, Fei, Deanna, Shields, David, Dempsey, Rachel, Albert, Elisa, Crawford, Susan, Bruni, Frank, Suskind, Ron

Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Reading, April 2015

April favorites: "Recipes for a Beautiful Life" and "Everything You Always Wanted." Read More...

Published Thu, May 07 2015 12:55 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Highlights

Should Children Be Forced to Perform?

Children need to learn how to read, but do they really need to learn to sing Do-Re-Mi in front of two hundred people with flashing cameras? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 06 2015 8:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Anxiety and Stress, Highlights

Time to Leave the N.I.C.U. Behind

We’re as ready as we’re ever going to be to have Evy home with us. We want to be the ones who know her best; right now, the nurses know her much better than we do, because they care for her 85 percent of the time. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 03 2015 8:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Adoptions, Adoption Journal

Does Parenting Make You Stupid?

Are you flabbergasted at how often you find yourself talking about your children? Do you see this as a problem, or just a phase? Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 12:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Stay-at-Home Parents

It’s O.K. to Put Yourself First

After two years of Lyme disease, I realized that I needed to take care of myself before I took care of others. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 07 2013 6:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Families and Family Life

How the I.R.S. Punishes Working Parents

Quick, what's wrong with this sentence: "Most working mothers who pay for child care do so out of their after-tax income"? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 1:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Work-Life Balance, Federal Taxes (US)

Melissa Harris-Perry’s ‘Uncontroversial Comment’ About Children

If Melissa Harris-Perry can't propose investing in our children without provoking partisan ire, our "every man for himself" family policies are never going to change. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 10 2013 12:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Harris-Perry, Melissa, MSNBC

The Fight For Paid Maternity Leave

The grassroots group MomsRising has helped to win paid family leave in New Jersey and Washington. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 01 2010 6:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, paternity leave, maternity leave

Can Hate Be Part of Good Parenting?

A 10-year-old boy is accused of killing his neo-Nazi father. Read More...

Published Wed, May 11 2011 7:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, crazy parents, fringe groups, bad parenting, parenting in the news

After the Opt-Out Revolution, Asking: How’s That Working for You?

For women who stepped away from their career in order to spend more time at home with their family, there may be few fairy tales, but there's little real regret. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2013 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, new york times, Women and Girls, Careers and Professions, Work-Life Balance, Warner, Judith, Belkin, Lisa

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