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My Daughter Loves the ‘Pioneer Woman,’ Who Is All That I Am Not

A televised cooking show about a life that's far from ours has enraptured my 8-year-old. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 27 2015 9:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Drummond, Ree

New Hampshire Legislature ‘Honors’ Fourth Graders After a Real Civics Lesson

A fourth-grade class proposing a bill was met with vitriol and mockery, then "honored." Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2015 2:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Law and Legislation, Highlights, New Hampshire

Sleep Training at 8 Weeks: ‘Do You Have the Guts?’

"When we first told our in-laws what we were doing, they thought we were monsters. Now they think we’re geniuses.” Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2015 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Babies and Infants, Highlights

Rekindling a Love for Cooking With Subscription Meal Kits

Suppertime was starting to feel like a chore. Could a dinner-in-a-box delivery service help me get my groove back? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2015 8:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Recipes, Delivery Services, Lepucki, Edan

Where the ‘Sex Talk’ Can Be Fun

What if sex education was fun, interactive, and for both parent and pre-teen? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2015 8:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, sex education, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights

Angelina Jolie: More ‘Common’ Than Any Celebrity Would Like to Be

With her frank descriptions of her surgeries, Angelina Jolie has stripped the "Celebrities! They're Just Like Us!" trope down to its essence. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 1:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Women and Girls, Highlights, Jolie, Angelina, Ovarian Cancer

Live Chat With Amy Klein: Tuesday, March 24, 9 P.M. Eastern Time

Amy Klein will answer questions about her journey from infertility treatment to pregnancy. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Fertility Diary

After a Baby’s Arrival, Some Visit, and Others Stay Away

A baby changes everything about you—even things you were afraid you couldn't change. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 8:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Adoption Journal

Go Ahead, Help Your Child Apply to College

As a parent, you can’t escape the role of college-application Sherpa. Nor should you try. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 23 2015 10:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Colleges and Universities, Highlights

My Daughter Is Now Sister Mary Joseph, and No Longer Mine

My daughter is becoming a nun, and I am grieving. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 22 2015 5:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, nuns, Women and Girls, Highlights, Roman Catholic Church

Rules for Teen and Tween Cellphone Use: Unspoken, or Printed and Signed?

Are your family's rules about children's mobile phone use set "rules," or just general guidelines? Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 20 2015 2:25 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, smartphones, Science and Technology, Highlights

Raising Teenagers: Inevitably a Problem?

Teenagers need to become the centers of their own stories. For the writing parent, is that always a loss? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 7:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Books and Literature, Cusk, Rachel, Highlights

What Not to Worry About in Teaching Young Children to Read

Starting reading instruction early doesn’t yield an advantage to comprehension. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Books and Literature, Highlights, Reading and Writing Skills (Education), Illiteracy

The FaceTime Babysitter

FaceTime has become the "secret weapon” that allows relatives or friends to virtually babysit while parents get things done. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 11:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Child Care, parenting, Babies and Infants, Mobile Applications, Highlights, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

Sometimes a Cardboard Sled Is All You Need

Defeating the late-winter-blues with duct tape. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 9:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Winter (Season)

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