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My ex-husband and I are over, and that’s as it should be. But there’s one person who’s not buying that this divorce is “for the best”: our daughter. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 15 2015 5:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Highlights

Got College Admissions Frenzy? Read ‘Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be’

Who our children are when they go to college matters a whole lot more than the name on the sweatshirt. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 13 2015 6:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Stay-at-Home Parent Is Not a ‘Luxury’

Why am I a luxury while the things we’ve chosen to do without are “necessities” that demand a second income? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 12 2015 6:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Highlights

Turning Chores Into Habits

One reason our chore systems always descend into chaos is that it's never clear what our children need to do, or when. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 11:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Rubin, Gretchen, Highlights

In Switzerland, Parents Observe. In the U.S., Hovering Is Required.

Thanks to hovering American parent culture, the La Grange Library food fight wasn't just between a 3-year-old and an 18-month-old. It was also between their mothers. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 6:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Chicago (Ill), Switzerland

Deployment Is Confusing for Children, Which Makes Children Hard on Parents

He wouldn’t go to bed. He just wouldn’t go to bed. Finally, I asked him why. His answer caught me by surprise. “I miss my daddy!” Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2015 12:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Deployment Diary, Dorinda Silver Williams, Zero to Three

‘Kids Like Me Deserve Something Special.’ The Risks of Overvaluing Our Young.

That fifth lollipop in the bunch that’s just been distributed to four kids? If your child thinks it’s rightly his, that may be on you. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2015 9:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Children and Childhood, Brad Bushman, University of Amsterdam, Ohio State University, Narcissism

Living With the ‘Extended Newbornhood’ of the Premature Baby

My wife's maternity leave will be over before our daughter is fully out of the newborn stage. I'm going to need help. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2015 8:24 AM by Motherlode

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

Lisa Bonchek Adams: She Did as Much as She Could for as Long as She Could

Lisa Bonchek Adams did not write like a woman resigned. She did not want to die. But even more, she did not want to disappear. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2015 10:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cancer, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Writing and Writers, Deaths (Fatalities), Highlights, Sievers, Leroy, Adams, Lisa Bonchek

New Research on Antidepressants and Pregnancy Finds No Link to Asthma

New research suggest that taking S.S.R.I.s while pregnant does not increase the risk of asthma in the resulting babies, but the decision to take medication or not remains difficult. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2015 7:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, asthma, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental), Antidepressants

Short Hair: A First for a Daughter, and a Leap for a Mother

As much as I didn’t want to micromanage my daughter’s hair, I did want to micromanage my daughter's hair. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 08 2015 6:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Hair, Highlights, Hamill, Dorothy

After a Fire, Learning to Cook Again, One Grilled Cheese at a Time

I loved to cook. But after the fire, I couldn't do it for over a year. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 8:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Fires and Firefighters

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