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The first time I let my now-husband "solo" with my 10-year-old daughter, he forgot to feed her, and I "forgot" not to yell at him in front of her. I had to learn to let them become a family. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 22 2015 5:06 AM by Motherlode

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

The Unwritten Middle School Ground Rules of ‘The Instagram Show’

As a parent, I hate the app, and I too can’t quit it. I tune in to see the boys’ and girls’ initials rotate around. When my daughter stops following some kid I know, it's like she has killed off a character on my soap opera. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2015 8:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications, Highlights, Instagram Inc

The Magical Morality of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's "cures" manage to unite reading parents and children in mocking common childhood faults. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Highlights

An Open Egg Donor, Now Reversing the Role

I chose my son by clicking and unclicking a series of boxes, looking for a sperm donor. Fifteen years ago, the roles were reversed: I was an egg donor. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 5:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Adoptions, Highlights, Sperm

The Guesswork in Deciphering an Autistic Son’s Behavior

The mother of a son with autism helps him to express himself by being the best guesser she can be. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 2:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Highlights

Advice for Finding Your Groove

Getting an email "obsession" under control, focusing on the task at hand, and finding time for gratitude and exercise. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 11:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Exercise, Work-Life Balance, Anxiety and Stress, Highlights

Love, Panic, Adoption and Jerk-Chicken Knishes

I hope most of the stares Evy gets are because she's adorable, but I know that many of them will be because she's a dark-skinned child with white parents. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 7:06 AM by Motherlode

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

What Children Think of the Internet (and Why It Matters)

Question I haven't yet asked my 5-year-old: is the Internet a more reliable source of information than I am? Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2015 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Computers and the Internet, Education (Pre-School), Highlights

Adopted as a Child, Now a Mother, Finally ‘Lucky’

Countless times, well-meaning friends, relatives, and acquaintances told me I was “lucky” to have been adopted, “lucky” even to live in America. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 15 2015 5:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Adoptions, Child Abandonment, Highlights

Online Dating Rules for My Grandmother: Must Drive, Preferably at Night

While my grandmother and I have always been close, her online dating experiment brought us closer, mostly because she called me four or five times a week (she kept forgetting her JDate password). Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 13 2015 7:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Highlights, Dating and Relationships, Online Dating

Your Turn: A Weekly Thread, Open for Comments

Welcome to Motherlode’s weekly open thread. Do you have thoughts about the news this week, and how it affects families? A question to ask? A rant to share? This is your place. Go. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2015 11:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Let Children Change

When parents keep expecting our kids to repeat old mistakes, we're saying "you can't change," or maybe "you can't change while I'm still here." Bad plan. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2015 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

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