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Using Public Spaces as a Potty

How old is too old to use the bushes as a bathroom? Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 23 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, toilet training

Children as a Campaign Tool

Is the fact that a candidate has children of relevance on the campaign trail? Is the fact that she doesn't? And what if she has "bad" children? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 26 2010 12:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jari Askins, children and politics, Mary Fallin, Meg Whitman

Maclaren Stroller Company Files for Bankruptcy in U.S.

The stroller company plans to liquidate its business in North America. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 05 2012 8:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Maclaren, stroller, maclaren bankruptcy

Reintroducing the Motherlode Book Club: Anne and Sam Lamott's 'Some Assembly Required'

The Motherlode Book Club reads Anne and Sam Lamott's "Some Assembly Required." Join us! Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 11:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Books, book club, Motherlode Book Club, Anne Lamott

Single Dads Are Different

What being a real-deal single dad is like, then and now. Read More...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 12:59 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Dads, single parenthood

‘Nice Try!’ Is Not Enough

Too many parents misunderstand and misuse the concept of the "growth mind-set." Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 21 2016 11:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights

To Love, and Maybe Lose, a Foster Child

In this courtroom, where time is tight and details are long, genes trump all else. We were not an option. We were a footnote. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2016 6:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

Christmas in the Family Car

The "60 Minutes" segment on homeless kids full of gratitude and hope may have you rethinking your holiday budget. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 29 2011 8:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, charity, shopping, homelessness, gratitude, 60 Minutes, child poverty

Teaching Etiquette in the Age of the Evite

I'm trying to teach my 13-year-old son to be polite. In a Facebook and Evite world, this is no easy thing. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2011 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, manners, Randye Hoder, evites, etiquette

How to Send Your Son Off to College, Again

The second time around, a mother remembers the first good-bye. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, College

Childbirth as Performance Art

Should birth be an art exhibition? Who will go to see it? Will anyone take their kids? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 24 2011 1:13 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, feminism, childbirth, home birth, art

A Special-Needs Parent Against My Will, Learning My Own Adaptive Lesson

People warned me that I would cry at my daughter's first adaptive ballet recital, but they didn't say why. Read More...

Published Sun, May 31 2015 5:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, cerebral palsy, Disabilities, Adaptive Parenting

Congolese Children, Adopted Years Ago, May Soon Be Permitted to Travel to New Homes

At least 12 children have died during the Democratic Republic of Congo's years-long suspension of their exit permits. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 22 2015 9:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Adoptions, Orphans and Orphanages, United States International Relations, Highlights, Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

On Sleep Research, My Children Didn’t Get the Memo

When my husband e-mailed me yet another study about the importance of enforcing bedtimes, I realized that our kids seemed to be the ones not getting the message. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 30 2013 1:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sleep

Adolescence and Menopause: When Hormones Collide

Many women, like me, are stepping onto a big emotional roller coaster at the same time that our children are reaching the emotional tilt-a-whirl that comes with being a teenager. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 26 2013 6:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Women and Girls, Menopause

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