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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

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

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

The Choice to Stay Home: No Pressure

A lawyer, a Marine and an academic who've chosen to stay at home with their children question the assumptions Elisabeth Badinter's book "The Conflict" makes about that choice. Read More...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 5:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Motherlode Book Club, the Conflict, Elisabeth Badinter

In N.Y.C., Tutoring Intensifies in Race to Middle School

More and more fourth- and fifth-graders in New York City are being tutored for their standardized tests. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, middle school, testing, standardized tests

Hi, Mom, It's Me

According to my unscientific survey (with video), when we call home, most of us count on mom to know who's on the other end of the line. Read More...

Published Sat, May 12 2012 6:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, mothers, Mother's Day, Mother's Day 2012, telephones

After Mother's Day, Still Talking Family

Three major news magazines had cover stories last week focused on family - and not because this Sunday was Mother's Day. Read More...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 9:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, judith warner, blogging, Motherlode, Mother's Day 2012, Time Magazine Are You Mom Enough

More Vegetables, Please (but Hold the Red Peppers)

In the third installment of the Picky Eater Project, parents of 4-year-old twins work to expand the boys' food choices. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 10:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, The Picky Eater Project, Vegetables

Older Fathers Linked to Risk of Autism and Schizophrenia

Older men are more likely to father a child with autism or schizophrenia. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 22 2012 11:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, schizophrenia, Autism

My Half-Jewish Child Wants Christmas. I Don’t, Anymore.

For my entire Jewish childhood, I desperately wanted to celebrate Christmas. Now that I don't, my half-Jewish children have begun the cycle of begging for a tree. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 18 2013 10:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, _featured, Children and Childhood, Jews and Judaism, Highlights

Driving With A.D.H.D.

Learning to drive, and earning a driver's license, are a challenging rite of passage for teens with A.D.H.D. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 10:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Driving, adhd, ADD, attention deficit, driver's license

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