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How Debbie Wasserman Schultz Does It

The week in Washington and the weekend at home: the congresswoman from Florida describes a typical day balancing work and family. Read More...

Published Sun, May 12 2013 5:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It, Schultz, Debbie Wasserman

The Daddy Business Trip

Why would dad-blogger conferences merit more respect from traditional news media than those attended primarily by moms? Read More...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 6:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Rosman, Katherine

A Solo Trip Takes a Mother Home

Our filled-to-the-brim schedule went on for years. One day, I realized I'd had enough. Read More...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 8:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Travel and Vacations, Essays

A Tornado, a Tragedy, and an Ordinary Day.

The luckier among us have had far too many opportunities of late to appreciate the blessing of an ordinary day. Read More...

Published Tue, May 21 2013 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, tornadoes, Oklahoma City (Okla)

Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Youth

The Boy Scouts of America will now allow openly gay boys to join scouting troops, but will continue to exclude gay adults as leaders — a compromise that may satisfy no one. Read More...

Published Thu, May 23 2013 3:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, discrimination, Boy Scouts, homosexuality

Buying Self-Confidence (and Belts) at Taekwondo

My tentative son was thrilled when he passed his first taekwondo test. Except that objectively, he didn't. Read More...

Published Thu, May 21 2015 11:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, Taekwondo

A Kindergarten Form Asks: Vaginal Birth, or C-section. Why?

I couldn't imagine why anyone would ask this of an ordinary 5-year-old entering kindergarten, and I couldn't get a good answer to my question. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 26 2015 5:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Education (K-12), Highlights

Kids in the Kitchen: Easy Sheet-Pan Chicken

Kids in the Kitchen: A 3-year-old learns how to make Easy Sheet-Pan Chicken, and basic cooking skills. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 01 2015 8:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Kitchens, Highlights, Recipes, Clark, Melissa, Kids Cook

I Got Pregnant at 14. Ask Me About Plan B.

When I became a mother for the first time at 15, I was old enough to give my consent for adoption — but I would not have been old enough to purchase emergency contraception under the old F.D.A. rules. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 11 2013 11:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Teenage Pregnancy, Teenagers and Adolescence, Birth Control and Family Planning, Plan B (Contraceptive), Essays

A Superhero Who Looks Like My Son

All my childhood superhero heroes were squarely white. How could I share my comics with my Ethiopian son and say, “Don’t you want to be like them?” Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 13 2013 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Fathers, Ethiopia, Father's Day, Children and Childhood, Comic Books and Strips, Essays, Superman (Fictional Character), Spider-Man (Fictional Character), Parker, Peter, Marvel Comics

Daughter to Dad: ‘Girlie’ Pajamas, Please

My 5-year-old loves Spider-Man, so I was stunned when she refused to wear her Spidey pj's to pajama day at gymnastics. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 14 2013 1:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, pajamas, Women and Girls, Fashion and Apparel

A (Very) Young Mother

In response to the discussion here last week about the best age to become a parent, I received a guest post from Meagan Francis, who knows what it's like to start early. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 16 2010 1:28 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, childbearing age

***-feeding the Wrong Baby

A Chicago mother is suing Evanston Hospital after a nurse mistakenly brought in the wrong baby boy. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, nursing

Lessons From Frogs

A study to be published in next month's issue of The American Naturalist theorizes that behaviors like monogamy and co-operative parenting are directly linked with the availability of resources Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 12:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Equally Shared Parenting, monogamy

Now That Target Won’t Label Toys By Gender, Some Alternatives

A few fresh suggestions for new labels on toy aisles: Spatial skills. Thinking. Aggression. Sexualization. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Research, toys, Women and Girls, Highlights, Target Corporation, Target Corporation|TGT|NYSE, Martin, Carol

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