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Talking Death, and Promises, With a Preschooler

When death is on the minds of a mother and a young daughter, in very different ways. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 2:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, death, preschoolers, talking about death
Sending a Child With Autism to Sleep-Away Camp

I may see my son as struggling socially, but he doesn't, and he went to summer camp anxiety-free. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 24 2012 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, summer camp, summer, Joel Yanofsky, camp
When Visitation Lasts All Summer

My children spend summers in Britain with their father, and the price of a childless summer is dear for me. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 26 2012 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Travel, divorce, summer
Simple Student Routines for Back-to-School Success

Establishing routines like a weekly regroup (with trash can and storage at hand), evening organization and nondigital bedtimes set the stage for a successful year. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 21 2014 10:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Education (K-12), Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference
Hookup Line. Carpool. Same Rituals, New School.

Some things are the same no matter where you are: the car pool line (called "hookup" in our new town). The health forms. The classrooms, the desks, the cubbies. It's not Mars, it's just school. They know how to do school. Read More....

Published Tue, Aug 26 2014 8:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Highlights, New In Town, Nashville (Tenn)
Don’t Just Pay for Chores. Pay for Performance.

A motivational scale for the chores problem: nothing if it's all reminding and whining; more if you do an adequate job; and a substantial bonus for performance. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 28 2014 7:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Chores, parenting, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled, Allowance
Pregnant at 49

My husband and I agreed that we would terminate a fetus with genetic defects. We're too old to parent a special-needs child. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 11 2012 1:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, abortion, prenatal testing, older fathers autism, older parents, Downs syndrome
Would You Take a Pregnancy Test in a Bar?

For $3 and a swipe of your credit card, you can buy a pregnancy test from a dispenser in a bar in Mankato, Minn. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 12:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, pregnancy test dispenser bar, pregnancy test
Creating a Homework Habit

The real point of homework doesn't lie in the completion of the homework. It lies in learning how to sit yourself down and get it done. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 02 2014 11:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Homework, parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights
When Parents Can't Enroll in Medicaid, Children Stay Uninsured

When states fail to expand Medicaid for parents, there's an unintended impact on children. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Health, policy, Medicaid
Rules for When the Boyfriend Visits

Who sleeps where, and other questions. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 12:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, advice, teen dating, teen sex
Missing Dad

"...Vital pieces of him had been dying in slow succession for years." Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2011 8:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Josh Tyson, Father's Day
How Much Is Too Much Homework?

As parents become more invested in their children's homework, they've also begun taking the assignments more personally. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2011 10:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, Homework, parenting
Becoming a Father

Learning on the job, in unexpected ways. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2011 2:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized
What’s Really for Breakfast?

If I were faced with a photographer coming to my house to take pictures of breakfast, I'd be very tempted to do it up right. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 09 2014 5:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights

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