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Many students who have a choice are factoring in the distance from home when they chose a college, and not in the hopes of getting as far away as possible. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 27 2013 12:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, tuition, Education (K-12), Colleges and Universities

Uber-Practical: Using the Private Car Service App To Transport Teens

Parents are using the Uber car service app to help older children navigate the city safely. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 25 2013 2:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Automobiles, Highlights, Uber Technologies Inc, Car Services and Livery Cabs

When School Starts Tomorrow, and Your Child Is Still on a Summer Schedule

As the school year nears, experts urge us to prepare our children for new schedules well ahead of the first day. But what if we don't? Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 6:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12)

Lessons From a Fifth-Grade Loan Shark

“Do you think that it’s O.K. that my friends and I lend each other money on the playground and charge interest?” Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2015 7:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, The Opposite of Spoiled, Banking and Financial Institutions

Facebook After Death

After her son died, Jacqueline Moore found comfort on his profile page, where friends kept his memory alive. Read More...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 9:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, death, Jacqueline Moore, Facebook

What Age for Which Chores?

A reader, Annie, is wondering how to introduce age-appropriate chores. Her daughters are 5 and 7. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Is 'Choice' Less Accepted for Mothers?

Since the recession started, 72 percent of women seeking abortion services have been mothers. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 2:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, abortion, recession, Economy

Parents Say the Darndest Things

What is the oddest thing you have ever found yourself saying to your children? And what were the circumstances? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 6:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Language

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

How Do You Tell a *** That Sometimes the Monsters Are Real?

How can I tell my own daughter that the monsters she reads about are not real, when I know better than most just how real they are? Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 08 2015 3:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Highlights, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Serial Murders

Apps to Bring Math and Science Skills Back After Summer’s Slide

Some skills, especially math, can get rusty over the summer. Apps can sweeten necessary review. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 30 2015 3:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, iPad, back-to-school, Education (K-12), Computer and Video Games, Mobile Applications, Highlights, Mathematics, Tablet Computers

Defending a Child’s Right to Fight

Is there any father who hasn’t wished at least once during his son’s metamorphosis from little savage to a little less savage, “Won’t some kid pound my kid?” Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 31 2013 6:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Essays

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