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How Janice Dean, Meteorologist and Mother, Does It

If you had told me before I had kids that the chance to watch "Parenthood" on the DVR would be the lap of luxury, well.... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 28 2015 12:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Weather, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It, Fox News Channel, Kelly, Megyn

Daughter to Disney: I’ll Take the Tiara, You Keep the Prince

Answering questions from the Fairy-Godmothers-in-Training at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, a tiny princess reveals that tiaras and hair extensions didn’t change the kid underneath. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 30 2015 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Walt Disney Company|DIS|NYSE, Women and Girls, Walt Disney Company, Highlights, Amusement and Theme Parks

Want More Vaccinated Children? End Religious and Personal Exemptions

There is no need to silence or punish parents who choose not to vaccinate their children. If we end religious and personal belief exemptions to vaccine requirements for public school attendance, most parents will make a different choice. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2015 4:53 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Vaccination and Immunization, Highlights, Epidemics, McCarthy, Jenny

Teaching Kids to Fail

A mother's response to the idea that the only way to teach children to succeed is to allow them to fail. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 19 2011 11:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, learning, failure

A Mother Looks for Justice, Not Closure

You can't undo tragedy, but you can give it meaning. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 22 2011 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, drug addiction, henry granju

Girl Scout Leaders to Parents: Stop Selling Cookies

Those parents selling Girl Scout cookies with no Girl Scout in sight aren't doing their daughters, or the Girl Scouts, any favors. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 21 2012 2:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

How Much Is Public School Costing Your Family?

Are you the parent of a New York City public school student? Our friends at SchoolBook want to know how much you are spending on school-related expenses - and for what. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 3:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, SchoolBook

I Regret Eating My Placenta

I was a cheerful and healthy new mother. So why did I gobble placenta ground with what the processor mysteriously referred to as "cleansing herbs"? Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 25 2012 6:13 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, postpartum depression, placenta, placenta eating, placentophagia

Learning to ***-Feed From an Avatar

Tanya, a lactation avatar, is designed to be available 24/7 to help new mothers with ***-feeding. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 1:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Research, Breastfeeding, lactation consultants

$200-a-Month Beauty Products for Babies?

How much is a "natural" baby care product really worth? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, products, baths, first world problems, baby, shampoos

Quandary Considered: Disciplining a Stranger's Child

Assuming bad enough behavior to merit some form of correction and no parent in sight, most readers said they would intervene. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 30 2012 9:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Discipline, Uncategorized, Playgrounds, parental quandary, other people's children, other people's kids

Why Are Women Spending More Time in Labor?

Today, women spend about two hours longer in labor than their 1960s peers did. Is medical intervention the reason - and is longer labor necessarily bad? Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, Research, childbirth, epidural, natural childbirth, labor

The Dog Days of I.V.F. Doubt

Everything — from the dog we're dog-sitting pooping on the floor to that Argentine Coke commercial — makes me doubt whether we're going to be good parents. But we don't have the luxury of time to think about it. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 17 2013 12:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Fertility Diary

Does the A.A.P. Logo Belong on Formula Gift Bags?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pediatricians not display formula advertising in their offices, yet it allows a formula manufacturer to place the A.A.P. logo on branded hospital discharge bags. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 19 2013 2:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, hospitals, American Academy of Pediatrics, Babies and Infants, Infant Formulas, Highlights

A Season for Resolution: Approaching an I.V.F. Deadline

If our final I.V.F. doesn't work, if I enter 2014 still not pregnant, it's time for Plan B (or C or D, or whatever letter we're up to by now). Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 24 2013 6:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Christmas, in vitro fertilization, Holidays and Special Occasions, Highlights

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