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Because of Katie, Children With Severe Disabilities Can Live at Home

Most Americans have never heard of Katie Beckett. But because her mother persuaded Ronald Reagan to waive Medicaid rules on her behalf, my severely disabled son can be raised at home. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 7:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, Medicaid, caregivers, Katie Beckett

Learning the Rules of the Preschool Application Game

In the world of elite Manhattan preschool applications, you have to find a way to play the game without letting the results matter too much — to you, or to your child. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2014 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Manhattan (NYC), Preschool Admissions Diary

A Daughter, Her Dad, and the Debate Over Pricey Teen Volunteer Trips

Pippa Biddle, a 21-year-old who has gone on many international volunteer trips, thinks most of them are a waste of time. Should parents let their own teenagers go? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 06 2014 6:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled, Private and Sectarian Schools, Miss Porter's School, Volunteers and Community Service, Salwen, Kevin

A "Normal" Family

The old "norm" no longer applies. What does the new one look like? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 9:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, same-sex marriage

Letter to My Son's College

One mother's hopes and fears, put on paper. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 12:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, college applications

What the Most Successful Parents Do Before Breakfast

Consciously using your mornings as something beyond a death march out the door can be a great way to give your family your best, rather than what's left over. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 2:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, time, time shifting, breakfast, time management, successful parents, mornings, quality time, Laura Venderkam

With Grown Children, What Am I Besides 'Mom'?

With one child in college and one graduating, the author finds herself in need of a new label. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 24 2012 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Stay-at-Home Parents, working mothers, the Conflict, Elisabeth Badinter, mommy wars

Following Your Children Online — How Much Is Too Much?

What's the right level of parental supervision for a child with a life online? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 12:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, online monitoring, internet filtering, internet safely

When to Report Another Parent

Guidelines for calling the authorities on a parent you think is wronging their child. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 3:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, child abuse

If Ivy League Is the Endgame, I’m Not Sure I Want to Play

"Exmissions" is the opposite of "admissions," and the other parents working to get their offspring into preschool in Manhattan all seemed to have the kind of clear long-term plans that make a school's "top tier hit rate"...

Published Tue, Apr 01 2014 8:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Ivy League, Manhattan (NYC), Preschool Admissions Diary

The American Academy of Pediatrics has Changed its Guidelines About Carseats

Another year facing backwards. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 11:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, carseats

Why Can't All Parents Have More?

True gender equality isn't about women "having it all." It's about giving both mothers and fathers the opportunity to have more - at the same time. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 4:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Life/Work Balance, working mothers, working parents, the Conflict, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All, having more

Our Spoiled, Rotten Children

We know we're terrible, overindulgent parents raising a generation of spoiled kids, but some of us are still happy to read about it again. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 08 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chores, Helicopter parents, parenting books, Madeline Levine, Kay Wyma, entitlement, Sally koslow, Elizabeth Kolbert, spoiled children

Do Pools Need Adult-Only Swim Time?

Adult swim: the whistle that ends all the family fun, or a well-deserved break for grownups from endless rounds of Marco Polo? Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer, Swimming, Swimming Pools, Eliza McGraw

The Dumb Jock Stereotype Can Be a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Thinking about the stereotypes about “dumb jocks” and academics may cause student-athletes to underperform on tests. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 24 2014 1:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Athletics and Sports, Paul, Annie Murphy, Brilliant

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