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Deciding What an Allowance Is For

An allowance is "for" two things: whatever the money itself is used for, and for the lessons taught by managing it (or screwing it up). Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 04 2012 3:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, Budgets and Budgeting

Weekly Reader: Desegregation for the Disabled, Marriage, Background TV and Cat Videos

Most important news of the week: watching cat videos at work is good for you. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 8:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Dear Dr. Psych Mom: I’m Almost a Parent Myself, and My Parents Are Smothering Me

I am 30 years old, married and pregnant with our first child. My parents’ overprotectiveness worries me a lot, especially now that I’m going to be a mom. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 14 2014 10:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Our Marriage Ended. Our Family Did Not.

Of course we tried staying together for the sake of our son. Until one night, during one of our fine-tuned feuds, our shouting woke up the baby. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 23 2014 5:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Highlights

‘Why Is This Happening in Your Life?’ Parents in the Child Welfare System Need to Be Heard

The news tends to dwell on the tragedies, but most children who enter foster care go home to parents—like me—who repair their families and refuse to give up hope. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 20 2014 9:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Child Custody and Support, Highlights, Child Abuse and Neglect, Documentary Films and Programs

It’s a Boy, and It’s Okay to Be Disappointed

When the ultrasound technician found that white blob between the legs of my baby on the computer screen, I cried. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2014 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Highlights

A Child, a Gadget, a Guest and a Question of Etiquette

What do you do when a child would rather play games on a gadget than play with a visiting friend? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 08 2012 10:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, screen time, etiquette, parental quandary, iPod, video games, Nintendo, gadgets, iTouch

The Jock (and his Dad) at the Chess Board

Our son thought of himself as a jock, not a student-until he found chess. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 29 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sports, sports parents, Chess, Rick Marin, expectations, I.Q. testing

***-Feeding News Roundup

A breastfeeding doll, a drunk nursing mother, brain size and brain power... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 1:42 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Breastfeeding

Tips on Having Twins

A New York Times Magazine essayist and a Momversation blogger both explore the initial shock of learning their next baby will be twins. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 01 2011 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, twins

Who’s Your Mommy? We Don’t Know — Yet

Although Kelly is carrying their daughter, we won't know until she arrives who the biological mother is. For now, it's father's baby; mother's maybe. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2014 6:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Highlights, Sperm, Genetics and Heredity, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sperm Donor Diary

The New Inequality for Toddlers: Less Income; More Ritalin

A rare, ironic example of low-income children getting more of something than they need: 15,000 American toddlers, many on Medicaid, are being medicated for A.D.H.D.-like symptoms. Read More...

Published Fri, May 16 2014 6:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Medicaid, Children and Childhood, Income Inequality, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Ritalin (Drug)

Before he lost his ability to speak, one of my son’s favorite questions was, "Mommy, what are you thankful for?" Over the Thanksgiving we spent in the intensive care unit, I continued to answer the question he could no longer ask. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 26 2014 9:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Thanksgiving Day, Highlights

A Crucial Child-Rearing Lesson From an Understanding Cow

Ferdinand the Bull's mother knew to let Ferdinand be Ferdinand. It's not always as easy to to let our children be who they are. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 15 2012 12:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Books and Literature, Psychology and Psychologists

How to Write a College Application Essay

Before you help your child with a college application essay, read Michael Winerip on how he helps his friends' children with theirs (and then don't help too much). Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 16 2012 7:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Colleges and Universities, Winerip, Michael, Admissions Standards

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