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EchoAge and Other Better Ways to Do Birthday Presents

EchoAge enables children to get one sizeable cash gift to use for a special birthday present while giving an equivalent amount of money to charity. The catch? You have to let your children ask their friends' parents for money. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, gifts, birthdays, Parties (Social), Philanthropy, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

Uncertainty Fills a Foster Child With Worry

Our foster son's parents want to reassure him that he's coming "home." Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2015 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

L.G.B.T. Survey: The Age I First Felt Different

A national survey of ***, gay, bisexual and transgender adults found that the median age at which they suspected they might not be straight was 12. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 13 2013 4:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, homosexuality

Why I Write About My Daughter’s O.C.D.

Try telling my daughter that she should keep her disorders a secret because some jerk might Google her some day. She’ll give you exactly the eye roll you deserve. Read More...

Published Thu, May 23 2013 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Writing and Writers, Essays, Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Best Tool to Fight Childhood Obesity? Your Kitchen

Preparing food at home means eating better and lighter for most families. That doesn't make it easy. Read More...

Published Mon, May 20 2013 12:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Food, Obesity, Weight, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks

Making Medicine Bottles Even More Child-Resistant

If you don't get the cap all the way back on, most 3- and 4-year olds can drain a bottle of sweetened medicine in minutes. New flow restrictors could help. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 30 2013 10:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Medicine and Health, Poisoning and Poisons

The Sound (of the Crying Baby) and the Fury (of the Exhausted Parent)

As my baby's nighttime cry becomes a throaty scream, I have felt my lungs fill with air in preparation to yell back at her. To make her feel as terrible as I do. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 23 2013 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, crying, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Anger (Emotion)

Can You Teach Empathy to Children?

Are lessons about tolerance and inclusion and giving back really changing anyone's children? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 12:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, Teens, empathy

Is ‘Too Skimpy for an 8-Year-Old’ in the Eye of the Beholder?

Can children wear "too sexy" clothing, or is it our perception of what's sexy that needs to change? Read More...

Published Fri, May 10 2013 5:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Women and Girls, Feiler, Bruce, Fashion and Apparel

Parents of the ‘Touch-Screen Generation,’ Don’t Free Your iPad Yet

Hanna Rosin boldly allowed her 2-year-old unfettered access to an iPad for six weeks. It's not an experiment I'll duplicate. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 21 2013 6:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, toys, iPad, Children and Childhood, Mobile Applications

Worried Thoughts, Brave Thoughts About Newtown

Brave thought: When all hope was lost for two educators in Newtown, Conn., they created hope for the rest of us and left it behind. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 17 2012 6:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, School Shootings, Newtown (Conn), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012)

Motherlode's Greatest Hits, 2012 Edition

What do the readers of a blog subtitled "Adventures in Parenting" like to read? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 28 2012 7:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Fleshler, Dan, Kelly, Erin

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

What I Learned (Too Late) About Keeping Kids Safe Around Dogs

Knowing what I know now, I see Zeke was using all his best dog language to tell us he was afraid, annoyed, maybe even in pain. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2013 10:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pets, _featured, Children and Childhood, Essays, Animals, Dogs

Weaned: A BIttersweet Victory

After several colds, two bouts of pinkeye, thrush and mastitis, and more restless nights than I cared to count, I decided that it was time for us to stop ***-feeding. Read More...

Published Mon, May 06 2013 9:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Breastfeeding, Babies and Infants

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