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Everyone wants to know more about Ilie Ruby's three adopted children, and she has chosen to be "cagey, secretive and boring" when anyone asks. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 27 2010 11:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, orphans, Ethiopia, Ilie Ruby

Kids Giving Gifts

What age is the right age for children to start giving presents? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 29 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts

Leave Your Kids at the Playground

A mother is proposing that May 22 be declared "Take Our Children to the Park ... And Leave Them There Day." Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 22 2010 7:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Lenore Skenazy, Play

Girls ‘Dormify.’ Boys Just Move.

My son wouldn't have noticed if I had packed his Power Ranger sheets for college, but my daughter approached Bed, Bath & Beyond the way a covert operative approaches a mission. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 01 2013 5:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, education, parenting, Colleges and Universities, Shopping and Retail, Dormitories

The Marrying Kind

What does decades of data tell us about the changing role of marriage? Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 10:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, marriage trends, wives taller than husbands, prince william and kate middleton

Debating Bribes and Rewards

KJ Dell'Antonia and Bruce Feiler debate the question "Should you bribe your kids?" Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 29 2013 7:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

More Winter, Less School

Snow days: celebrated and rued by kids and parents everywhere, in that order. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 5:59 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: georgia, Weather, Highlights, Snow and Snowstorms, Southern States (US), Chicago (Ill)

"Good" Kids and Heroin

What leads "good kids" with caring parents who are paying attention to heroin? Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 04 2009 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, drugs, teenagers, Teens, Drug Abuse, heroin

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

When Your Teenager Wants a Car: The Money Conversations

Four questions to ask before agreeing to let a teenager have a car and four possible approaches to paying for it. Read More...

Published Thu, May 15 2014 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Automobiles, Automobile Safety Features and Defects, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled, Ramsey, Dave

When Kids Would Rather Play Computer Games Than Code Them

Coding is growing as a kids' activity, but as trendy as it is, it's not easy. Most children won't seize on coding games with the same enthusiasm as they did Minecraft. To engage kids in what's happening behind the screen takes work. Read...

Published Mon, May 12 2014 10:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Computers and the Internet, Highlights, Code.org

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