Motherlode

In forming new family relationships, children need to feel that their frustrations are heard, while disagreements between adults are kept in the background. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 10 2013 9:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages

A Dad’s Hidden Truth of Parenting: We’re All Clichés

I thought being a blogging dad made me a rare man willing to share his frustrations — until I realized they're frustrations we all share. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 12 2013 10:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Blogs and Blogging (Internet)

Similac’s Dubious ‘No Judgment’ Marketing

When we avoid conversations that might lead other women to judge us, we never experience the solidarity of knowing we aren't alone. Read More...

Published Wed, May 08 2013 7:01 AM by Motherlode

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

How Debbie Wasserman Schultz Does It

The week in Washington and the weekend at home: the congresswoman from Florida describes a typical day balancing work and family. Read More...

Published Sun, May 12 2013 5:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Work-Life Balance, How I Do It, Schultz, Debbie Wasserman

The Daddy Business Trip

Why would dad-blogger conferences merit more respect from traditional news media than those attended primarily by moms? Read More...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 6:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Rosman, Katherine

A Solo Trip Takes a Mother Home

Our filled-to-the-brim schedule went on for years. One day, I realized I'd had enough. Read More...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 8:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Travel and Vacations, Essays

A Tornado, a Tragedy, and an Ordinary Day.

The luckier among us have had far too many opportunities of late to appreciate the blessing of an ordinary day. Read More...

Published Tue, May 21 2013 11:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, tornadoes, Oklahoma City (Okla)

Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Youth

The Boy Scouts of America will now allow openly gay boys to join scouting troops, but will continue to exclude gay adults as leaders — a compromise that may satisfy no one. Read More...

Published Thu, May 23 2013 3:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, discrimination, Boy Scouts, homosexuality

Buying Self-Confidence (and Belts) at Taekwondo

My tentative son was thrilled when he passed his first taekwondo test. Except that objectively, he didn't. Read More...

Published Thu, May 21 2015 11:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, Taekwondo

A Kindergarten Form Asks: Vaginal Birth, or C-section. Why?

I couldn't imagine why anyone would ask this of an ordinary 5-year-old entering kindergarten, and I couldn't get a good answer to my question. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 26 2015 5:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Education (K-12), Highlights

Kids in the Kitchen: Easy Sheet-Pan Chicken

Kids in the Kitchen: A 3-year-old learns how to make Easy Sheet-Pan Chicken, and basic cooking skills. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 01 2015 8:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Kitchens, Highlights, Recipes, Clark, Melissa, Kids Cook

I Got Pregnant at 14. Ask Me About Plan B.

When I became a mother for the first time at 15, I was old enough to give my consent for adoption — but I would not have been old enough to purchase emergency contraception under the old F.D.A. rules. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 11 2013 11:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Teenage Pregnancy, Teenagers and Adolescence, Birth Control and Family Planning, Plan B (Contraceptive), Essays

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives

What Should Children Learn About Race?

Pushing Paternity Leave Helps Working Mothers

It’s O.K. to Put Yourself First

What Makes a Successful Stepfather?