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The First Day in the Classroom, Post-Sandy

Returning to school in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, my students didn't need my lessons. Not right away. Instead they needed school as a refuge. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 04 2012 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12), Emotions, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, Power Outages and Blackouts, Teachers and School Employees, Fear (Emotion)

Gay and Married with Children

What does marriage change when you have raised children together for so many years? Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 22 2011 2:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, same-sex marriage, same sex parenting

I could lose a finger or two and still count on one hand the number of kids I’ve had more than a passing conversation with in my life. What if I can’t connect with children, even those that share my biological imprint? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 06 2015 10:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Sperm Donor Diary

The Risk of ‘Material Parenting’

Does dangling goods in front of children as a reward for good behavior or yanking them away as a form of punishment contribute to materialism when those kids grow up? Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 08 2015 12:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Personal Finances, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

What to Tell About an Absent Father

A mother's request for advice. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Fathers, fatherless children

Revisiting a Childhood Home

What seems smaller? What seems bigger? And what will your children remember? Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2011 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, guest post, Fathers, Motherlode Book Club, memories, childhood

Poor Women and Children Faced With Fiscal Threat

Cuts to nondiscretionary public spending, whether bargained for or automatic, will disproportionately affect women and children living in poverty. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 02 2012 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, Federal Budget (US), Welfare (US), Affordable Housing, United States Economy

What Did You Do in the Hurricane, Daddy?

A storm outside gives reason to take emotional inventory inside. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 11:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

A Traveling Parent's List

Over time the instructions change, from "start introducing strained peas" to "don't forget to bring the check for driver's ed." Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, business travel

Questions for a Father Lost on 9/11

A letter from a daughter, who wonders, and grieves. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 9:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, September 11

Does Championing Marriage Exclude Single Parents?

There's more to the story of what makes raising children more difficult as a single parent than just the lack of a partner. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 29 2013 3:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Marriages, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Institute for American Values, Blankenhorn, David

An App to Help You Choose a Name (or Spend Hours Analyzing the Possibilities)

A naming app that gives you the most common professions and political parties associated with thousands of names, along with when and where they were most popular. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 31 2013 1:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Names, Personal

The Rabbit Hole of the Rare Childhood Diagnosis

Shepherd Strauss' experiences with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 01 2013 11:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Home With the Flu? 20 Years of the Family Medical Leave Act

Parents following those public service announcements to keep themselves and kids at home if they have the flu can find themselves without a job when they return. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 04 2013 12:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Part-Time Employment, Families and Family Life, National Partnership for Women and Families, Bravo, Ellen, Paid Time Off

Was Your Child Born to Take Tests, or Born to Panic?

Are some children born to thrive in competition? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2013 1:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

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The First Day in the Classroom, Post-Sandy

Gay and Married with Children

The Child-Averse Sperm Donor

The Risk of ‘Material Parenting’

What to Tell About an Absent Father

Revisiting a Childhood Home

Poor Women and Children Faced With Fiscal Threat

What Did You Do in the Hurricane, Daddy?

A Traveling Parent's List

Questions for a Father Lost on 9/11

Does Championing Marriage Exclude Single Parents?

An App to Help You Choose a Name (or Spend Hours Analyzing the Possibilities)

The Rabbit Hole of the Rare Childhood Diagnosis

Home With the Flu? 20 Years of the Family Medical Leave Act

Was Your Child Born to Take Tests, or Born to Panic?