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What to Say to Your Child When You Say ‘No’ to the Hoverboard

For some parents, this holiday season’s object of desire, the hoverboard, is too extravagant, too ostentatious, too much, too soon. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2015 2:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, The Opposite of Spoiled, Skateboarding

After the Opt-Out Revolution, Asking: How’s That Working for You?

For women who stepped away from their career in order to spend more time at home with their family, there may be few fairy tales, but there's little real regret. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2013 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, new york times, Women and Girls, Careers and Professions, Work-Life Balance, Warner, Judith, Belkin, Lisa

I Don’t Love My Second Child the Way I Love My First

Of course I love my children equally, the exact same amount. But I do not love them the same. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 11 2013 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, parenting, Families and Family Life, Emotions

Subsidized Child Care: For the Poor, By the Poor

In-home family child-care providers often make it possible for minimum-wage parents to go to work, but don't always make minimum wage themselves. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 13 2013 11:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Minimum Wage

Becoming the Parent With the Child in the Wheelchair

When your child is suddenly stricken with a devastating illness, you learn to navigate encounters with families who knew you before your lives changed. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 8:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, hospitals, Disabilities, Encephalitis

New Research Raises More Questions about Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

Research finding an association between taking antidepressant drugs during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in babies is likely to trouble women, but is far from definitive. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 14 2015 9:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Research, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental), Antidepressants, Highlights

A Stepmother, Losing Her Marbles

What no one tells you when you become the new woman in an already intact family is that your needs and routines, sexual and otherwise, come last. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 20 2015 3:25 AM by Motherlode

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

Remembering a Christmas When Love, and Neighbors, Came Through

We'd managed only a few things for our children that Christmas—until our neighbors gave us all much more. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2015 9:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Highlights, Recession and Depression

The College Race Brings Families Together?

As high-school seniors bite their fingernails today, waiting for the last wave of college-admissions decisions (on April Fool's Day, of all days), there is one bit of good news out of this ever-more-competitive application process Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 1:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

More on the Parents of Bullies

An important perspective on how it feels to learn your child is the bully. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 1:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bullying

Letting a Child Walk Alone

My daughter was ready to walk to school alone, but I wasn't ready to let her go. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2013 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Healthy Talk About Food With Kids

How one parent is tackling the body image conversation head-on. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 10:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Are You the Favored Parent?

Are you your child's "favorite" parent? Do you secretly (or not so secretly) like that? Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 20 2010 8:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, favoritism

Take My Eggs, Please

I’ve entered the clinic’s Batcave, where women come for procedures instead of daily monitoring. Today, the doctor will collect the eggs from my four mature follicles. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 01 2013 7:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Highlights, Fertility Diary

The Accumulated Wisdom on Bribing Your Children

Many parents offer their kids money for good grades or behavior, even though some experts despise the practice. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 03 2013 6:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Personal Finances, Levine, Madeline, The Opposite of Spoiled, Fryer, Roland G Jr

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What to Say to Your Child When You Say ‘No’ to the Hoverboard

After the Opt-Out Revolution, Asking: How’s That Working for You?

I Don’t Love My Second Child the Way I Love My First

Subsidized Child Care: For the Poor, By the Poor

Becoming the Parent With the Child in the Wheelchair

New Research Raises More Questions about Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

A Stepmother, Losing Her Marbles

Remembering a Christmas When Love, and Neighbors, Came Through

The College Race Brings Families Together?

More on the Parents of Bullies

Letting a Child Walk Alone

Healthy Talk About Food With Kids

Are You the Favored Parent?

Take My Eggs, Please

The Accumulated Wisdom on Bribing Your Children