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Will There Be ‘Too Much Stuff’ Under Your Tree?

Many families are looking for ways to stretch out the pleasures of Christmas morning without stretching their budget (or their storage space). Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 09 2013 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, toys, gifts, Winerip, Michael, Highlights, New Parent, Old Parent, Orderliness and Clutter

Prenatal Depression: What I Didn’t Expect When I Was Expecting

Why were all the other mothers in my childbirth classes so much happier about their pregnancies than I was? Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 08 2013 5:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mental Health and Disorders, Highlights

Talking Race With a Toddler Who Wasn’t Talking About Race at All

Why would my 2-year-old daughter, who we've protected from television and who lives in a racially diverse community, suddenly call her darker-skinned toy "the black one"? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 06 2013 12:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Race and Ethnicity, Blacks, Highlights

One Sibling Works for B’s; One Gets Easy A’s

When academics come easy to one child while another struggles, how do you praise the greater effort that leads to the less-stellar result? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 7:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Parent-Teacher Conference

Would a South Korean Lars Peter Hansen Have Won the Nobel Prize?

Do PISA scores reflect what's good about education in the United States, or only what's not? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 04 2013 12:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Tests and Examinations, Highlights, National Center for Education Statistics, Hansen, Lars Peter

Schools Move Away From Zero Tolerance

Arresting, suspending and expelling students for minor infractions pushes them out of school, not towards better behavior. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 03 2013 11:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

How Much Would You Pay to Have a Baby?

We were sad when our first I.V.F. failed. But we were also surprised at how quickly so much of our savings could disappear. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 03 2013 9:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, _featured, Babies and Infants, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Fertility Diary

A First Report Card Fails to ‘Exceed Expectations’

My son's kindergarten report card brought out the worst in me. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 02 2013 12:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grading of Students, Education (K-12), Highlights

‘They Were Called the Sperm and Egg Mixers.’

Two men who are part of a large extended family of gay and *** co-parents marry just as their two sons leave the nest. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 02 2013 7:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, homosexuality, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Highlights, Dean, David, Lowinger, Steve

In Areas Where Children Die Young, Family Planning Is a Hard Sell

Many of the women who visit slum health-care facilities can't consider family planning until they're persuaded that the children they have will survive. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 01 2013 5:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Birth Control and Family Planning, Highlights, Africa, Nairobi (Kenya), Kenya

How to Start a Year-Round Family Gratitude Ritual

Expressing gratitude need not be a once-a-year Thanksgiving ritual, and there are many ways to do it that children may enjoy. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 28 2013 3:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Thanksgiving Day, The Opposite of Spoiled, Mogel, Wendy

My Religion. My Mother-in Law. Our ‘Thanksgivukkah’

My husband converted to Judaism to marry me, and the rift between me and my mother-in-law lasted until the birth of my son. Now, with "Thanksgivukkuh," we're coming even closer together. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 27 2013 8:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Hanukkah, _featured, Marriages, Thanksgiving Day, Jews and Judaism, Highlights

Taking a Break From I.V.F.

A break from fertility treatment is a chance to return to normal, but it's hard to appreciate a phase of life you're trying to leave behind. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 26 2013 10:01 AM by Motherlode

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

American Family Redefined

What's a normal American family? Whatever it wants to be. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 26 2013 8:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Defining, and Raising, a ‘Healthy Eater’

Is it more important to require that your children eat healthy foods all of the time, or to teach them how to make their own healthier choices some of the time? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 25 2013 6:07 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, eating disorders, Children and Childhood, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

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