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What We Learn (or Don't) from Test Scores

For all that I rail against testing, without scores and grades, how do I know whether my daughter is actually learning? Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 01 2011 10:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Homework, Grades, Peggy Orenstein, testing, Michael Winerip, No Child Left Behind

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

A Crying Child Kicked Off A Plane

An airport episode with an ending that sounds like it could have been avoided if the mother and flight attendants had talked to each other. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 12:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, airports, Airplanes, tantrums

The Preschool Parent Interview: An Elevator Pitch for My 2-Year-Old

Maybe the contrived (some might say insane) atmosphere of the parent-preschool interview was actually helping me to see my daughter as an individual — a useful exercise in "detachment" parenting. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 25 2014 6:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Admissions Standards, Education (Pre-School), Highlights, Preschool Admissions Diary

With Deployment Looming, How Do You Measure a Year?

I remember us, the day our daughter was born after my husband's return from Iraq, telling our families that he wouldn't deploy again "until 2015." Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 30 2014 7:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, New Year, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

Learning to Walk Alone

My daughter took her first steps in a homeless shelter. In some ways, I did, too. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 07 2016 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Offended by an Office *** Pump

When the very presence of equipment offends a colleague... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2011 12:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Breastfeeding, breast pumps

Particularly American Parenting?

Are hovering parents a direct, perhaps inevitable, outgrowth of a heterogeneous and competitive society? Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 09 2010 1:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents

How Could One Thoughtless Driver Take This Child?

On Saturday, Nov. 2, a driver in a hurry in Brooklyn killed my son's friend, and I am angry. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 22 2013 8:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Drunken and Reckless Driving, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Highlights, Police Department (NYC), Merryweather, Lucian, Byrd, Anthony

Forget Tequila, September Makes Me Crazy

Quick, parents of school-age children: Raise your hands if you're still trying to beat the after-school schedule into reasonable submission. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 29 2012 11:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school, sports, scheduling, activities, overscheduled kids, extracurricular activities, after-school

Want Your College Student to Party Less? Pay Less

Students who contribute financially to their higher education are less likely to report engaging in risky behaviors. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 11:35 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, drugs, drinking, Research, College, college jobs, college students, adult children, paying for college

What Should Airlines Do About Children With Peanut Allergies?

Decisions about limiting the exposure to nuts on airlines are often left to the discretion of an individual flight crew, and they are not always willing to comply. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: allergies, Airlines and Airplanes, Highlights, Nuts, Peanuts

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

Dad's a Romantic. Preschooler Son? Not So Much.

My 3-year-old son seemed captivated by a girl in the playground, but maybe I was the one who got carried away. Read More...

Published Mon, May 21 2012 1:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, Dads, preschoolers, Playgrounds, Love, Matt Richtel

Covering the Ferguson Verdict Protests, With Kids in the Minivan

My 5-year-old has become a veteran of the protests I often cover as a journalist, so much so that she has her own explanations. “Did they shoot someone again, Mama?” she asked. “His parents must be very, very sad. It's like that boy in the pictures...

Published Tue, Nov 25 2014 1:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Martin, Trayvon, Highlights, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Mexico, Brown, Michael (1996-2014), Ferguson (Mo), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Union Square (Manhattan, NY)

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