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Jennifer Senior's "All Joy and No Fun" answers why being a parent doesn't tend to offer much immediate pleasure. How can I get the fun back? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 12:50 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Senior, Jennifer, Highlights

Why Are We Talking About Wendy Davis’s Choices?

As of 2009, more than half of all children born to women under 30 in the United States were born to unmarried women. So why is Wendy Davis, a Texas gubernatorial candidate, being singled out for criticism? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 2:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights, Davis, Wendy, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Texas, Elections, State Legislature

Overweight in Kindergarten and Obese by Eighth Grade

A new study has found that that obesity is often established very early in life. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

A New Look at Overparenting

Less is more; hovering is dangerous. Do you worry that you are overparenting, or is all this hand-wringing merely a new outlet for the same obsessiveness? Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2009 12:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, parenting, Slow Parenting

The Genes of Our Fathers

Do you worry about the genes that have been passed to you from your parents and along to your children? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 23 2009 10:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Health, DNA, Cancer, genetics, genetic screening

Giving Thanks for Great-Grandparents

In a guest post, Larissa Kosmos writes about how she has become more keenly aware of the love of her grandparents, whom she made great-grandparents twice over. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 12:32 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, guest blog, family, Great Grandparents, Grandparents

Which Is Your Favorite Modern Love Column?

Why spend Valentine's Day Eve helping children with their classroom valentines when there's a good book at hand? Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 13 2014 2:25 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Valentine's Day, new york times, Books and Literature, Love (Emotion), Highlights, Waldman, Ayelet, Olen, Helaine

The Dog’s One Big Headache, but My Kids Adore Her

She's a 125-pound nervous, incontinent beast with a carpet-destroying digestive system, but I can't bring myself to find her another home. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 5:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Dogs, Highlights

This Kind of ‘Picky Eater’ is Made, Not Born

In six weeks, we were able to make changes to the habits of one 4-year-old "picky eater" that made mealtimes much more pleasant for his family. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 19 2014 6:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Boston Children's Hospital, Highlights, Ludwig, David, The Picky Eater Project

Miscarriage, Superstition and the Jewish Baby Shower

After my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage, I spent my second following every superstition in hopes of avoiding a repeat of my misfortune. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 21 2014 8:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Parties (Social), Jews and Judaism, Highlights

Considering a New G.M.O.: Baby

An F.D.A. panel will convene to consider a fertility procedure that genetically modifies a fertilized or unfertilized human egg. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 25 2014 12:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, infertility, Highlights, Genetics and Heredity, Mitochondria, Reproduction (Biological), Genetic Engineering

Questioning a School's Punishment

When should a parent go to bat for a child in trouble at school? And when should they "pile on"? Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 8:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, school punishment

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