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Could Responsibilities Help Prevent Teenage Suicide?

A friend's suicide made me look more closely at what drives, and prevents, suicide in teenagers - like mine. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 16 2013 11:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Depression (Mental)

Should You Check for Internet Access Before a Play Date?

Asking a fellow parent about access to guns before a play date might be politically fraught. Asking about Internet access? Just plain weird. But should we? Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 18 2013 1:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Computers and the Internet

Children Are Not Our Friends (Until They Are)

My qualifications for friendship are high. I don't tell you when to go to bed. You don't tell me when you're done pooping. So my children were not my friends - until now. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 22 2013 12:35 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Friendship

Day Care and Behavior Problems, Unlinked

When day care is consistently good, and consistently used, any negative effect on children's behavior disappears. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 24 2013 11:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, Research, _featured, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Work-Life Balance, Day Care Centers, Bazelon, Emily

It’s Monday. Why Does It Always Have to Be a Snow Day?

Monday is my day off. My "me" day. Just me, and my work, alone, in the house. Unless it's a snow day — and this year, Monday always seems to be a snow day. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 09 2015 8:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Snow and Snowstorms, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting

The Community College/’Real College’ Divide

You know what saddened me when I worked at the community college? Meeting students who sounded apologetic for being there. They had heard the message that community college was not real college, and they listened. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 11 2015 5:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Colleges and Universities, Highlights, Community Colleges

Your Turn: A Weekly Thread, Open for Comments

Welcome to Motherlode’s weekly open thread. Do you have thoughts about the news this week, and how it affects families? A question to ask? A rant to share? This is your place. Go. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2015 11:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Love, Panic, Adoption and Jerk-Chicken Knishes

I hope most of the stares Evy gets are because she's adorable, but I know that many of them will be because she's a dark-skinned child with white parents. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 7:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Race and Ethnicity, Adoptions, Premature Babies, Adoption Journal

Loving Your Child's Differences

Looking at your children with the same quizzical expression that your parents gave you. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 04 2011 9:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, adult children

Changes for Me and Motherlode

I'm moving on, but the conversation at Motherlode will continue. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 07 2011 8:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, lisa belkin

Boy Scouts Consider Lifting Ban on Gay Leaders and Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America is considering ending the ban on gay leaders and scouts and allowing local scouting groups to choose for themselves whether to allow gay members. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 3:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Boy Scouts, homosexuality

American Kids Consuming Fewer Calories

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that American children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than they had 10 years earlier, a hopeful trend in the battle against obesity. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 21 2013 12:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Obesity, Weight, Children and Childhood, Diet and Nutrition, Calories

A Birth Mother With the Right Regrets

The birth-mother script tells us not to regret giving up our children, but my adoptee friends tell me that the regrets I do feel are what they want to hear. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 24 2013 5:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Adoptions

When Parents Kill Parents in the Name of Literature

We weren’t very far into "Little House on the Prairie" when it hit me: Ma was kind of a bummer. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2013 1:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Wilder, Laura Ingalls, Dahl, Roald, Lewis, C S

What Not to Worry About in Teaching Young Children to Read

Starting reading instruction early doesn’t yield an advantage to comprehension. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Books and Literature, Highlights, Reading and Writing Skills (Education), Illiteracy

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