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The Holidays After a Tragedy

As we have anguished over how to talk to our children about the Newtown shootings, another, unspoken question lingers: how do we talk to ourselves? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 19 2012 2:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Grief (Emotion), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012)

From Corn Dogs to Bûche de Noël, and Onward

Food was important to my mother, and I grew up eating Ouefs à la Neige and celebrating Christmas with bûche de Noël. So why do I serve my children corn dogs? Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 23 2012 6:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Food, Christmas, Holidays, Cooking and Cookbooks, Holidays and Special Occasions

Motherlode's Greatest Hits, 2012 Edition

What do the readers of a blog subtitled "Adventures in Parenting" like to read? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 28 2012 7:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Fleshler, Dan, Kelly, Erin

Talking to Other Parents About Guns

There are no guns in this house. There, I said it, and now you know - but how do I ask others the question I just answered? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 02 2013 9:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, School Shootings, Children and Childhood, Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Gun Control

Night Shift Moms

Working while the rest of the family sleeps Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2011 11:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, night shift, life work balance

Spying on College Life, Via Yik Yak

YikYak is like an unofficial newsfeed from a college, targeting just that campus. It is definitely not the view you get at Parents and Family Weekend. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 11 2015 5:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, Colleges and Universities, Highlights, Parenting After Senior Year, Yik Yak Inc

Suburban Poverty, Hidden on Tree-Lined Streets

Maybe, back we had so much more of it, I left enough money in a coat pocket to buy the gallon of milk I can't afford now. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 13 2015 7:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Wages and Salaries, Highlights, Unemployment

Cooking From the Freezer and Pantry: Miscellaneous Pork and Chicken Posole

"Cooking the pantry dry" requires a lot of improvisation, and not a lot of recipes. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 14 2015 11:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Recipes, Soups, Rosenstrach, Jennifer Lee, Dinnerlode

‘That’s My Sister!’ Taking a Twin’s Gender Fluidity in Stride

One of my twins was born a boy but, for the moment at least, identifies a girl; wearing dresses, using the girls' restroom, crying if referred to as "he." Only one person has handled all of this with ease: her twin sister. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 18 2015 5:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: twins, gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Highlights, Transgender and Transsexuals

43 and Pregnant

My pregnancy’s viability is still very much in limbo. As am I. I am readying myself for whatever happens, but I am split in a way I have never felt before. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 20 2015 12:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Miscarriages, Highlights

The View from Inside the Stroller

Diego Acosta López wanted to see what it was like when his son, Ignacio — just shy of 2 — visited New York City for the first time. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 23 2015 8:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

The Bilingual Baby Brain

Babies raised in bilingual or non-English-speaking households in largely English-speaking territory think differently. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 11 2011 12:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Language, KJ Dell'Antonia, bilingual

Changing What Your Children Choose to Eat

The way we eat and the way we feed our children has more of an influence than we realize. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 13 2011 9:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, nutrition, French Fries, Fast Food

Raising Children Means Letting Go

The mother of a terminally ill child writes that her story is not that different from the rest of ours: we are all preparing for when our children leave us, or we leave them. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Health, death, Emily Rapp, Tay-Sachs, illness, dragon mom

Westboro Baptist Daughters Leave Their Church

Two members of a nationally reviled church group in Kansas defy their parents. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 07 2013 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Westboro Baptist Church

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