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Small, Successful Steps Toward Finding Your Groove

Readers road-test Christine Carter's simple strategies for settling into a happy and functional routine, both at home and work. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 5:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Work-Life Balance, E-Mail, Highlights

‘My Friend Has a Son Who Is Autistic’

At first, I didn’t get that the clumsy idle talk was an attempt at showing compassion. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2015 11:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Friendship, Highlights, Adaptive Parenting

Decorating a Locker, Virtually

Middle school girls are transforming their lockers with fanciful decorations. Is it all good fun or consumerism run amok? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 12:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, tweens, lockers, Club Penguin, style, middle school

Can Breakfast Replace Family Dinner?

If a work schedules and bedtimes make family dinner impossible, can breakfast become the bedrock of family together-time? Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 29 2011 7:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, Family Rituals, family dinner, Jenny Anderson, meals

Can You Have a Good Divorce?

One writer posits that this generation is trying to do divorce differently -- with better results for the children. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2011 9:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, custody, divorce, marriage, Peggy Orenstein, Gen X

Why Parents Lie to Let Kids Join Facebook

Millions of parents are helping their kids get around the 13-and-over rule for joining Facebook. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 03 2011 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, Facebook, Peggy Orenstein, tweens

Research: A.D.H.D. Remains a Problem for Adults

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder doesn't just "go away" in adulthood. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2013 9:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Research, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Boston Children's Hospital, Mayo Clinic

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: 8 Tips for Keeping Adult Children Close

As the novelist Christopher Morley said, "We’ve had bad luck with our kids … they’ve all grown up.” Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 11:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, adult children, Families and Family Life, Travel and Vacations

Not Every Parent Chases College Prestige

I can't imagine worrying about whether my child attends a prestigious college — but maybe I'm speaking too soon. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2013 1:37 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Colleges and Universities, Admissions Standards

Does Flying With Kids Have to Be So Bad?

After a decade of flying with small children, I've learned that what makes the biggest difference isn't the airline or the other passengers: it's me. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 06 2011 9:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Travel, KJ Dell'Antonia, airplane travel, travel with kids

The Fate of Two Unplanned Pregnancies

Some of this year's posters provide updates on their lives and discuss how they felt about the help, and the criticism, they received from Motherlode readers. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 30 2009 1:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parents, abortion

Protecting Children From the World

"Neanderdad" shows how everything is a threat when you have children. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 1:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Neanderdad, children

A Baby in a Snowstorm

Heather Rowe became a Mom with her life partner, Britt, for the second time during a historic blizzard that hit their hometown of Takoma Park, Md., the weekend before Christmas. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 08 2010 3:10 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Why Do I Think My Salary Pays for Child Care?

Both working parents are equally in need of child care. So why do I suddenly think of my salary as paying that bill? Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 16 2013 6:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, _featured, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance

Little boys like mine need to move their bodies, to explore and wrestle and chase each other around. They need to shake the ants out of their pants, and city life just doesn't allow for it. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 21 2013 6:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Men and Boys, Essays

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