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Jonathan Martin blames "soft" schools and "white private school conditioning" for part of his trouble in dealing with N.F.L. bullying. Those are loaded terms to parents and educators. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 20 2014 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, bullies, Education (K-12), Blacks, The Opposite of Spoiled, Private and Sectarian Schools, Miami Dolphins, Martin, Jonathan (1989- )

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

Sticks and Stones, and a Diagnosis in Words That Can’t Hurt Us

A diagnosis, of autism or anything else, won't make me mourn my daughter, who is different, not dying. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 27 2014 5:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Children and Childhood, Highlights

*** Feeding Killed My Focus on Work. I Don’t Miss It.

In our race to keep up with men, we women have forgotten the joys that are given only to us. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 04 2013 1:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance, Jones, Paul Tudor

How Patrina Felts, Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent and ‘Pageant Mom’ Does It

A motorcycle-loving mother takes 3 boys, aged 8,10 and 14, to their 3-year-old sister's beauty pageant. Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 25 2015 7:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Adoptions, How I Do It, Smith, Ali, Beauty Contests

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)

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

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

How Can We Bring Trust Back to Childbirth?

The midwife Ina May Gaskin wins her clients' trust in a way that has become nearly impossible for most health care providers. Read More...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 2:33 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, home birth, Ina May Gaskin, midwife, birth, Samantha M. Shapiro

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

Why Are Women Spending More Time in Labor?

Today, women spend about two hours longer in labor than their 1960s peers did. Is medical intervention the reason - and is longer labor necessarily bad? Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, Research, childbirth, epidural, natural childbirth, labor

Raising "Wild Things"

Practical advice from Dr. Anthony Rao, a child psychologist in Boston, and his co-author Michelle Seaton, on how to discipline the "wild things" in your own home. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 1:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: time outs, Discipline, Uncategorized, punishment, Where the Wild Things Are

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