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Parental Quandary Considered: The Sex Offender Next Door Is Not the Problem

It's not the sex offender next door we should worry about. It's the one we never see coming. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 12:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: safety, _featured, sex offenders, parental quandary

It's O.K. for Children to See Their Parents Fight

While my husband and I were focused on improving our marriage, we fought a lot more than usual - and sometimes our children were witnesses. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 21 2012 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, marriage, swearing, Arguing, Elizabeth Weil

When Parents Intervene With Bullying

Two parents who took their children's problems into their own hands. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 16 2010 10:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, bullies, school bus, james jones, michelle duvall

Holidays After Divorce

Coming together as a family, especially when it's awkward. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 9:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, dinner after divorce, holidays after divorce

Why I Won't Adopt

The writer Tracy Slater explains why, after years of heartbreaking efforts to have a child, she still won't consider adopting. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2012 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, infertility

Parental Quandary: Talking to Teenagers — and Their Parents — About Guns

When was the last time you asked your children if guns were easily accessible in their friends' homes? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 24 2012 6:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, suicide, parental quandary, guns in homes, guns

The Danger of Not Talking to Your Children About Race

Another study shows that even when we don't talk directly to children about race, they draw their own conclusions. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2012 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Race, racism, Trayvon Martin, talking about race, bias

Quandary Considered: Telling My Daughter About My Abusive Mother

When a young mother has cut her own mother out of her life, how will she explain the absence to her child? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 05 2012 4:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, in-laws, parental quandary, grandparents. abuse

My Beautiful Cushy Tushy

Writer Naomi Shulman choses to embrace-loudly, and in front of her daughters-her changing, aging, imperfect body. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 08 2012 5:58 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, diet, body image, Weight, Dara-Lynn Weiss

The 'Pregnancy Police' Are Everywhere (Even in Your Head)

Are pregnant women who color their hair - or paint their toenails, or hire a baby nurse, or choose a stroller over a sling, or go back to work early - rebelling against their peers, or against their own ever-evolving ideals? Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 8:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, babies, working mothers, Chemicals, baby proofing, hair color

Seriously, Just Go to Sleep: The G-Rated Version

An author comes out with a G-rated version of his controversial best seller bedtime storybook. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 1:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, bedtime, children's books, Reading, Adam Mansbach, Seriously Just Go to Sleep, Go the F**k to Sleep

Raising Twins Where They May Never 'Belong'

There are benefits to not "fitting in." But how alien does American expatriate Marcus Mabry want his twins to be? Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 15 2012 6:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, gay parenting, London, expatriate parenting, Marcus Mabry

10 Awesome Geek Gifts for Girls

Nothing is more depressing than to be the sister who gets the sparkly sweater while your brother unwraps his remote control building kit. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 20 2013 12:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, gifts, Women and Girls, Computers and the Internet, Highlights, Robots and Robotics

How Could One Thoughtless Driver Take This Child?

On Saturday, Nov. 2, a driver in a hurry in Brooklyn killed my son's friend, and I am angry. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 22 2013 8:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Drunken and Reckless Driving, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Highlights, Police Department (NYC), Merryweather, Lucian, Byrd, Anthony

In Defense of Ordinary Dinner Conversation

Must all of our family dinner conversations be intellectually stimulating or culturally relevant? Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 30 2012 8:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, dinnertime, family dinner, Obama family, family conversation

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