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Baby M Grew Up, But Surrogacy Remains Controversial

Nearly 30 years after a United States court first considered it, many questions surrounding surrogacy, legal and otherwise, remain unanswered. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2014 8:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Give a Girl a 'Hook,' Get Her Into College

Want your child to have a chance at a competitive college? Give her a hook, and make her stick to it. Read More...

Published Tue, May 29 2012 4:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Helicopter parents, amy chua, Tiger Mother, expertise, Belen Aranda-Alvarado, lessons

The Camp Counselor vs. the Intern

Why is a 20-year-old who fetches coffee at Google more impressive to employers than one who spends days and nights nurturing, teaching, comforting and inspiring? Read More...

Published Tue, May 29 2012 12:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer job, Internships, Daniel Fleshler, camp counselor, camp

Why Do Women Shun Science?

Do women choose not to pursue careers in the mathematic sciences, or does the system choose for them? Are they actively discriminated against, or passively discouraged? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Wendy Williams, Stephen Ceci, women in science, larry summers

A Soldier's Valentine's Day

Nurturing love and family while wearing a uniform. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 14 2011 8:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Valentine's Day, military couples

Parental Quandary: When Young Boys Joke About Rape

Are middle-grade rape jokes - including playacting and plenty of laughter - just boys being boys, or cause to speak up? Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 13 2012 11:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parental quandary, hate speech

Helicopter Parents Overseas

Parental coddling is more pronounced in some cultures than in others. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 12:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Italy, France, Helicopter parents

Are They Selling Sex or Beer? It’s Super Bowl Media Literacy Bingo!

The Super Bowl is the perfect time for a rousing family game of Media Literacy Bingo. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 12:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Super Bowl, Children and Childhood, Advertising and Marketing, Highlights, Mars, Bruno

The Perfect Family

What is the ideal number and gender of children? Are two girls really the best? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 07 2011 8:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sons, daughters, family size

One Sibling Works for B’s; One Gets Easy A’s

When academics come easy to one child while another struggles, how do you praise the greater effort that leads to the less-stellar result? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 7:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Parent-Teacher Conference

Talking Race With a Toddler Who Wasn’t Talking About Race at All

Why would my 2-year-old daughter, who we've protected from television and who lives in a racially diverse community, suddenly call her darker-skinned toy "the black one"? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 06 2013 12:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Race and Ethnicity, Blacks, Highlights

New Act Proposes National Paid Family Leave Policy

The proposed Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act offers a way to provide paid family leave to all employees without straining employers or the federal budget. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 11 2013 7:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

More on the Mother-Daughter Sex Talk

Do families each have their own language? To talk about sex, and everything else? Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 29 2011 3:03 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sex, tough conversations, communication

Motherlode, and Vacation

Taking the blog on the road, and giving it a rest. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 28 2011 8:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, vacation

Prenatal Testing: When a Result Is Not a Diagnosis

An investigative report found that doctors and patients are misinterpreting new prenatal tests and failing to understand how often a positive screen can be a false alarm. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2014 9:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Down syndrome, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Highlights, Tests (Medical), Greene, Michael, Amniocentesis, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Center for Investigative Reporting

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