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The Complicated Calculus of Real Estate and Education in NYC

The lengths families in New York City go to to get their child into the neighborhood school. Read More...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 9:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Lesson From Bangladesh: Cheap Children’s Clothes Are Expensive

Cheap children's clothes are a false economy, both individually and globally. Read More...

Published Thu, May 02 2013 6:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Walt Disney Company|DIS|NYSE, Children and Childhood, Labor and Jobs, Workplace Environment, Walt Disney Company, Children's Place Retail Stores Inc, Shopping and Retail, Children's Place Retail Stores Inc|PLCE|NASDAQ, Fashion and Apparel, Bangladesh, Factories and Manufacturing

I Didn’t Want Twins

From the moment the ultrasound revealed two blobs in my uterus and not one, I have felt compromised. Read More...

Published Wed, May 01 2013 6:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, twins, parenting, Multiple Births, Babies and Infants

I Wanted ‘Twins’

We didn't exactly choose to create adoptive "twins." But we didn't say no. Read More...

Published Wed, May 01 2013 6:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, twins, parenting, Multiple Births, Children and Childhood, Adoptions

My Son’s Grades Are Too High

When my son fails in school, his teachers fail him by failing to name it. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 30 2013 9:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12), Teachers and School Employees

The Play Date Gun Debate

Creating a non-political conversation around children and gun-safety. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 29 2013 10:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Gun Control, Firearms

Months After Newtown, Sorting Boxes of Grief

My stepmother was killed in the Newtown shooting. My husband and I divorced after 10 years of marriage. I'm left with boxes of physical reminders of what used to be. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 28 2013 5:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Emotions, Grief (Emotion), Newtown (Conn), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Hochsprung, Dawn

The Motherlode Blogroll: Freshly Linked but Never Final

An updated, but always incomplete, blogroll. Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 26 2013 9:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Blogs and Blogging (Internet)

Adolescence and Menopause: When Hormones Collide

Many women, like me, are stepping onto a big emotional roller coaster at the same time that our children are reaching the emotional tilt-a-whirl that comes with being a teenager. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 26 2013 6:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Women and Girls, Menopause

A New Mom Is Downsized, but Not Down and Out

As a pregnant school manager, I never imagined that seven weeks after giving birth, I would be working at a specialty foods store, slinging food for people whose lives no longer resembled mine. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 25 2013 11:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Working Hours, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Essays, Layoffs and Job Reductions

Leaving the Picture Books on the Shelves

Sorting the children's books for a move, and rediscovering old favorites. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 25 2013 6:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Books and Literature, Organization, Garner, Dwight

Leave Family Playtime Alone

Do parents really need so many prescriptions for how we "should" spend our time with our kids? Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 24 2013 8:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Playgrounds, Children and Childhood

A Middle Grade Science Star

An 11-year-old with an already-impressive science resume. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 24 2013 5:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Choosing a Scholarship Over a College Name Brand

Four years ago, our daughter and our family faced the "college costs vs. prestige" decision. Here's how it turned out (so far). Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 23 2013 11:22 AM by Motherlode

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

Study Links Autism With Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

A cautiously worded study has found an association between the use of both S.S.R.I.'s and tricyclic antidepressants during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 22 2013 8:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, parenting, _featured, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Depression (Mental), Antidepressants

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