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Kids See Housework as Women's Domain

Children see that household work falls more to women than to men, and they grow up to perpetuate the assumption. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Chores, gender

A Single Adoptive Mother — in 1937

In 1937, the editors of Ladies Home Journal published an essay, “I Just Adopted a Baby!” It was just another piece about the joys and challenges of family life — but this time, from the perspective of a single working parent. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 25 2014 5:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Adoptions, Writing and Writers, Highlights, Social Conditions and Trends, Ladies Home Journal

Food Stamps in Elmo's World

The average American throws away 33 pounds of food a month. So why does Sesame Street needs to offer guidance for parents talking children who know that there isn't always enough food to feed their family? Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Food, hunger, sesame street

Submitted: Teenagers Do Not Need Smartphones, So They Should Pay for Them. Discuss.

Teenagers may need to make calls and send and receive texts, but do they need access to Instagram and a store full of apps? Probably not. So if that's a want, not a need, shouldn't they pay for it? Read More...

Published Thu, May 29 2014 6:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, smartphones, Personal Finances, Teenagers and Adolescence, Mobile Applications, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

The American Academy of Pediatrics has Changed its Guidelines About Carseats

Another year facing backwards. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 11:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, carseats

‘In Hindsight, Is Stay-at-Home Parenting Something You’d Recommend?’

Into a field of parents looking to return to the workforce after taking time off for family reasons, a future mother lobs a tough question. Is stay-at-home parenting something you'd recommend? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 26 2014 12:15 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Part-Time Employment, Careers and Professions, Highlights, Sabbaticals and Career Breaks

The Daunting Price Tag of Conception

IVF is the most common assisted reproductive technology, yet its cost remains daunting for many who need it to conceive. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 30 2014 6:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Zachary’s First Shiva

At 9, my son may be young to hear about suicide, or maybe he should see the kind of grief that suicide brings with it. It’s a theoretical argument, because we didn’t feel we had any real choice but to tell him. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 20 2014 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Highlights, Deaths (Obituaries)

Migraines, Michele Bachmann and Me

My migraine is not your migraine. It's not Bachmann's either. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 20 2011 12:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, michelle bachmann, migraines

With More Single Fathers, a Changing Family Picture

Double the number since 1990, though still only 15 percent of all parents. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2011 12:28 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parents, census, single fathers

Grounded? Thank Mom and Dad

Why didn't anyone tell me that grounding my child would be this hard? Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2012 2:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Discipline, Uncategorized, punishment, grounding, raising successful children, the nurture complex

Monday Quandary: Nothing Left at the End of the Day

Parent seeking advice from other parents: by six or seven o'clock, I'm fried, but my children are needier than ever. How do you cope with the end of the day when the day's been especially tough? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 30 2014 9:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: advice

Autism's Unrepentant Guru

Why some still won't accept that Andrew Wakefield is wrong. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 20 2011 9:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, andrew wakefield

‘Pretesting’ and Other New Ideas to Help Kids Learn

New research in learning offers new techniques for students: Play teacher. Take a break. Walk around. Get some sleep. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 04 2014 3:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: education, Homework, parenting, brain, back-to-school, Highlights, Carey, Benedict

Weekly Quandary: Should You Push a Child to Play a Sport?

Have you pushed a child into a sport or onto a team, and was it a success? Or are there other ways of making friends and staying active? Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 03 2014 9:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice

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