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Lockdown: Teaching Students to Hide From Guns, and Hide Their Fears

“Mommy, it’s so hard at school," my daughter whispers. “We’re not even allowed to say the word ‘gun.’ But then they make us think about them.” Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 08 2013 6:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, School Shootings, Education (K-12), Families and Family Life

It’s O.K. to Put Yourself First

After two years of Lyme disease, I realized that I needed to take care of myself before I took care of others. Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 07 2013 6:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Families and Family Life

Separation Anxiety

When my son wet his pants every day at nursery school, the teachers thought I'd lied when I said he was potty trained. He was — he just wasn't trained to be with anyone but me. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 05 2013 9:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Babies and Infants

How the I.R.S. Punishes Working Parents

Quick, what's wrong with this sentence: "Most working mothers who pay for child care do so out of their after-tax income"? Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 1:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Child Care, parenting, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Work-Life Balance, Federal Taxes (US)

Why We Should Thank Twitter’s Rape Defenders

Once, a rape accuser might have found the word "whore" on a note in her locker and heard accusations about her behavior whispered behind her. Now, this is on social media — and the single good thing about that public ugliness is that it can...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 11:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sex Crimes, Social Networking (Internet), Steubenville (Ohio), Torrington (Conn), Gonzalez, Edgar A, Toribio, Joan M

Pushing Paternity Leave Helps Working Mothers

When countries promote paternity leave, men contribute more at home and women work more. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 03 2013 11:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Women and Girls, Careers and Professions, Family Leaves, Rampell, Catherine

State Takes On Failing Schools in Memphis

Tennessee looks to radical change to improve failing schools. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 03 2013 9:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Finding the Right Summer Day Camp

Concerned about finding the right summer camp experience for your children? Here's what to ask. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 03 2013 7:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Camps and Camping, Ninety-Second Street Y

Kindergarten ‘Redshirting’ Gets Tougher in N.Y.C., With Repercussions

In New York City, it just got a lot more difficult to hold a 5-year-old back from kindergarten for an extra year. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 02 2013 8:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), New York City, Education (Pre-School), Education Department (NYC)

Disney Junior Wins Preschool Viewers

Disney Junior beats out Nick Jr. in preschool cable ratings. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 01 2013 10:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Outlawing Abortion Won’t Help Children with Down Syndrome

Some parents are celebrating the news that North Dakota has become the first state to outlaw abortion for fetal conditions like Down syndrome. I'm not. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 01 2013 9:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, abortion, Down syndrome, _featured, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Women and Girls, Essays, North Dakota

11% of U.S. Children Diagnosed With A.D.H.D.

Some experts argue that A.D.H.D. is over-diagnosed. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 01 2013 7:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Defending a Child’s Right to Fight

Is there any father who hasn’t wished at least once during his son’s metamorphosis from little savage to a little less savage, “Won’t some kid pound my kid?” Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 31 2013 6:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Essays

Not Buying (or Bankrolling) the Easter Bunny

My friends tell me that the Easter Bunny is all about wonder and magic that I'm too much of a killjoy to appreciate. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 29 2013 10:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, gifts, _featured, Families and Family Life, Easter and Holy Week, Lunar New Year

Does ‘Nesting’ Children After Divorce Work?

A reader and his wife, in the process of a divorce, are moving in and out of the house they once shared with their children and looking for advice. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 29 2013 7:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Families and Family Life, Marriages, Ask Motherlode, Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

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Lockdown: Teaching Students to Hide From Guns, and Hide Their Fears

It’s O.K. to Put Yourself First

Separation Anxiety

How the I.R.S. Punishes Working Parents

Why We Should Thank Twitter’s Rape Defenders

Pushing Paternity Leave Helps Working Mothers

State Takes On Failing Schools in Memphis

Finding the Right Summer Day Camp

Kindergarten ‘Redshirting’ Gets Tougher in N.Y.C., With Repercussions

Disney Junior Wins Preschool Viewers

Outlawing Abortion Won’t Help Children with Down Syndrome

11% of U.S. Children Diagnosed With A.D.H.D.

Defending a Child’s Right to Fight

Not Buying (or Bankrolling) the Easter Bunny

Does ‘Nesting’ Children After Divorce Work?