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Unexpected Costs of Kids

You've planned for college in 18 years, but how about the electric bill this month? Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 8:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, energy bills, childcare costs

A Father's Suicide

The roiling emotions when your Ex-husband takes his life. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 11:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce, suicide

Casual Remarks That Hurt: Microaggression and Adoptive Families

Adoptive families, and children who were adopted into them, often talk among ourselves about the "dumb things people say" to and about us. Those comments have a name — microaggressions — but there's no consensus about the best way to handle...

Published Fri, Mar 21 2014 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, discrimination, Race and Ethnicity, Adoptions, Highlights

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

3 Things Parents Wish Teachers Knew: We Can Handle the Truth

Teachers wish parents knew that our children can do more than we let them, while parents wish teachers wold be more honest — and understand that homework has real costs. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2014 6:45 AM by Motherlode

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

Talking About Why Women Can't Have It All

A conversation with Anne-Marie Slaughter about why women can't juggle a high-powered job and being fully present as parents - at least not the way America's economy and society are structured today. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 21 2012 3:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, _featured, working parents, the Conflict, mommy wars, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All

The Best Part of Parenting

Anna Quindlen looks back, from infancy to adulthood. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 9:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, anna quindlen

Deciding Whether to Share a History of Child Abuse

There is no "right" way to decide whether to tell children about a parent's own abused childhood. But sharing similar histories can help inform a difficult decision. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 1:49 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, child abuse, Jerry Sandusky, parental quandary, child sexual abuse

Parents of Picky Eaters, It's Not Your Fault

No one knows for sure why some kids are picky eaters, but it isn't a result of poor parenting. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 9:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, food issues, picky eaters, diet, _featured, kids and food

Why We Should Watch More TV With Our Children

If I could watch "Three's Company" in the first grade, shouldn't I let my children share "The Big Bang Theory," risqué content and all? Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 6:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, teenagers, screen time, Game of Thrones, children and television, inappropriate television, The Big Bang Theory

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

My Post-Colic Stress Disorder

For the first four and a half months of his life, our son screamed nearly for hours a day. He's happier now, but I can't seem to shake our colicky past. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, colic, crying, Gary Moskowitz, post colic stress disorder

Crying It Out

When my 7-month old suddenly began waking in the middle of the night again, I nursed her. But when her cry became a two-toothed grin upon seeing me, I suspected I was being played. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, Sleep, crying, _featured, sleep training, cry it out, Elissa Weissman

Who Would Want to Be Powerless Sleeping Beauty When Maleficent Roars?

Other little girls may have wanted to be Sleeping Beauty; I was always drawn to Maleficent. Now I know the attraction was more about vulnerability than villainy. Read More...

Published Thu, May 29 2014 6:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Walt Disney Company|DIS|NYSE, Children and Childhood, Walt Disney Company, Highlights, Jolie, Angelina

Sperm Donation is Full of Euphemisms, and an 11-Year-Old is Full of Questions

When I announced the pregnancy at a family dinner, my father reminded my younger brother that I was "helping out" friends by being their "donor." “But David's gay,” he helpfully reminded the table. “How can they make a baby if...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 7:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Artificial Insemination, Sperm Donor Diary

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