Miscarriages aren’t rare, and they’re rarely preventable.Read more…
Action and Dysfunction in the U.S. Food-Safety Effort |
Outbreaks of tainted food often lead to calamities that sicken millions and cause deaths, indicating that protections do not always work, some experts say. Read more.
School Districts Embrace Business Model of Data Collection |
Though critics worry about an increasing focus on metrics, some districts have begun recording and analyzing every scrap of information in an effort to improve. Read more.
Want to Honor Mother’s Day? Take a Selfie.
By Veronica Arreola
I have few pictures of my mother, who was always behind the camera. I won’t make that mistake.Read more…
A Small Child, a Big Board, on Oahu’s North Shore |
Taking an intrepid 4-year-old to Waimea Bay, where big wave surfing was practically invented, to learn the secrets of surfing from a master. Read more.
Premature Babies May Survive at 22 Weeks if Treated, Study Finds |
A small minority of babies born a week or two before what is considered the point of viability can survive, a finding that could affect the abortion debate. Read more.
How to Talk to Your Child’s Wary Professors
By Harrison Scott KeyLet’s do this together, and let’s be nice, so that when we meet at graduation, it won’t be weird.Read more…
Your Turn: A Weekend Thread, Open for Comments
By The New York TimesWelcome to Motherlode’s weekly open thread. Do you have thoughts about the news this week, and how it affects families? A question to ask? A rant to share? This is your place. Go.Read more…
Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Reading, April 2015
By KJ Dell'AntoniaApril favorites: “Recipes for a Beautiful Life” and “Everything You Always Wanted.”Read more…
‘Hey, Who Plays the Cello?’ The Impact of an Unexpected Role Model
By Kate Haas
“I play every day, just for myself.” A party guest changes the way a child sees music.Read more…
The Price of Nice Nails |
Nail salon workers are routinely underpaid and exploited, and endure ethnic bias and other abuse, The New York Times has found. Read more.
A Flame Retardant That Came With Its Own Threat to Health |
A chemical added to children’s pajamas was meant to save lives, but in the 1970s scientists concluded that it was a mutagen, a gene-altering agent. Read more.
With Children, Talking Money Means Talking Values
By Ron LieberWhen it comes to curious kids and parents, nothing should be off limits.Read more…
What Do Baseball Players Want Parents to Do During the Game? Nothing
By KJ Dell'Antonia“I always said that the only team that I would coach would be a team of orphans, and now here we are.” Read more…
80-Hour Work Week? This is How She (or He) Does It
By KJ Dell'AntoniaBalancing the “big job” with family life without drawing attention to exactly how it’s done.Read more…