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The Word of the Father

killdevil — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:56:33 -0800

Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Household Principles; Lamentations of the Father [single-link Atlantic]

Make Babies

vidur — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:30:02 -0800

"Older parenthood will upend American society." "Is waiting to have kids a big mistake?" "Why do women believe they can delay children for so long?" "Older men are more likely than young ones to father a child who develops autism or schizophrenia, because of random mutations that become more numerous with advancing paternal age."

"The statistics don't matter, until they happen to you."

zarq — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:53:15 -0800

"Premature babies born at the edge of viability force us to debate the most difficult questions in medicine and in life. After just 23 weeks of pregnancy, Kelley Benham found herself in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with a daughter born so early neonatologist doctors would call her a "micro preemie." New technologies can sometimes keep micro preemies alive, but many end up disabled, some catastrophically so. Whether to provide care to these infants is one of the fundamental controversies in neonatology. This is the story of how Benham and her husband, Tom French, made the difficult choice: Fight for the life of their micro preemie baby or let her go?" This is the first article in a three part "Special Report" series. The next installments will be published on Tuesday and next Friday. The paper has set up a special section with additional links, resources, an infographic, photos and video. Additional Reading Time Magazine / 2011: A 21-Week-Old Baby Survives and Doctors Ask, How Young is Too Young to Save? and Why Delaying Delivery by Just Two Weeks Boosts Baby’s Survival New York Times / 2012: In Preemies, Better Care Also Means Hard Choice Preemie Help: Facts and Figures: Preemie Outcomes by Gestational Age

Extreme Breastfeeding in TIME Magazine

reenum — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:46:31 -0800

The most recent cover of Time magazine is causing a lot of controversy. The issue explores attachment parenting and its rise in popularity. Some see attachment parents as selfish, while others swear by it. Either way, attachment parenting and extreme breastfeeding are now part of the national conversation.

I am the population problem

the young rope-rider — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:18:08 -0800

I am the population problem. "Both local and broad scale environmental problems often are linked to population growth, which in turn tends to get blamed on other people [...] But actually the population problem is all about me: white, middle-class, American me. " The Feminist Breeder responds: Mother Earth Doesn’t Want Kids?

"There are no national standards or regulations regarding forensic pathology and practices vary widely from place to place."

zarq — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:47:16 -0800

The Hardest Cases: When Children Die, Justice Can Be Elusive A joint investigation by PBS Frontline, ProPublica and NPR has found that medical examiners and coroners have repeatedly mishandled cases of infant and child deaths, helping to put innocent people behind bars. (Via. (Article contains descriptions of children that have been killed by abuse. May be disturbing / triggering to some readers.) Related: The Child Cases: "As part of an ongoing look into the troubled state of death investigation, ProPublica, PBS "Frontline" and NPR identified nearly two dozen cases in the U.S. and Canada in which people have been accused of killing children based on flawed or biased work by forensic pathologists and then later cleared." There is a document timeline available for the case of Ernie Lopez. From NPR: Parents fight to find the truth behind daughter's death. Continuing ProPublica investigation: Post Mortem, a "year-long reporting effort into U.S. death investigation uncovered a deeply dysfunctional system that quite literally buries its mistakes." From forensics and autopsies to coroners and medical examiners. See the PBS Frontline documentary. Accompanying website: Things to Know Before You Go, including "How Qualified is Your Coroner?"

Just Kidding, But Seriously.

Chipmazing — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:35:57 -0800

Not satisfied with merely screwing up their kids, helicopter parents are swooping in, kicking ass and taking names. Having defeated such scourges as stickball, skipping, treehouses and the dreaded interwebz, they have turned their sights elsewhere. The next front in the War on Childhood? The Best Friend

The Loss Of A Child Leads Bereaved Parents To Create Living Memorials

zarq — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:21:49 -0800

Deep Grief: Creating Meaning From Mourning (Article from NPR.) How some parents have channeled their grief over the loss of their children into memorial efforts that provide for others. In addition to the three memorial links posted in the first link's sidebar, Compassionate Friends offers support to parents who have lost a child.

Without using the words “man” or “good,” can you please define what it means to be a good man?

Non Prosequitur — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:36:10 -0800

War Dances: “I wanted to call my father and tell him that a white man thought my brain was beautiful”. Sherman Alexie doing his thing in The New Yorker, excerpted from his upcoming book (early review; interview 1, 2.)

A gay penguin couple, after trying to steal eggs from other penguins, have become the best parents in the zoo to their newly adopted babies.

easy_being_green — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:18:25 -0800

Parenting for the birds. Also here and here.

Of being a foster parent ... of kittens

lleachie — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:46:45 -0800

A teeny-tiny bloggie about itty bitty kitties. A foster parent of (usually) motherless kittens at the Tacoma Humane Society, Laurie Cinotto's blog IBKC has developed a following among ailurophiles through occasional shout-outs from Cute Overload. She shares her experiences of being a foster mommy of the four-legged, which range from "awwwww-cute" to terribly sad. Some of the decisions she has to make as a foster parent are heartbreaking, but her readership shares her joys and griefs.

generations

nickyskye — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:19:21 -0800

The old and the new Japan in one frame. The delicate relationship of Oyako, parent and child. In 1982 American photographer Bruce Osborn began what has become his lifelong work. For the last 25 years he took pictures of one parent with one child in a white studio setting.

Babywearing 101

k8t — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:03:19 -0800

Celebrity Baby Blog explains Babywearing, how to do it and what could be the best way to do it for you and your baby. "Wearing your baby is one of the best things you can do to promote healthy bonding and attachment between you and your little one. Did you know that babies that are worn cry less and are easier to soothe? There are four main types of soft baby carriers: wraps, mei tais, slings and pouches. All are excellent for different types of carries and or different aged children."

faisal — Fri, 12 May 2000 16:30:45 -0800

A concerned Vermont parent wrote an interesting letter to the editor regarding the gay rights conflict.