More than 50 children in 23 states have had mysterious episodes of paralysis to their arms or legs. The cause is not known, although some doctors suspect the cases may be linked to infection with enterovirus 68. Officials said that the cases seemed to be extremely rare. “At the moment, it looks like whatever the chances are of getting this syndrome are less than one in a million,” said the director of the division of viral diseases at the C.D.C. Read more.
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Colonel McMahon and her family during a promotion ceremony before her husband's death.Credit
Right after my husband’s death, we were all struggling. Now, with two of my sons out of high school and only one living at home, I can finally think about what to do next. Read more…
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Katherine Faughn with her walker on the beach.Credit Glenda McCoy
Chances are good that Omaha won’t matter to my new daughter the way it does to me. But no matter what, it will always be a part of her life story.Read more…
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Fifth-grade students at AXL Academy in Aurora, Colo., which employs coaches from Playworks to oversee recess.Credit Tracie Faust
When we provide our children with no time or space to play, first graders play anyway. By third grade, in some places, they think they know better.Read more…
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From teacher Rebecca R. Clark's lesson plan on Introverts, Extroverts and Ambiverts.Credit Rebecca R. Clark
On Monday of my third week back at work after our son was born, I came home and found my husband sipping a beer with a frown, a sauce-stained dish in front of him, and no dinner for me.Read more…
Welcome 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…
Talking to kids about personal safety is like talking about retirement planning. We can’t expect them not to play the game to win—so if heading the ball puts kids in danger, then soccer has to change the rules.Read more…
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The author with her daughter.Credit David G. Allan
Putting a plan in place does not guarantee that you will have a postpartum mood disorder, or that you won’t. It does guarantee you will know how to get help if you need it. Read more…
A few houses hand out cash directly to kids. More often, families and dentists buy back the candy for cash. Some parents even haggle for the best stuff.Read more…
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