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Vivian Curren and her son, Benjamin, in 2010.

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  • Arts & Life

'That was masterful': How a stranger's words made Vivian Curren feel like a good mom

After Vivian Curren's young son threw sand on another child at a park, she assumed she was about to be judged for poor parenting. Instead, a stranger's response made Curren feel like a good mom.

May 05, 2025
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By:
  • Autumn Barnes and
  • Laura Kwerel
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., seen here at the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2024, is working on a measure that would allow new parents to vote by proxy.

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  • Politics

GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.

March 27, 2025
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  • Deirdre Walsh,
  • Claudia Grisales,
  • and 1 more
The American Phycological Association has a new guide to helping teens be smarter viewers of online content.

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  • Your Health

Here are 4 ways parents can help their teens be smart with screen time

With teens, it doesn't help to just say no to screen time. Instead, experts suggest teaching them to be smarter viewers of content, and learn to recognize how influencers and algorithms can manipulate them.

March 17, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Monique Morris faced a Stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis at 31, just after her son Brandon turned 1. Through her treatments, Brandon always gave her a reason to smile, she says.

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  • Health

Her cancer diagnosis made motherhood both harder and more sweet

As cancer rates rise among people under 50, more and more parents are facing the heightened emotions and challenging logistics of raising kids while going through treatment.

March 17, 2025
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
An 8-month-old baby watches a cartoon on a tablet. A survey by Common Sense Media found that 80% of parents are worried about their children spending too much time on screens.

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  • Health

Tablets for tots? Survey says kids watch videos on their own devices by age 2

A.I. is the other big change in the media landscape for kids and parents, the report from Common Sense Media finds.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Residents of Daybreak Cohousing in Portland, Oregon, gather in their shared courtyard. It's one of about 200 cohousing communities in the country.

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  • Mental Health

How to be not lonely? 'Cohousing' is an answer for some people

In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the isolation of parenting that many families feel today.

December 01, 2024
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Emma Carlson Berne with her young family.

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  • National

'You're doing such a good job': A stranger tells a mom just what she needs to hear

Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed with her three young children. Then a stranger came over with words she's never forgotten: "What a beautiful family."

November 18, 2024
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  • Laura Kwerel
Sachin Shivaram, CEO of Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, Wis., realized during the pandemic how much his employees were struggling with child care. Figuring out how to help them has been challenging.

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  • Business

This boss vowed to help his workers with child care. It hasn't been easy

Child care continues to vex working parents. In Wisconsin, the CEO of the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry has been trying — and struggling — to make a difference.

September 04, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
At a one-day workshop run by the Care School for Men in Bogotá, Colombia, male medical students at Sanitas University learn how to cradle a baby. This class of participants consists of medical students, but the usual enrollees are dads of all types.

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  • Family

Wanna be a good dad? A 'School for Men' teaches diapering, ponytail making

An innovative program in Colombia gives men a chance to master the skills needed to be a hands-on dad — and become closer to their kids along the way.

June 16, 2024
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By:
  • Christina Noriega and
  • Ben de la Cruz
At a one-day workshop run by the Care School for Men in Bogotá, Colombia, male medical students at Sanitas University learn how to cradle a baby. This class of participants consists of medical students, but the usual enrollees are dads of all types.

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  • Family

Hey, guys, wanna know how to diaper a baby or make a ponytail? Try the School for Men

An innovative program in Colombia gives men a chance to master the skills needed to be a hands-on dad — and become closer to their kids along the way.

February 23, 2024
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By:
  • Christina Noriega and
  • Ben de la Cruz
This image from video provided by the Utah State Courts shows Ruby Franke during a virtual court appearance in September 2023 in St. George, Utah. Franke, a mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called "8 Passengers," pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, to four counts of aggravated child abuse.

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  • National

Ruby Franke, the YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, pleads guilty to child abuse

The "8 Passengers" mother pleaded guilty to four felony counts for abusing and starving two of her children in a deal with prosecutors. She faces sentences of one to 15 years in prison for each count.

December 18, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A child from the Mbendjele people, a hunter-gatherer community that lives in the northern rainforests of the Republic of Congo. A new study found that children in this society have on average 8 caregivers in addition to the mother to provide hands-on attention.

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  • Family

Bringing up a baby can be a tough and lonely job. Here's a solution: alloparents

"Allo" is Greek for "other." Alloparents are helpful relatives and neighbors. In a study from Congo, babies had 8 alloparents on average. Perhaps the self-reliant nuclear family is a societal misstep.

December 01, 2023
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. in 2019 were born to unmarried mothers, a dramatic increase since 1960, when only 5% of births were to unmarried mothers.

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  • Economy

Why children of married parents do better, but America is moving the other way

Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. That's not good for children, says progressive economist Melissa Kearney in her new book, The Two-Parent Privilege.

October 22, 2023
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By:
  • Pallavi Gogoi
Are smartphones safe for tweens? Parents should be aware of the risks, a screen consultant advises.

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  • Health

So your tween wants a smartphone? Read this first

When's the right time to start your child with a phone? Is 12 too young? Here's what a professional screen time consultant tells parents about the risks kids face online.

July 14, 2023
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Dopamine is part of an ancient neural pathway that ensures human survival. It is also part of the reason it is so hard to stop playing a video game or pass up a cupcake.

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  • Health

'Anti-dopamine parenting' can curb a kid's craving for screens or sweets

Dopamine is a part of our brain's survival mechanism. It is also part of why sugary foods and social media hook kids. The latest neuroscience can help parents help their kids manage behavior.

June 12, 2023
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  • Michaeleen Doucleff
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