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A new study shows that for low-income couples, moving into separate homes doesn't necessarily mean a breakup. And staying together — even if they don't live together — can be good for the kids. More »
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In addition to academic and career advice, do college women need preparation for deciding if and when to have kids? One Barnard student argues that they do. More »
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We've talked about meeting the parents, but for some couples, there's another, equally important hurdle: meeting the kids. Below, some tips on making your first meeting with your partner's offspring as stress-free as possible. More »
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I've argued in the past against framing a preference for boy children as "culturally Asian." New data from Gallup shows that this preference is alive and well among Americans, at least among young men.  While women are most likely to have no opinion and about equally likely to prefer a girl or boy, men are significantly more likely to prefer a boy.   More »
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"Do me a favor," my mom said. "Promise me you won't see The Cell." "God, Mom," I said. And then I immediately went out and saw it. More »
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Want people to more eagerly dive into baby-making? Here's a tip: Help 'em take care of the little suckers. More »
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A new survey shows many Baby Boomer moms are supporting their adult kids, financially or otherwise. Should we really be surprised? More »
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Once upon a time, baby clothes printed with pithy phrases extolling cuteness referred to the cuteness of the baby. But on a new crop of cheeky onesies that I discovered while out shopping for my nephew, it is all about the mommy. More »
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Meeting your partner's parents for the first time is notoriously stressful. But if you keep a few tips in mind, your first encounter can be less like a crappy Ben Stiller movie, and more like the start of a good relationship. More »
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New rules that will take effect this week will end the practice of social workers stopping white adoptive couples from adopting non-white babies from inside the UK system. The move is designed to help more non-white children find permanent homes, and while a move making adoption easier is to be applauded, it seems a little silly that a rule like this existed in the first place. More »
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Another day, another story about how freaked out college students are. Maybe they heard about this recession thing? More »
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The British government is planning a new parental leave system that would allow dads as well as moms to take significant time off. Businesses, predictably, are up in arms. More »
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Confession: I have no idea how to respond to Amy Chua's now infamous article, "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior," published to immediate and then sustained cries of disgust, trauma, ridicule, and debate on the blogosphere and the comment-o-sphere. More »
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If you're part of a same-sex family in a state where gay marriage isn't legal, your life is hard. If, for whatever reason, the parents in that family decide to separate, your life gets even harder. More »
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At 41, Melanie Thernstrom wanted children, but every IVF cycle failed. She turned to surrogacy, but she wanted two kids, and worried about the risks of twins. So she found two women, already mothers, to carry a third woman's eggs. More »
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Even adults need things from their parents from time to time. Whether it's distance, acceptance, or cold hard cash you crave, we'll show you how to get it. More »
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Were you an unhappy kid? It might be because your jerk parents just couldn't stop reproducing. More »
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The longest-running study of lesbian families has found an extremely low rate of abuse among kids of lesbians: zero percent, to be exact. More »
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The Huffington Post's new Divorce channel — helmed by Nora Ephron — paints a bright and shiny view of the end of marriage. More »
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If a kid wants to act like a dog, or dress up as "Jack, The Lost Little Boy" when it's not Halloween, is it time for parents to step in? Or should moms and dads embrace their kids' "weirdness?" More »
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New research shows hunter-gatherer family structures may have produced nicer people. We smell a new parenting fad — and maybe some useful ideas. More »
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Last night's episode of Sister Wives focused on blending the fourth wife — and her children — into Kody's family. So far we've seen how the adults are dealing — but what about the kids? More »
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Police in Lehi, Utah are looking into the marriage of TLC star Kody Brown and his four wives. The cops admit that the show's publicity is what prompted the case. More »
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A Florida court ruled yesterday that the state's ban on gay people adopting children is unconstitutional — and pending an appeal, the ban will be lifted. More »
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TLC began its life as The Learning Channel, and that's where the acronym comes from. Nowadays it's anything but a learning channel, mostly dealing in reality shows, the weirder the better. And what do those shows teach us about women? More »
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A new study shows that for some 30% of Americans, pets can be considered family. But not so much for gay partners. More »
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Four decades after he divorced his wife and left his infant daughter behind, Victor Peraza checked into Calvary Hospital in the Bronx and found his estranged daughter; she turned out to be his nurse. The two have reconciled. [MSNBC] More »
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In a sort of payback for I Saw Your Nanny, researchers have collected au pairs' observations about their employers. And they're not pretty. More »
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Noting the seemingly endless supply of guides to children for first-time parents that are currently on the market, Jon Methven of The Good Men Project argues that perhaps kids should be given a guide to parents as well: More »
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A mom has been reunited with her allegedly kidnapped kids via Facebook — but now they hate her. The family's story is a disturbing example of the powers — and limits — of social networking. More »
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This Father's Day, being a dad was apparently more stressful than ever. Explanations for this range from employers failing to take into account new family dynamics to a supposedly "female-dominated world." More »
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In our modern-day narrative of helicopter parenting and "extended adolescence," one experience is often overlooked: that of parents who are totally cut off from their grown kids. But one expert believes this is a growing problem. More »
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According to Caroline Marcus of The Sunday Telegraph, parents in Australia have been taking their nine-year-old daughters to undergo leg-waxing treatments, something New South Wales Community Services Minister Linda Burney has criticized as emblematic of the oversexualization of children: More »
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A new study shows that adolescent siblings who respect each other's boundaries have a better relationship. While this isn't too earth-shattering, it's interesting that scientists are looking at sibling-relationship quality at all. More »
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Sarah Burge has made a minor name for herself by turning herself, via plastic surgery, into the "Real Life Barbie." Yet Burge has seemingly tired of "improving" her own image, and has now moved on to her 16-year-old daughter, Hannah. More »
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It's not all that surprising that TV time harms teens' relationships with parents. What is a little unusual: the problem seems to be getting better, not worse. More »
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Bridget Harrison loves both her son and her career, but after losing her editing job at a now-defunct newspaper, she admits that she's having a bit of trouble dealing with one without the routine of the other. More »
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According to a study led by Professor Marjorie Gunhoe of Calvin College, children who are physically disciplined between the ages of two and six end up being more successful and well-adjusted than peers who had never been "smacked." More »
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In a very sweet and funny essay for the New York Times, Mindy Kaling describes her habit of imagining her future family, admitting that she's created several different versions of her potential future family throughout the years. More »
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A few months ago, I came home to find my dog rolling around in a pile of garbage, celebrating his destruction with the dance moves of Templeton from Charlotte's Web. The first words out of my mouth were "For Cripessake!" More »
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