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Eleven months, multiple breakdowns, one harrowing realization: They’ve got to get back up and do it all again tomorrow.
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Working Moms Are Struggling. Here’s What Would Help.
What government, employers and the rest of us can do.
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Doctors recommend them before, during and even after a pregnancy. But regulation is spotty and finding the right pill can be hard.
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Photo CreditCarolyn Cole/Getty Images Evidence Builds That Pregnant Women Pass Covid Antibodies to Newborns
A new study suggests that protective antibodies can be transferred through the placenta, and the baby may receive more of them if a mother is infected with Covid earlier in her pregnancy.
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Photo CreditJanice Chang Should You Worry About Your Kid’s Pandemic Weight Gain?
Think of body changes as something to be curious about, not a problem to be solved.
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Here’s everything you need to know about when to get it and what to expect.
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You probably won’t pay the sticker price, and you can start saving now.
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The Home-Schooling Experience
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Portraits of families who opted-out of — or had to leave — traditional education.
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Nine families shared with us why they chose to educate their children outside the traditional school system.
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Seven perspectives on home-schooling in the 80s and 90s.
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When the pandemic hit, volunteers had to find creative ways to educate migrant children living in limbo near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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What Parents Need to Know About Coronavirus
More in What Parents Need to Know About Coronavirus ›Photo CreditSonia Pulido So You Think Your Kid Needs a Coronavirus Test
Here’s everything you need to know about when to get it and what to expect.
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Photo Credit Photo CreditRose Wong 5 Ways Families Can Prepare as Coronavirus Cases Surge
As winter approaches, we still need to be vigilant about taking precautions.
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Photo CreditFrancesco Ciccolella Can I Safely Send My Kid to Day Care? We Asked the Experts
As states struggle with reopening, parents are scrambling to figure out child care amid a fall surge of coronavirus.
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An existential philosopher reflects on the mortality of motherhood.
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The Price of Modern Parenting
More in The Price of Modern Parenting ›Photo CreditRosem Morton for The New York Times ‘It’s Pretty Brutal’: The Sandwich Generation Pays a Price
Parents feel emotionally and financially stressed by caring for young children and older relatives at the same time.
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Photo CreditDavid Biskup Your Cheatin’ Wallet
How to recognize financial infidelity and stop it from eroding your family’s trust.
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Photo CreditMary Inhea Kang for The New York Times What I Spent to Adopt My Child
Three families share their adoption stories, illuminating the variety of choices — and costs — involved in the process.
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