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Category: Families and Family Life
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Couples Share Why They Remarried Their Ex-Spouses After Divorce
Five couples share how and why they decided to reconcile and tie the knot again.
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Paid Family Caregivers in Indiana Face Steep Cutbacks
Now that federal pandemic-era funds are shrinking, states like Indiana are ending or curtailing programs that finance home care by relatives of seriously ill children and adults.
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Parents Outraged After Willy Wonka Event in Glasgow
Families traveled to Glasgow for an event that claimed to channel the magic of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” They got a couple of jelly beans.
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More Fathers Are Breaking the Stay At Home Dad Stigma
With more men choosing to stay at home with their kids, the stigma — and the notion that they’re just filling in for mom — could finally be fading.
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Parents Are Highly Involved in Their Adult Children’s Lives, and Fine With It
New surveys show that today’s intensive parenting has benefits, not just risks, and most young adults seem happy with it, too.
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Why Did My Birth Son Invite Me to a Wedding and Then Seat Me in Siberia?
Reunited with her son after half a century, a reader feels slighted by her seat at a family wedding, where her son’s wife had already made her feel less than welcome.
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The Quiet Luxury of South Korea’s Postpartum Care Centers
Some new mothers say postpartum care centers are the best part of childbirth in South Korea, where fewer people are deciding to have children because of high costs.
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Why Some Parents Give Their Children a Last Name Other Than the Father’s
Some American parents have been breaking the patrilineal tradition for generations, but the number who do so remains small.
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How to Take the Whole Family Skiing Without Going Broke
Some states and resorts offer discounted passes for children and teens, knowing that those who start young tend to keep coming back.
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For the Holidays, Some Parents Are Leaving Their Adult Children Behind
Some parents of adult children have made the bold choice to forgo family traditions this holiday season.