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Generation X Report: Men Spend More Time in the Kitchen

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Gen Xers are a lot more conscious about their food than their parents were — especially the men, who are cooking and shopping more and watching food TV as much as women.

Two TIME 100 Honorees We Love

It’s that season again: time for the big reveal of the TIME 100 — our editors’ picks for the most influential and interesting people in the world.

No Kids Allowed: Malaysia Airlines Corrals Children Under 12 into Special Zone

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Do airlines really need kid-free zones?

The Agony of Forging the Perfect Summer Camp Schedule for Kids

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Summer vacation may be fun for kids, but it’s a headache for working parents who need to research an encyclopedia’s worth of options for camp.

Some Assembly Required: Q&A with Anne Lamott on Grandparenting

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The author says being a grandparent is liberating in a way that parenthood can’t even approach. Think of it as a bonus round, a chance to really enjoy children.

Moms Say It’s Too Hard to Breast-Feed for the Recommended Six Months

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A Scottish study finds that moms think the advice to breast-feed for six months is unrealistic. They call for scaling back expectations, but advocates say that’s the wrong approach.

Why an Easter Egg Hunt Brought Out the Worst in Helicopter Parents

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Easter egg hunts are for kids. But when pushy parents in Colorado muscled their way in and grabbed all the eggs — for their children, of course — an annual hunt was canceled.

Who Is a Child? The Supreme Court Decides

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Should children conceived after a father’s death be eligible for government benefits? The Supreme Court’s not sure.

Moms Judge Other Moms, But One Says She’s Sorry

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A mommy blogger channels a nation’s worth of maternal angst by admitting she’s guilty of having judged other parents. And by the way, she regrets it.

Mayim Bialik on Attachment Parenting: ‘Very Small People Have a Voice’

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The actress, neuroscientist — and, now, author — extolls the virtues of co-sleeping, extended breast-feeding and wearing baby as a bodily accessory.