Parenting

For Moms with Postpartum Depression, the Nation’s First Inpatient Unit

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For moms battling depression, a first-of-its-kind psychiatric unit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers intensive, inpatient care.

Goody Bag Madness: How to Rein in Kids’ Birthday Party Favors

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Kids’ goody bags are getting increasingly elaborate. Do we really need these compilations of crap?

Want a Brighter Baby? Feed on Demand, Not on a Schedule

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Moms may be surlier, but babies do better academically when they’re fed on demand rather than on a schedule.

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.

According to a Wisconsin Bill, Single Moms Are a Child Abuse Threat

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Are single moms more apt to hurt their children? Two Republican legislators believe they are and have introduced legislation to raise awareness of the threat.

Teen Sex Ed: Instead of Promoting Promiscuity, It Delays First Sex

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Teens who received sex-ed instruction in school waited longer to have sex than those who hadn’t learned about abstinence and contraception.

How Beyoncé's Public Breast-Feeding Changes the Nursing-in-Public Debate

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When Beyoncé breast-fed Blue Ivy at a restaurant, was she intentionally making a statement about a woman’s right to nurse in public?

Is Breast-Feeding “Lewd Behavior”? Angry Moms in Georgia Fight Back

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After Nirvana Jennette’s pastor compared her breast-feeding her baby in church to stripping, Jennette got fed up. Now, a nurse-in’s scheduled for Monday, and advocates are trying to overhaul Georgia’s public breast-feeding law.