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10 cars that tell the story of America
From Paul Ingrassia's book 'Engines of Change,' the author and car aficionado tells the story of America through automobiles.
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Queen Victoria: 6 stories from her diaries
A new website features the entire text of Queen Victoria's diaries. Here are six excerpts.
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'Double Time': 6 stories about bringing up twins
First-time parenting? Try it times two. Writer Jane Roper shares her stories from her first three years of mothering twins.
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Gay rights in America: How states stand on 7 hot-button issues
The tapestry of federal and state laws surrounding gay rights is enormously complex. Here is a look at each state's laws regarding issues ranging from gay marriage to hate crimes to hospital visitation.
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Facebook stock: 6 intriguing investors
Facebook stock will make many people suddenly wealthy when it begins trading this Friday. The company is expected to be valued somewhere around $100 billion, with stock expected to sell anywhere between $34 and $38 per share. Here are six of the more unexpected people set to make a killing with initial public offering of Facebook stock, including a rock star, a graffiti artist, and pair of Mark Zuckerberg’s enemies.
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Why breastfeeding military moms freak people out
The uproar over photos of two military moms breastfeeding indicates a larger social debate in America about women's freedom and their comfort as mothers in public spaces.
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10 cars that tell the story of America
From Paul Ingrassia's book 'Engines of Change,' the author and car aficionado tells the story of America through automobiles.
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Breastfeeding moms in military uniforms reprimanded (+video)
The Washington National Guard said the photo of two military moms breastfeeding their children was a violation of a regulation that forbids using the uniform to promote a cause.
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Why it's easier to be a good daddy than a good mommy
Time magazine's recent 'breast-feeding cover' fueled another spat in the 'mommy wars.' Debating the 'perfect mother' ideal is a misogynistic narrative. We need to stop pitting moms against moms and start fighting the real battles, like defending against attacks on women's health care.
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Modern Parenthood
Looking for the 'perfect' nanny: Experience or up-to-date 'expertise?'
A nanny's years of experience raising children wasn't enough for one mother looking for the 'perfect' childminder. Have babies changed so much in the last few years that child-care providers need the most 'up-to-date' expertise?
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Modern Parenthood
After graduation: Parents still lose sleep over kids’ homework
Even after the kids' graduation, some parents still wake in the night asking: Honey, did we finish the homework? And just wait what they bring home from the Classroom of Real Life.
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Modern Parenthood
Connect with kids' feelings first, then change aggressive behavior
The first step parents should take to correct a child's aggressive reactions during playtime is to connect with their feelings, not punish them. Then you can address their specific inappropriate behavior.
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Modern Parenthood
Post graduation: A mom's defense of her boomerang kid in Beijing
The post graduation boomerang kid – part of the generation of adult children who move back home with parents – is a welcome addition to and American family's new life in Beijing.
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Ban on sex-selection abortions? Change attitudes toward girls instead.
A GOP bill up for a vote in the House would ban sex-selective abortions, most of which abort females. Such laws are far less effective than changing public thinking about the value of girls and women to families and society.
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Modern Parenthood
Three-year-old kicked off Alaska Airlines for being fussy
A three-year-old kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight in Seattle strikes fear and loathing in the hearts of parents of toddlers. This mom asks – is toddler behavior any worse than that snoring guy dozing on your shoulder?
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In Gear
Your teen is ready to drive? Here's how to pick a driving school.
Nearly half of US states require driver education for teens under 18. In choosing a driving school, look for one accredited by the AAA.
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Modern Parenthood
Charlize Theron: diapers, dogs, adoption, and some life lessons
Charlize Theron, on the "Snow White and the Huntsman" publicity trail, brings us today’s celebrity mom inferiority complex – but with some thoughts actually worth pondering on diapers, dogs, adoption, and life lessons.
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Modern Parenthood
Bullying and suicide: Misinformation and hyperbole link them
A teen's fake Facebook page about a child who committed suicide as a victim of bullying raises the need for digital literacy to separate fact from fiction. Facebook isn't a context – life is the context for Facebook.
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First Lady says politics is tough, even for Obama girls (+video)
Michelle Obama said her daughters had learned to be thick-skinned in an election year.
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Tax VOX
New online tool to help families maximize tax, transfer benefits
State taxes and transfers can be an important, albeit complicated form of assistance for low-income families. A new interactive calculator aims to help guide families through the process, including the options when family income increases.
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Michelle Obama: politics tough, but 'Dad is always going to be Dad'
First Lady Michelle Obama discusses family life, the need for her daughters to have thick skin and her advocacy for American families to eat right and exercise during interviews to promote her new book on the White House garden.
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Was Taser use on pregnant woman excessive force? Supreme Court declines case.
The Supreme Court refused the case of a pregnant woman who was ticketed for speeding in a school zone in Seattle. When she refused to get out of her car, police used a Taser to shock her three times.
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Modern Parenthood
Graduation gifts: The moving boxes of elementary school days
Graduation gifts for elementary school? The most meaningful mementos come in the "moving boxes" full of experience that we take from one school year to the next – the cumulative fun, growth, fascination of art projects, friends, social studies and language arts.
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Modern Parenthood
Homesick at summer camp: five tips for parents with unhappy campers
Give you kids time to settle, make friends and have fun before bringing them home, say our teen experts in their five tips for dealing with kids who get homesick while at summer camp.
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Family vacation: Airlines asked to cut fees for seating together
Family vacation might be cheaper if Senator Charles Schumer succeeds in getting airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra for window and aisle.
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Modern Parenthood
Aishwarya Rai, breastfeeding, tanning: parent etiquette lessons
Aishwarya Rai criticized for her post-baby weight, Patricia Krentcil for her tan, Jamie Lynne Grumet for suckling her 3-year-old on the cover of Time – plus a kid punched out for being noisy in a movie and a first-grader suspended for singing a popular song. What's an etiquette-minded mom to do?
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Modern Parenthood
Parents: check attitude before you expect change in kid’s behavior
One child is easy and flexible while the other is strong-willed and disrespectful. Breaking the cycle of negative action and reaction to these behaviors is based on parents being open to their own attitude and childhood baggage.
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Sharon Stone nanny trouble: Former sitter sues her for harassment
Sharon Stone, the Oscar-winning actress, was sued by her former nanny for allegedly insulting the live-in sitter's ethnic heritage after a dispute over overtime pay.
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Modern Parenthood
Awkward but necessary: fathers should talk to sons about dating
Although it could be awkward, our teenage experts suggest that fathers talk to their sons one-on-one about dating and relationships, but don't push them too far out of their comfort zones.
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This Memorial Day, supporting veterans is a matter of national security
This Memorial Day, Americans should realize that supporting veterans with jobs and education isn't just about repaying our debt to them. The care of veterans and their families is also a national security imperative if the US is to maintain an effective all-volunteer force.
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