Marriage & Parenting

Just 4 Mom: Deciding to close doors on childbearing, open windows of adoption

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Family sends six children to college before age 12

Mona Lisa Harding has home-schooled all of her 10 children, signing up her first six in college courses before the age of 12. Harding, along with her husband Kip and 10 children, were featured on... Read more »

April 19, 2013

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Banbury Cross doughnuts are my kind of heaven

Banbury Cross offers incredible doughnuts and an easy excuse to cure an early-morning sweet tooth. Read more »

April 18, 2013

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An investigation into the barely regulated, unsafe business of looking after our children

New Republic writer Jonathan Cohn writes about daycare in the United States. He states that about 8.2 million kids in the United States — about 40 percent of children under 5 — spend at... Read more »

April 18, 2013

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Social media experiment exposes popularity of new dating app among Provo singles

If you're single and live in Provo, you've probably heard of the new online dating service, Tinder. This new trend has not only hit Provo, but several single adults in cities around the country... Read more »

April 16, 2013

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Linda & Richard Eyre: Family is much like a symphony

My idea of success with our family was making beautiful music together, even when it meant a lot of dissonance and hours and hours of practice to get to the desired result. Read more »

April 16, 2013

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Kids 'intelligent' in US, 'happy' in Netherlands, Australia, Sweden

When researchers asked parents worldwide to describe their children, they learned about what cultures see and what they value. When it comes to parenting, Americans say their kids are smart, while... Read more »

April 16, 2013

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Adoption often leaves older children behind, alone, but waiting families change the future

Babies are sought after by adoptive parents, but by the time a child is 8, the pool of hopeful parents has thinned. When a child reaches the teen years, that pool of parents shrinks, and many older... Read more »

April 16, 2013

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Light outshines darkness: A mother's reaction to the Boston Marathon tragedy

Last night my oldest daughters began wondering if that evil in Boston could happen here where we live and sadly, I had to tell them yes. Evil exists. Read more »

April 16, 2013

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Daycare or dump: What to know when looking for child care

Are you shopping for child care? How do you know if your day care is safe? Use this information to find safe quality care for your precious children. Read more »

April 14, 2013

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The three keys to forging strong relationships between children and their stepdads

BYU researchers have identified three things that better the odds children and their stepdads will have a close, healthy relationship and the family will thrive. Read more »

April 11, 2013

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'Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere: 'I was born to be a mother'

"Heroes" and more recently "Nashville" star Hayden Panettiere discussed her family life in an interview conducted by the New York Daily News. The 23-year-old Panettiere expressed her desire to be a... Read more »

April 11, 2013

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Thank goodness kids do belong to their parents

The notion that children belong to the whole community, propounded by Melissa Harris-Perry, would be terrible for most of them. Read more »

April 10, 2013

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Kids today could use a washboard and chickens

Do you remember when you were one of the "kids these days"? Who would have thought that one day most kids would have a square screen pasted in front of their eyes a great deal of every day? Maybe a... Read more »

April 9, 2013

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Linda & Richard Eyre: Is a family like a company or like a symphony?

Families need a lot of the same things as a company to succeed, and they are both “in business” for some of the same essential reasons. Read more »

April 9, 2013

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What to do when your child gets a cell phone

About three out of four teenagers own cell phones, and nearly one in those four, ages 12 to 17, owns a smartphone. The question for parents has developed from what to do if a child gets a phone, to... Read more »

April 9, 2013

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Violent video games: Why experts want more research and what parents can do

The residual effect of violent video games on kids is a hotly debated topic. Some experts say violent gaming can damage developing brains, while others shrug off the threat as a ubiquitous part of... Read more »

April 9, 2013

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Joseph Walker: My brother Bud is a heroic rascal

Among the four boys, we each had a role that we played in the family. Dick was the good one. Bob was the funny one. I was … well, I’m not exactly sure, but the words “big and doofy” come to mind. Read more »

April 5, 2013

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No kid is an island: homeschool co-ops give social opportunities to children who learn at home

Families who school children at home are banding together, forming co-ops that provide social and educational opportunities their children might otherwise miss. Read more »

March 27, 2013

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North Dakota 'personhood' legislation would grant legal rights to embryos

In an attempt to outlaw abortion, legislation pending in North Dakota grants legal rights to embryos, a move that could have a "devastating impact" on fertility treatment, particularly in-vitro... Read more »

March 19, 2013

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Including children with disabilities at school: good for kids, or good for budgets?

Including disabled students in regular classrooms benefits many of them, and teaches lessons of empathy and acceptance to their classmates. But some say such inclusion slows progress for all... Read more »

Feb. 24, 2013

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Dear sweet mom who feels like she is failing

You are a good mom. You matter. You are making a difference. Read more »

Sept. 10, 2012

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Emotional aid important when facing infertility

Mara Kofoed was not always hopeful about having kids. When she first started trying for children in 2004, and learned that she had fertility issues, her life seemed full of fear and anxiety. She... Read more »

Aug. 5, 2012

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How to miss a childhood: The dangers of paying more attention to your cell phone than your children

Yes, it is the 21st century. Yes, the whole world is online. Yes, the communications for your job are important. Yes, at times you must be readily available. But despite all those factors, you do... Read more »

May 14, 2012

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