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Safe Baby Haven at Shijiazhuang Orphanage, in Hebei province, China

Baby rescued from sewer pipe fell by accident, mother says

International |  The Chinese woman who raised the alarm about a newborn stuck in an apartment sewer pipe confessed to police on Wednesday she was the mother, according to the…

Honor your parent one and your parent two

Honor your parent one and your parent two

Parenting |  Do you recall the news about a proposed law in France that would ban the terms “mother” and “father” and replace them with “parents” on official…

No matter what, keep learning

No matter what, keep learning

Education |  As I’ve alluded to before, my 8-year-old, Cooper, went to school this year for the first time and had the rudest awakening of his life. Apparently, although…

A MOTHER REMEMBERED: Ida Olasky celebrating her 88th birthday.
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As she lay dying

Family |  On Mother’s Day, how do you honor an ornery mom?

VALLEY: Abigail Trafford holds her dad’s hand.
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Abigail and Samuel

Birth |  A pair of tiny twins illustrates the agonizing challenges that premature births present to parents and doctors

PROOF: Laina and Debi Beasley.
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Womb to grow

Lifestyle |  The thriving practice of embryo adoption is saving little lives from destruction

Conversations with wisdom
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Conversations with wisdom

Faith & Inspiration |  Your parents can introduce you to her, but you must get to know her yourself

The high cost of free speech

The high cost of free speech

Family |  Last week, a normally wise son texted something not-so-wise to a group of girls with whom he’d been dialoging. It wasn’t anything “wrong,” just…

Melissa Harris-Perry

State-owned, state-run children

Government |  Melissa Harris-Perry, a political scientist at Tulane University and an MSNBC talk show host, has ignited conservative rage with one of the network’s…

A Victoria's Secret Pink store in Newport Beach, Calif.

Moms fighting Victoria’s dirty little secret

Parenting |  Twenty-two years ago, my military-wife friends and I used to spend our Friday evenings at Victoria’s Secret looking for something special to wear when our…

Do you own technology, or does it own you?

Do you own technology, or does it own you?

Technology |  “Wow!” the instructor exulted to her 8-year-old trainee. The student’s big brown eyes flashed with excitement. She was 4 feet 3 inches tall, her gymnast…

Fretting over an unfair split of household duties? Grow up!

Fretting over an unfair split of household duties? Grow up!

Marriage |  The double whammy of the publication of Lean In by Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer no longer allowing her employees to work from home…

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