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The motherhood penalty is costing women more than just playing time

And yet the average WNBA salary last season was $102,244. The average NBA salary was $11.9 million. The fans showed up. The ratings showed up. What hasn’t shown up, in any proportion to that, is the ...
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Yes, you might shake after giving birth—and it’s totally normal

There are many things I wish someone had told me before I gave birth 429, and at the top of the list is that I would shake like I was naked in a snowstorm for an hour afterward. You’d think ...
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The happiest kids in the world have social safety nets

When my sister, her husband and their four-month-old daughter moved from New Jersey to the Netherlands in March of 2022, I wasn’t expecting our family to receive a lesson in Dutch parenting. But, ...
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A new AI breakthrough helped one couple get pregnant after 19 years

For nearly 19 years, Rosie and her husband tried to grow their family. Their journey spanned 15 IVF cycles, countless doctor visits, and emotional highs and lows that left them exhausted but still ...
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You’re not bad at vacationing. Here’s the real reason family trips feel so hard.

We had flown from Vermont to Palm Springs in February. The logic was airtight. Escape the cold, get some sun, do the desert thing. As our day trip to Joshua Tree approached, I had been watching the ...
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What my autistic son taught me about being brave in an age of fear

Last year, over spring break, I took my then 10-year-old son to Disneyland. For years, I had been reluctant to visit the park, unsure of how my son, who is autistic, would handle the large crowds, ...
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The working-mom framework that changed my life

If you're juggling a career and motherhood, knowing the difference between glass balls and rubber balls puts everything into ...
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What does emotional maturity in children actually look like? A psychologist explains, age by age

If you’ve ever wondered whether your child is “on track” emotionally, you’re asking the right question — but you might be looking for the wrong signs. Emotional maturity in children isn’t about being ...
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Millions of kids lose access to meals when school ends — here’s one campaign trying to change that

When the bell rings and summer starts, most kids are thinking about sleeping in, swim lessons, maybe a few weeks of camp. But for roughly one in five children who depend on school lunch as a primary ...
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What to do if your teenager starts pulling away

I needed to adapt, to give her space when she needed it and to be there with open arms when she was ready to let me in. By Ibrahim Sofiyullaha Updated Oct. 24, 2023 As a mother, I have always ...
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12 summer solstice rituals for the longest day of the year

If you read our spring equinox rituals piece back in March, first of all, thank you. Second, if you wrote that letter to your summer self, this is your friendly reminder that it’s out there somewhere, ...