Family
26 Inventions Mothers Can Appreciate
From an apparatus to birth a child with centrifugal force to a board game to teach driver safety, these product ideas have parents in mind
The Tenacious Woman Who Helped Keep Mother’s Day Alive
For Anna Jarvis, a holiday devoted to moms was not sentimental fluff, but a practical exercise in patriotism
A Couple’s First Two Kids Make Them Briefly Happier; the Third Not So Much
Older couples get the most joy from their new addition to the family, teens the least
Home-Cooked Meals Are a Burden on Women
Cash- and time-strapped moms often feel pressured to cook meals for unappreciative kids and men
Staying Near Home Becomes the Norm For Millennials
With finances tight and jobs scarce, hometowns are looking very attractive
A Startup Claims To Turn the Dead into Diamonds
The Swiss-based company, Algordanza, says it's developed a technology that transforms the ashes of a deceased loved one into keepsake jewelry
This Baby-Making App Is Taking on the Task of Insuring Against Infertility
Those who do not conceive after 10 months receive funds for infertility tests from either a public pool they contributed to or from their employer
China's Growing Number of "Baby Hatches" Allow Parents to Anonymously Give Away Their Children
China will install at least two baby hatch facilities in each of the country's provinces
Do Babies Fake Cry?
Babies can be evil little creatures: they can even fake cry
Don’t Give Your Kids and Pets Similar Sounding Names, Or You’ll Confuse Them
Your parents don't actually think you and your sibling are interchangeable
The Human Price of a Centuries-Old Vendetta
In Albania, the revival of a 15th-century code has trapped families in multigenerational blood feuds
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Environmental Research Center Opens Its Doors for Family Day
Family Fall Day gives visitors the chance to see research on the bay up close
Best. Gumbo. Ever.
He ate far and wide, but the author found only one true version of the New Orleans dish—Mom's
Daughter Knows Best
Kids have discovered a diabolical new use for science: rebutting their parents
Home is Where the Kitchen Is
Photographer Dona Schwartz viewed her family through her camera lens in the hub of their household: the kitchen
From Brooklyn to Worthington, Minnesota
Novelist Tim O'Brien revisits his past to come to terms with his rural hometown
Darwin for Dads
A daughter tries to help one member of an endangered species survive
For General Patton's Family, Recovered Ground
Famed World War II Gen. George S. Patton's grandson finds his calling in the ashes of his fathers journals
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