parenting-issues

In Philly, prospective LGBTQ+ parents receive guidance on adoption, other issues from local experts

BY: - July 9, 2023

The annual Paths to Parenthood program, put on by Philadelphia Family Pride, runs until July 27.

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Summer camp should be a time to disconnect from technology. These days, however, parents have new ways to keep up with their kids. (Eric Thomas photo illustration/Kansas Reflector)

Sleep-away camps can’t snip the data umbilical cord between parents and children | Opinion

BY: - July 2, 2023

My son's 12-day odyssey into the wilderness was aimed at catapulting him away from our grasp and our watchful eyes.

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A new law can help some pregnant workers with climate crisis-level heat this summer | Opinion

BY: - June 16, 2023

But lawmakers still must act for those left behind.

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Аdopted daughter with her mother

What I want for moms this Mother’s Day | Opinion

BY: - May 14, 2023

Mothers are due improvements in areas like criminal justice, employment and health.

Rear view of young Asian mother with a shopping cart grocery shopping for baby products in a supermarket. She is standing in front of the baby product aisle and have no idea which product to choose from

Infant formula crisis could recur, former FDA official tells Congress

BY: - March 28, 2023

'No mother, no father, should ever again face a desperate store-by-store search for a product, simply to nourish their infants,' an advocate said.

U.S. House passes GOP bill establishing a federal parental bill of rights

BY: - March 24, 2023

Pa.'s U.S. House delegation split on party lines, with all Democrats voting against and all Republicans voting for the bill.

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Congrats on the baby — now pay up | Opinion

BY: - October 12, 2021

'Only you and your doctor can decide what’s best for you,' the letter read.  Funny, because it doesn’t feel that way.

These Pa. families are using gender-affirming parenting to help their kids to explore their own identities

BY: - January 30, 2020

Supporting a child and building their self-esteem as it relates to their gender identity– is on the rise throughout the United States.