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Black Dad Vlogger Shares the Good, the Bad and the Funny About Parenting

Beleaf in Fatherhood gives followers a close-up of life inside a California family.

Angela Johnson

3/01/22 9:30AM

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A New Study Shows How Just $333 a Month Can Save a Child

Researchers gave single moms a small check each month. Their kids' brain development blossomed

Keith Reed

1/25/22 5:30PM

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Why Was 'Childbirth' Trending on Twitter? Because It’s Kind of a Big Deal

If you’re reading this, at some point you were born—and whether naturally, with an epidural or via cesarean section,…

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Because of COVID-19, I Haven't Hugged My Daughter in Months

I haven’t hugged my daughter in months.

7/08/20 9:00AM

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VSB Dads Share Their Father's Day Wish Lists. We Thank You In Advance

Father’s Day is upon us and even before COVID-19, the sock aisles at your favorite retailers (that also sold…

6/19/20 3:00PM

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The Way My Kids Are Eating Snacks at Home, I'm Starting to Wonder If They Were Starving at School

I have a curiosity that I’ve been pondering since schools shuttered and our kids have been home around the clock:…

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I Told My Child That Batman and Black Panther Wouldn't Hang Out. There Were Tears

In retrospect, I realize I was being kind of petty. Not on purpose, but being a stickler for contrived rules can…

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My 3-Year-Old Tried to Set Me Up. He Is Clearly Cracking Under the Pressure of This Global Pandemic

I love my kids. I really do. They’re a riot when they’re not trying to end me. Or when they’re not forcing me to…

4/10/20 4:30PM

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Netflix's <i>Uncorked</i> Reminded Me of a Fun Story About Unconventional Support From My Father

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Netflix's Uncorked Reminded Me of a Fun Story About Unconventional Support From My Father

Since we’re all stuck (or should be) inside the house for the foreseeable future (despite various projected goals…

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The Dads of The Root Provide Some Insights Into Their New, Shut-In Realities

The coronavirus has most of us staying inside the house—if possible—and that’s creating some new realities for our…

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I'm Glad You're Going to Write the Great American Novel While We're All Shut-In but I Have Little Kids

It feels like months ago when word started coming down that the coronavirus might shut down our whole lives for…

3/25/20 6:30PM

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How to Survive Working From Home—With Kids

In an effort to stop the coronavirus from spreading, Amazon, Spotify, Google and Facebook are among the many…

Tiffanie Drayton

3/13/20 11:30AM

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Thanks to My Kids, I Hope to Never Hear ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’ Again. I’ll Probably Listen to It Again This Afternoon

We’ve been down this old town road before.

3/11/20 12:30PM

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If You Piss Off My Youngest Kid, the Way His Petty Is Set Up, You Are Absolutely Not Coming to His Birthday Party

You know, as I watch my kids grow, I’ve come to the realization that, in life, the 3-5 age range is really the sweet…

12/12/19 1:55PM

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'I Have Not Had One Regret': Oprah Reveals Her 'Aha!' Moment About Marriage and Kids

Life is full of hard choices; some with bigger payoffs or sacrifices than others. But as Oprah tells People, not…

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Once, Twice...Seven Times a Daddy? Future Named in New Paternity Suit

A Florida woman has filed a paternity case naming Future as the father of a 4-month-old girl. If true, the child…

Anne Branigin

8/26/19 1:00PM

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My 4-Year-Old Did One of Those Things Kids Do to Remind You Why Being a Parent Is Awesome

Parenting, in practice, is a lot of work. Sure, it’s work that most of us who have the privilege of being parents…

8/15/19 11:00AM

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