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Knoebels going 'Over the Top' for thrilling new ride in 2017

A few things this first-time mother discovered during 30 hours of labor and delivery

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Mindfulness card games: Nurturing compassion and peace in our families

Peacemakers

A thank-you note to my newborn son

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Packing for the hospital: what to bring for labor and delivery

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First Philadelphia Baby & Family Expo coming to Center City

Opting for a funeral at home: Challenging cultural norms

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Writing your own birth plan: laissez-faire or overprepared?

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Delivery room drama: party or private?

An expecting mother and the Zika virus

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Traveling abroad when pregnant: Part II

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Knitting memories: Creating priceless presents for future generations

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My nontraditional baby shower

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Would you judge a father for taking equal time off after child's birth?

Announcing a pregnancy – to tell or not to tell?

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Screaming to sleep, Part One & Two: The moral imperative to end 'cry it out'

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Study finds little siblings can help big siblings avoid obesity

Ride the North Pole Express this holiday

New Hope Railroad

A family with an adopted mission: children with special needs

Healing the heart of the wounded parent

Family violence

Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand writes public 'thank you' to mom five years post-spinal injury

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The ultimate guide to Halloween in Philadelphia

Seniors and children at play: Homeschooling program mends the generation gap

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Meditating as a family

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Study: More millennials living with family now than during the Great Recession

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'Designer babies' reinvigorate ethical debate

Ordered to live with an abuser: How and why American family courts fail children

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Daddy Jekyll, Daddy Hyde: Transforming patterns of verbal abuse for the sake of our children

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Visit Atlantic City this summer: hot tickets, parties and family fun

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Sisters adopted by different families reconnect in the classroom

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The price of parenthood

Man searches for long-lost brother born in Philly via Facebook

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America's parenting coach: Dr. Laura Markham on peaceful parenting practices

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Lessons from a lemonade stand

Personal Finance

Using allowances to teach kids about money, responsibility

30-minute meals: Spring garden pasta primavera

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Adoptees to Pa.: Birth certificate access a 'human right'

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Delco native writes open letter to save original Wawa

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