Parenting

Toddler playing next to crib

Childproof your home with this 12-step checklist

Research suggests fetal cells may live on in mothers beyond birth

CDC: Women of child-bearing age shouldn't drink alcohol unless using contraception

Jamie Leonhart puts motherhood in the Kimmel Center spotlight

Jamie Leonhart

Conversations with kids: older sibling, bigger responsibility

Syreeta Martin daughters

Irreplaceable days: Meditations on motherhood & the passage of time

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PhillyVoice's 'Quotes of the Year' quiz

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Community supports N.Y. dad whose wife died in childbirth

Childbirth Death

Presence over presents: What matters most this season

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Montco woman who injected teen daughter with heroin sentenced

PhillyVoice's 'Quotes of the Week' quiz

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Study: December conceptions result in highest birth rates

Your 2015 guide to the holidays in Philadelphia

What to do when children bring deep Santa questions home

Santa Claus

15 things that happen when you are a pup parent in your 30s

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Pa. to launch statewide program to help pregnant opioid addicts

Pediatrician demonstrates 'The Hold' that soothes shrieking babies

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Down with 'Elf on the Shelf'

Elf on the Shelf

On gratitude and grief: Mother donates 92 gallons of breast milk following pregnancy loss

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Conversations with kids: when bullying turns sexual

Syreeta Martin and her daughter Arionna

Court upholds stripping N.J. couple of custody after mother allegedly solicits exorcism

U.S. surgeons look to conduct first womb transplant

Healing the heart of the wounded parent

Family violence

Chesco DA addresses middle school sexting, cyberbullying scandal

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One Million Moms criticizes 'American Girl' over feature about adopted girl, gay parents

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Conversations with kids: Teaching tolerance & interfaith principles in the home

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The ultimate guide to Halloween in Philadelphia

Young adults with Down syndrome write 'congratulations' letters to new parents

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App helps parents track kids while they trick-or-treat on Halloween

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A 'right' parents shouldn’t have: Ending circumcision, Part Two

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Healthy Halloween treats for little ghouls and goblins

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Not even a sip of alcohol is safe while pregnant: U.S. pediatricians

33 signs you've turned into your parents

Millennial newspaper

Miscarriage matters: In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

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The Interfaith Movement: Motivating Philadelphia to take a unified step toward tolerance

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Ending circumcision: The case for extending legal protections to America’s boys

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Psychologist offers insight on parenting in a tech-filled world

NBC taps local author to help kids' show go global

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What a new app says about sex education in Philadelphia

Breastfeeding in a pornographic age

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Why I write birth stories

Raleigh Birth

How one Delco woman's using 'de-escalation rooms' to redefine punishment for kids

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Sal Paolantonio prides himself on living healthy, and offers a playbook for other men to follow

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