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Smoking Marijuana During Pregnancy Is a Problem
New research links pot use by pregnant women to low birth weight, preterm birth, and autism. The risk, it would seem, is not worth the rip.
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Parenthood Means Going To War With Old Habits
The battle isn't with responsibilities or restraints. It's with ideas of who you are and how you are in the world that are no longer true.
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I Put a $1,300 Crib on Our Baby Registry. Now My Wife Is Flipping Out.
A dad gets proactive and puts together a baby registry with items that they can't necessarily afford. It backfires.
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Episode 6: Kamau
TV host, comedian, and activist W. Kamau Bell on trying to follow in Fred Rogers' footsteps and create a show with meaning.
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Fred Rogers and the Little Prince
Fred Rogers understood that children don't think like adults. Margaret McFarland taught him to move between those worlds.
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Why Do Babies Hiccup So Much? For Brain Development. Seriously.
Baby hiccups might seem like a strange quirk or muscle development, but they're so very much more than that.
Development
My Wife Delivered. I Vomited.
My wife was creating life. I was creating a big mess for the hospital staff (and losing her engagement ring).
Fatherly Voices
Episode 4: Beth
Fred Rogers wasn't just the host of a children's television show. He cared about the children who cared about him. Beth Usher saw firsthand what this meant in practice.
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The Men Who Get Pregnant Too
Some men feel their partner’s pregnancy more than others. We’re talking morning-vomitting, back-aching, toothache-ing feels. These men are experiencing Couvade syndrome and they might be better dads for it.
Health & Science
New Study Finds Stress During Pregnancy Can Change the Sex of Your Baby
Stressed women are less likely to give birth to sons, according to new research. Are we about to see an influx of baby girls?
Health & Science
What Living Near a Busy Road Does to Your Kid's Brain
Living near a busy road doesn't just hurt kids lungs, it has the potential to alter their brains as well.
Health & Science
Want to Know About Your Baby's Health? You Need to Know About Your Exposome
Scientists are just beginning to understand how the outside world is impacting fetuses. The research could upend the way we approach pregnancy.
Genetics
How to Spend Less Money on Your Baby's Nursery
Baby nurseries are expensive — and don’t actually help the baby. There’s a simple solution here.
Gear
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