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The list of the country's most popular baby names for 2011, released Tuesday by the Social Security Administration, revealed that for new parents, God is in.
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Think of road trips with your children as rare opportunities. When else do you have a long stretch of time with your kids uninterrupted by television, homework, phone calls, their friends or other distractions? Especially with kids along, getting there can be half the fun.
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Great parenting doesn't happen by accident--ask Kate Battistelli, mother of Dove award-winning recording artist Francesca Battistelli. Through raising her daughter to understand her gifts and calling, Kate has discovered a few keys to steering children toward their destiny in God.
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Children whose parents split up when they were preschoolers have increased behavior problems, according to new research that suggests the timing of such breakups has long-term effects.
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Having kids may not make us miserable after all.
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Many mothers chose to put their children on birth control as a means of protection.
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An estimated 95 percent of U.S. infant adoptions now have some level of openness between birth parents and adoptive parents, unlike earlier decades, when such contact was routinely denied, says a report released Wednesday..
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Amber Strader, an unmarried mother of two, kisses her 18-month-old daughter Arianna Fickey at their home in Lorain, Ohio. Strader said she'd like to get married, "but I just don't see it happening right now." (Nicole Bengiveno / New York Times)

It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it is the new normal. After steadily rising for five decades, the share of children born to unmarried women has crossed a threshold: More than half of births to U.S. women younger than 30 occur outside marriage.

Adopting Kids with Special-Needs

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Jon and Nina Clark of Germantown with children, from left, Andy, Emma, Elizabeth, Abby, Matthew and Jacob. After Emma was born with Down syndrome, the family adopted two girls with the condition. (The Washington Post)

Everything was in place: the four balloons, the "Welcome home, Elizabeth" banner, a ready supply of tissues, a gaggle of family and friends.

Has Teen Dishonesty Become an Epidemic?

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I always speak the truth and refuse to tell a lie. - Proverbs 8:7 (CEV)
John 5:24

Most Popular Baby Names Come from the Old Testament
Ways to Keep Your Kids Entertained on the Road
Mother's Day 2012: How Francesca Battistelli's Mom Steered Her To Her Destiny In God
Preschoolers Whose Parents Divorce Have Increased Behavior Problems
Study: Parents with Kids Are Happier than Non-Parents
Should Moms Put Their Daughters on Birth Control?




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