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From Oklahoma to Washington, daycare costs are soaring. Everyone's feeling the pinch
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1289+ words) Jennifer Williams plays with her sons at home. She said leaving her job to care for her sons was a difficult call to make, but it was the right one for her family. Beth Wallis/StateImpact Oklahoma hide caption Jennifer…...
Want more intimacy in your relationships? Conflict could help: Life Kit
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (255+ words) Conflict is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it’s necessary for close, authentic relationships, says Priya Parker, a conflict resolution facilitator and the author of a new book, The Art of Fighting. But sometimes it can be hard to…...
In Good Health: The Matter Of Maternal Mental Health Care: 1A
2+ day, 4+ min ago (274+ words) The Lindsay Clancy murder trial captivated the American public for weeks.Prosecutors charged Clancy with murdering her three children. They say she then tried to take her own life and that her injuries left her paralyzed from the waist down....
Would you let your kids play football?: It's Been a Minute
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (290+ words) Is the fantasy of football worth the potential price?That's what football athletes, fans and doctors are asking after a new study published in late August revealed that from a sample of athletes who played at least one NFL game…...
As a new school year begins, how are students and parents feeling?: Consider This from NPR
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (226+ words) Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of a new school year.Across the country, more than 54 million students have returned to the classrooms.NPR spoke with students and teachers in different parts of the country…...
The first day of school: Bells, bikes, buses and big feelings
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (1348+ words) Gerald Gomez-Reina high-fives new kindergartener Ian Patterson after they track down his cubby just before the first day of school at Micheltorena Street Elementary in Los Angeles. Julie Leopo for NPR hide caption Catch up on what you missed with…...
QUIZ: Ugh, I'll do it later. How much do you know about procrastination?
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (307+ words) Procrastination is often misunderstood. Many of us chalk it up to laziness, see it as a modern phenomenon and think it simply can't be overcome. But those things aren't true, says Itamar Shatz, author of a book published in August,…...
Whatever happened to kindness? Spoiler alert: Our readers prove it's alive and well
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (737+ words) In recent years, NPR has explored how small interactions with strangers can do more than just brighten our days — they can improve our well‑being. Now, we've invited readers to share their own moments of connection — small exchanges that lift…...
Whatever happened to the floating schools of Bangladesh?
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1232+ words) Hosne Ara teaches a group of fourth graders, seated on benches inside the floating school's classroom. Ali Asif Shawon for NPR hide caption In September 2018, we posted a story from flood-prone Bangladesh, 'Floating Schools' Make Sure Kids Get To Class…...
40 years later, 'The Baby-Sitters Club' is still helping readers see themselves
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1178+ words) Ann M. Martin, at her home in New York state. She is the author and creator of the Baby-Sitters Club series, which turns 40 this year, as well as numerous award-winning standalone novels. DeSean McClinton-Holland for NPR hide caption Since 1986, generations of…...