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American Childbirth: A Human Rights Failure?
Data from the United Nations shows that between 1990 and 2008, the United States maternal mortality rate nearly doubled, while the overwhelming majority of countries collectively decreased their rates by 34% (Coeytauz et al 2011).
Single Moms: How Do You Tell Your Kids That You’re Dating?
The following is a guest post by Kerri Zane, author ofIt Takes All 5: A Single Moms Guide to Finding the REAL One
Teacher Strike: Our Teachers Walk Out, Not On The Kids, But For The Kids
Why strike? Why walk out on the kids? These are questions I know people across the U.S. are asking. I am not a teacher. I do not work for the public school system. I am just a parent who sends her six children to public school Monday through Friday, August through May, well I did anyway until our…
New Research: Twenty-Something Moms are More Likely to be Single
Are younger moms more likely to be single? A recent issue of The New York Timesfeatured the results of a study which found that, among women under age 30, a majority (53 percent) were unwed when they gave birth. The article went on to cite studies which say that offspring of single mothers face elevated risks of falling into poverty, failing in school or suffering emotional and behavioral problems.
Dealing with Mother’s Day as a Stepmother
Besides all of the happiness that Mothers Day brings to many, it also contains a sadness factor for stepmothers. Mothers Day is the one day of the year thats specifically devoted to showing love to your mom, so it can get a bit tricky for those who may feel a sense of loyalty to their mom or have spent the majority of their lives referring to their stepmother by her first name rather than calling her mom.