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Watch: What Parents Can Do Amid Drastic Shortage in Baby Formula
Suppliers and retailers are reporting a drastic shortage in baby formula. Here’s what parents of infants should and shouldn’t do. Laura Garcia reports.
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Are You Overparenting? A Child Psychologist Says These Are the Tell-Tale Signs
It’s easy to fall into the trap of “overparenting,” but one expert explains why this should be avoided and how to spot the tell-tale signs.
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Watch: What Parents Need to Know About Kids Living With Autism
NBC Bay Area’s Kari Hall has two children living with autism, and she spoke with Jill Escher, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, about what parents need to know.
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Budgeting for a Baby: Here's What Financial Advisors Recommend for New Parents
Expecting a baby? It’s important to start thinking about both the short-term and long-term costs of raising a child, say financial advisors.
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How Parents Can Encourage Kids to Follow Their Interests Without Being Pushy
Tips for how parents can encourage their kids to pursue hobbies, without pressuring them to seek achievement.
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Some Mothers Are Poised to Get Up to $1,000 Per Month Through a New Guaranteed Income Program
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life can be their most vulnerable, research shows. A new program gives money to mothers to help break the cycle of poverty.
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‘People Are Feeling the Pain': Parents Struggle With School Reopenings, Closures as Covid Spikes
It’s been a chaotic week for parents as students headed back to school during the latest Covid surge and winter storms.
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Struggling to Keep the Kids Occupied Over the Holidays? Here Are Some Fun, Development-Boosting Activities
Experts say there are a number of simple holiday activities that are both fun and beneficial for children’s development.
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4.8 Million Working Parents Have ‘Preventable' Burnout—Here Are 5 Things That Can Ease the Stress
Burned out workers are more than twice as likely to quit their job, which could spell trouble for employers during the Great Resignation.
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Children in the Netherlands Are Among the World's Happiest. Here's What the Parents Do Differently
Children in the Netherlands are among the happiest in the world, research suggests, and experts say that there are a number of reasons why this is the case.
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‘It's Not Over Until It's Over.' Democrats and Republicans Push for Different Paid Leave Policies on Capitol Hill
The Covid-19 pandemic has increased awareness of the need for broader access to paid leave. Democrats and Republicans disagree on how it should be implemented.
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Greenlight, the Fintech App for Kids, Wants to Teach Parents How to Invest
Kids fintech app Greenlight wants to help parents set up brokerage accounts that can be used for college tuition and big unexpected expenses.
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Experts, Users Warn About Explicit Content on Popular Gaming Platform Roblox
What parents need to know to keep kids safe.
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Drop in U.S. Birth Rates Amid Covid-19 Could Have Lasting Economic Impact
As Covid-19 upended so many lives, women opted to delay having children. Lower birth rates could have a lasting economic impact, including Social Security and retirement.
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Target's Car Seat Trade-in Program Is Back: What Parents Need to Know
The semi-annual event starts Sept. 12
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Parents at East Bay School Upset at How District Handled Campus COVID-19 Case
Parents of students at an East Bay middle school are upset over how the school handled a teacher’s positive COVID-19 case earlier this week. Bob Redell reports.
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Vaccination Rates Are Parents' Top Concern in Back-to-School Poll
A poll conducted by the University of Michigan of 1,700 parents found that vaccination rates of teachers and students were their biggest concern, while repeating virtual classes, large groups of students and falling behind academically were also mentioned.
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Stop Buying. Start Looping.
Don’t be overwhelmed by baby gear – just use what you need and then return it. Malou chats with the founder of Loop who used his dad experience to make life easier and more affordable for parents
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This Lesser-Known Tax Credit May Offer Working Families a Bigger Write-Off This Year
Working families may claim another write-off in 2021 with the enhanced child and dependent care tax credit. Here’s what to know about the boost.
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Even as Millions of Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Go Out, Some Parents Are Still Confused How They Work
Millions of monthly child tax credits were just deployed for a second month. Yet some parents are still in the dark as to whether they’re eligible.