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Ursula von der Leyen, then Germany's defense minister, reads in 2014 with 1st Lt. Patrick Schumitz and his son, Oskar, during a nursery opening at the University of the Federal Armed Forces, Munich. During a previous stint running Germany's family ministr

World News

Few German Mothers Go Back To Work Full Time. These Are The Challenges They Face

11:41am July 28, 2019

by Deborah Amos

German women have achieved top political positions, but in the business world, progress has lagged. Until 1977, married women had to receive their husbands' permission to work outside the home.

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Want your kid to succeed? Don't try so hard.

The Carpenter Vs. The Gardener: Two Models Of Modern Parenting

10:35pm May 28, 2018

Many parents think they can shape their child into a particular kind of adult. Psychologist Alison Gopnik says the science suggests otherwise.

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College-educated new dads are more likely to be older, with an average age of 33.

Health & Safety

Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common

9:51am August 31, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The average age for fathers of newborns in the U.S. has risen from 27.4 years back in 1972 to 30.9 years now. And if the baby's dad has a college degree, he's likely to be even older.

A gestational surrogate is a woman who carries a fetus but is not genetically related to it, in order to help other people become parents.

States Wrestle With Legalizing Payments For Gestational Surrogates

3:24pm March 10, 2017

by Emily Sohn

The Minnesota legislature is considering letting women who act as gestational surrogates get paid for carrying a fetus for other parents. States vary widely in their approach to the practice.

Ruby Corado, second from right, and Selena Cruz whip their hair around playfully while joking with Lazema Mills, left, and Giselle Gartzog, right, at Casa Ruby, a drop-in and service center for transgender people in Washington, D.C. Through the center, Co

National

Trans In Transition: Finding Friends And Community In D.C.

12:42am June 07, 2015

by Pam Fessler

While doing a profile of a transgender activist in Washington, D.C., NPR's Pam Fessler heard some touching personal stories from trans women trying to adapt to their new lives.

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A group of mothers and infants celebrate a recent graduation from the Harlem Children's Zone Baby College program.

Boosting Education For Babies And Their Parents

8:28pm May 11, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

The Harlem Children's Zone Baby College program offers classes and supplies to expectant parents and those with kids up to age 3. It also helps create a vital sense of community.

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Transgender Men Who Become Pregnant Face Social, Health Challenges

5:03pm November 10, 2014

by Robin Marantz Henig

Getting prenatal care can be a struggle, transgender men report in what may be the first study of its kind. And their feelings on once again appearing more female varied greatly.

Phillip Underwood and Michelle Sheridan and their children, Logan and Lilliana, gather in their living room in Frederick, Md., after a long day of work and school. The couple had delayed marriage, in part for financial reasons.

For More Millennials, It's Kids First, Marriage Maybe

2:19pm October 30, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

Millennials, particularly those with less education, are upending the traditional order of love, marriage, baby carriage. Many say they don't feel financially secure enough to tie the knot.

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