Single Moms
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Jana Kramer's post sparks debate over use of 'single mom' term: 'Why are we demanding that mothers prove how hard their lives are?'
With Kramer facing backlash for calling herself a single mom, experts break down distinctions in parenting terms.
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Harvard research: Impact of poverty begins in the womb, but it doesn't have to
Scientific evidence shows that the toxic stresses of poverty can affect the brains of babies in the womb — but also that they can be reversed with some radical shifts to our approach to prenatal care. It's the subject of a new mini-documentary from Yahoo News, "Baby Brain."
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Mom writes inspiring post about her '4th trimester' mom bod
On a quest to make "motherhood — and ... womanhood — normal again," Kaci Dean explains the term "fourth trimester" she used in a Facebook post.
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Tips for single parents on raising their kids alone, from potty training to dating
Close to a whopping one in five children under the age of 14 are raised in lone-parent households, according to the latest Statistics Canada data. So, in lieu of a magical instruction manual, Yahoo Canada got some realistic advice from those in the know about how single parents can guide their children through important life stages. Potty training “I figure if I can teach him to pee standing up, then I’ll be OK when it comes to other stuff later,” says Ashley MacInnis, laughing while on the p