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'Grayest Generation': Older Parenthood In The U.S.

NPR Staff — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:13:00 +0000

In a December article for The New Republic, "The Grayest Generation: How Older Parenthood Will Upend American Society," the magazine's science editor Judith Shulevitz points out how the growing trend toward later parenthood since 1970 coincides with a rise in neurocognitive and developmental disorders among children.

Drawing on research published in Nature, Shulevitz writes that, while the associations between parental age and birth defects were

Mom Entrepreneurs On Deadlines, Budgets, And Kids

Maria Hinojosa — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:42:00 +0000

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MARIA HINOJOSA, HOST:

I'm Maria Hinojosa, and this is TELL ME MORE, from NPR News. Michel Martin is away. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but maybe you just need a few moms in your corner when you decide you want to build that small business you've been thinking about. Every week, we check in with a diverse group of parents for their common sense and savvy advice.

Pretty Brown Girl, More Than A Brand, A Movement?

Michel Martin — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:05:00 +0000

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When Corey and Sheri Crawley's oldest daughter, Laila, started kindergarten, she started to behave in a way that was strange for her. The previously outgoing five-year-old became shy. She started to ask her parents to make her hair look like the other girls in her class.

Corey and Sheri suspected her change in behavior was because Laila was the only African-American girl in her class. Rather than accept it or ignore it, the Crawleys decided to do something about it.