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She compared motherhood in four countries. The US isn’t looking good
A new book examines childcare policies across the globe – and asks whether parenthood in the US needs to be so…
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Japan introduces rules to put outlandish baby names to bed
The change is designed to halt the use of kirakira (shiny or glittery) names that have proliferated among pare…
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Ultraman: Rising review – endearing kaiju animation battles the monster that is parenting
Appealing superhero film saddles a kaiju fighter with an orphaned infant, who brings challenges to test supern…
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Pa-rental guidance benefits charities | Brief letters
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For better or for worse: is the decline in marriage actually good for relationships? | Devorah Baum
While some countries turn marriage into a patriotic act, it might just give us a radical new way to live our l…
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The longest holiday: parents coping with coronavirus school closures in east Asia
In a bid to stem spread of the virus, schools in Hong Kong, China and Japan have been shut for weeksCoronaviru…
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Culture shock: can trailblazing Japanese minister change minds on paternity leave?
Shinjiro Koizumi’s move raises hopes that more new fathers will be emboldened to stay home with their babiesSh…