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Mirror, Mirror ... Study Forces Students to See Their Future, Aged Selves

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Sep 23rd 2010 12:00PM

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Nicole Kidman - Stay at Home Mom?

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Dec 17th 2008 10:00AM

Nicole Kidman isn't shy about how much she loves being a mom to Sunday Rose. But the Australia star has fallen so hard for motherhood, she's thinking of putting her career on hold. "I'm not saying I'm not that interested in making films anymore," ...
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Average SAHM has 94.4-hour work week

by Amy Hatch, Posted Sep 30th 2008 11:00AM

An annual survey by Salary.com revealed that the average stay-at-home mom works an average of 94.4 hours per week, meaning that in the context of a normal 40-hour week, more than half of her time on the job is overtime. The survey, administered ...
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For Better or For Worse - What was old is new again

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:00PM

(Click the image above to see a larger version of the comic strip.) When I was growing up, there was always a "For Better or For Worse" comic cut from the paper and stuck to our refrigerator. The Pattersons may have been an imaginary family, but ...
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Paying for your kids...forever

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Jan 12th 2007 5:34PM

How long before you'll be financially independent of your kids? When they finish high school? College? A recent poll found that most parents currently in their twenties think they'll be done supporting their kids by the time they (the parents) are ...
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The other end of the parenting spectrum, helping your parents

by Heather Craven, Posted Nov 1st 2006 6:00PM

As parents we often focus on the task at hand: parenting our own children. However, on the other end of the spectrum is our own parents. The trend of people living longer has left many of us in our middle years to be of help to our aging parents. I ...
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Parents more concerned about college than retirement

by Jay Allen, Posted Jan 9th 2006 11:05AM

Okay, this concern over paying for your child's education is going too far. A new study by The Vanguard Group mutual fund company found that 37 percent of parents with kids under age 18 spend more time worrying about paying for their childrens' ...
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