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...I will like to adopt an angel from a home but am lost as to where to start n I live in Canada Vancouver...
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Parenting
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law passed in 1993 that guarantees time off of work without threat of job loss during periods of family stress. It is best known for providing women time off work after pregnancy, but the law is...
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Toddler
International adoption is big: according to the U.S. State Department, about 4,059 children were adopted internationally in 2018, down from a high of almost 23,000 in 2004. The largest single country of origin was China, followed by Ethiopia and...
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Parenting
The definition of a “family” has expanded in recent years to include all different situations for raising children—including female-only households that wouldn’t have it any other way. Advances in fertility and technology, along with more available...
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Parenting
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, you are covered by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) if all of the following are true: You have worked for your employer for at least 12 months (though not necessarily in consecutive order). Have at...
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Pregnancy
Most people considering a sperm donor are focused on the immediate goal of getting pregnant, but they may not always realize that their relationship with the sperm bank can continue for many years. In addition, prospective parents can become so...
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Toddler
Many parents of internationally adopted children face the complicated task of fostering a child’s heritage, including their native language, while teaching a child new customs and the English language. Parents debating if they should teach an...
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Baby
Induced lactation is the practice of helping a woman who has not been pregnant produce milk. One of the most common reasons someone may want to do this is so that they can breastfeed an adoptive baby or baby born by gestational carrier (also known...
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Parenting
Foster parenting allows you and your family to provide a caring home for a young person when his or her family is no longer able. Foster parenting differs from adoptive parenting in that the young person is not permanently placed in your home....
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Blog
On June 30, 2015, California’s Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 277 (SB277), which tightened requirements so that parents could no longer opt out of vaccinating their children if they were attending state licensed schools, daycares, and...
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This last week I had the opportunity to represent both Bundoo and The Newborn Channel at the Big City Moms baby show in NYC. For five hours, expecting and new parents stopped by our space to say hello and ask questions. I even had a few mamas thank...
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Picture this: a woman recently shows up the hospital unaware she was pregnant and in labor—with twins! She gives birth quickly by an emergency C-section. How can a woman not know she is pregnant?! Can this be real? While this story sounds...
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A law was recently signed in the state of Tennessee that will allow pregnant women to be arrested and prosecuted if the babies they deliver are found to be harmed by any illegal narcotics mom took during her pregnancy. This law is the first of its...
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Stepfamilies have had a mixed reputation over the years. From Cinderella (a horrible stepfamily) to the Brady Bunch (here’s a story about a blended family that worked), it seems we’ve never been able to make up our minds about blending...
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This week, New York state governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the country’s most extensive paid family leave policy. The law, once it’s fully enacted in 2021 will allow for a full 12 weeks leave at two-thirds pay as long as an employee has worked...
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Five years ago, I had never had to confront the issue of abortion. My wife Jacki and I had four children already, and the thought of terminating a pregnancy was the furthest thing from our minds. All I knew was that the country was deeply divided...
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Parenting
After 13 weeks, many moms are beginning to think about a major change in routine: returning to work. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave after the adoption or birth of a child for women and men who work for...
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Parenting
What do Billy Crystal, Jim Carrey, Katie Couric, and Cameron Diaz all have in common? Obviously they’re all celebrities—but they’re also all the youngest children in their families. When it comes to family order, youngest children...
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Parenting
After 13 weeks, many moms are beginning to think about a major change in routine: returning to work. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave after the adoption or birth of a child for women and men who work for...