Stories Tagged as
Family
Finding your dream babysitter
Aug 24, 2012
The search for your soulmate and the perfect babysitter have some surprising parallels.
The costs and rewards of adoption
Aug 24, 2012
A Minnesota family does what it takes to make their dream of a big family a reality.
Bad economy has pushed birth rate down
Aug 24, 2012
The slow economy has parents rethinking plans to expand their families.
A discount for a cell-phone-less meal?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 16, 2012
One restaurant in Los Angeles tries something new to get patrons to turn off their phones: a 5 percent discount on their meal.
The economics of 'having it all'
Jul 13, 2012
Some women feel the pressure to have both a successful career and home life. But one mom applies her economist smarts to prove that having it all may actually be unsatisfying.
The cost of raising kids
Jun 15, 2012
Top earners are able to spend more, boosting their children's odds for future success.
Dad's income a predictor of his kids'
Jun 15, 2012
Americans have less economic mobility across generations than those in most other rich developed countries.
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When women are the breadwinners
Apr 13, 2012
Liza Mundy predicts that by the next generation, more women will be breadwinners than men. She examines how this shift may impact dating, marriage and family life in her new book "The Richer Sex."
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A Vietnamese New Year
by
Chau Tu
Jan 27, 2012
Lunar New Year isn't just a Chinese celebration -- how a Vietnamese-American family marks the season.