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Letter from 鈥楪lasto鈥�: Kid packs, wilderness wipes, and 鈥楻ocket Man鈥�The Glastonbury music festival turns a patch of English pasture into one of the happiest places on Earth. The challenge: how to participate, in comfort, with a 2-year-old son and pregnant wife.
鈥淎 giving spirit鈥�: Getting children in foster care through the pandemicThe pandemic makes it harder to serve youth in the foster care system, but it has also sparked creative workarounds within programs and communities.
Bucking predictions, some couples are bonding not breaking during pandemicFor some Americans, pandemic confinement has led to breakups. But for others, like those spotlighted here, it marks a deepening commitment.聽
Multigenerational households confirm: The more the merrierMultigenerational households have been on the rise since the 1980s.聽Families value the practical advantages and the closeness across generations.
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鈥榃e鈥檙e not projects鈥�: Transracial adoptees insist on being seenRejecting extreme portrayals of their families and lives, transracial adoptees聽navigate nuance and urge parents to advocate against racism.
After the pandemic, where will the US child care system end up?Improving the child care system in the U.S. increasingly includes discussion about how to offer learning opportunities to children sooner.
Defying expectations: Monitor readers share women who inspired themWe asked readers to share stories of women in their lives who challenged the status quo and rose above what society said was possible for women.
鈥業 can鈥檛 keep this up much longer鈥�: Parents struggle with pandemic strainAfter months of trying to do it all, many parents are considering other child care options, tapping into networks, and asking for flexibility at work.
Another effect of the coronavirus crisis: ForgivenessFor some people, this has become a time to forgive and reconcile with estranged family members.
Isolated from peers, teens find new paths to community amid pandemicTeens鈥� lives have been turned upside down by the coronavirus lockdown just as they are seeking autonomy and creating their own identity.
Alexander Hamilton: statesman, dueler, birthday party themeProjected to earn $1 billion and earning Tony-Award glory, 'Hamilton' the musical is still going strong in backyards and classrooms across the country.
When it comes to 'sharenting,' new parents are divided over online footprintsPop singer Beyonc茅's recent choice to share a photo of her twin babies on Instagram highlights a debate among parents who were raised on digital media about how much to reveal about their children online.聽- Grandparents find new 鈥撀燼nd longer 鈥撀爈ife in caring for grandkidsResearchers in Berlin have found that grandparents who take part in raising their grandchildren live longer than those who do not.
Boosting the prospects of foster children: Ohio ups the age limitFoster children, often having suffered trauma at a young age, frequently lose their support system when they turn 18. Ohio, in part of a growing trend, has extended its foster care services up to the age of 21.
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