Raising a child in China is 50% less affordable than in the US, Beijing think-tank says

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A child waits to get on a train at Tengzhou Railway Station in Tengzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 16, 2024.
A child waits to get on a train at Tengzhou Railway Station in Tengzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 16, 2024.

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My daughter attends an IB charter school. Her student-driven classes are more about mastery than memorization.

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The author, left, and her daughter, who attends an IB charter school.

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Ruby Franke, sobbing at sentencing, blames child abuse on being 'deceived' into thinking the world was 'evil'

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Disgraced YouTube mommy vlogger Ruby Franke has been sentenced.

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I'm an employment lawyer. If you've been fired after taking maternity leave, you may be a discrimination victim.

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Rachel Berlin Benjamin specializes in employee rights helping pregnant people navigate discrimination laws.

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A friend called her maternity leave a 'holiday.' It made her realize just how much she got wrong about it, too.

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Samira Shihab, a founder and mom of three, holding her newborn baby.

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A Florida high school required parents' permission for students to watch Disney's 'Tangled,' prompting some to say local education laws are 'out of control'

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Boone High School in Orlando, Florida.
Boone High School in Orlando, Florida.

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Facebook mom groups are powerful resources. One helped me navigate getting glasses for my toddler.

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The author's toddler needed glasses and thanks to a Facebook group she was able to get them.

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I've been a military spouse for 17 years, and it's isolating. I've seen the world but lost my identity and delayed my career.

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The Bautista family's most recent move was to Tampa.

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I'm taking my husband to write a will for Valentine's Day. Here's how the process works and why it's key for parents.

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This is the first year Jen Glantz and her partner are celebrating Valentine's Day as parents, and they're thinking about the future.

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Women in China aren't having kids. We asked 3 of them to tell us why.

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A baby at the maternity ward of Urumqi Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Urumqi.
"Let's face it, having a child is kind of like owning an investment with no guaranteed return for at least 18 years," Bihan Chen, 26, told Business Insider.

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