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☆ Some families are hiring multilingual nannies. They say there are clear benefits for their children.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Pooja Mistry Shah | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

These caregivers can help children connect with the family's native tongue. "I definitely recommend it to families to help their children with their linguistic tools and global appreciation." Advertisement"We intentionally picked a Filipino caregiver who spoke Tagalog for live-in help because of how nurturing and outgoing the community is," Bhalla Mistry told BI. "Children who grow up multilingual often develop better communication skills and can switch between languages more easily," Bhalla Mistry said. Multilingual nannies can help children connect with their native tonguesMaria Olsson-Tysor of Orange County, California, hails from Sweden and only speaks Swedish to her children, while her husband speaks to them in English.

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☆ Special Education, Inc.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

AdvertisementNate Smallwood for BITo some, private equity's business model appears antithetical to special education. (The average public school district in Pennsylvania, where New Story operates the most schools, spends about $23,000 per child across all types of public education. "Private equity has no place in education — especially special education," Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio told BI. For instance, two Pennsylvania education directors left in spring 2023, according to records obtained by BI — one after just months in the role. AdvertisementNickie Coomer, a Colorado College education professor who has written about the privatization of special education, told BI that this data gap is a major regulatory hole, one that private-equity companies are happy to exploit.

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☆ I raised my son in Germany until he was 6. Now, we're back in the US, and my family is going through reverse culture shock.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Liz Humphreys | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Liz Humphreys moved to Europe with her husband and raised her son in Berlin until he was 6. AdvertisementMy family has been back in New York City for a year and a half, and we're still struck by all the "rules" surrounding kids here. JF GrossenBerlin was affordable for raising a family and had great childcareIn 2012, my husband and I moved to Europe from New York City for work. He also had difficulty adjusting to all of the structure around the school day. In the 2024 Safety Index by Global Residence Index, Berlin ranked 46, while New York City was 107.

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☆ We started a nanny share with another family. My son gained a new best friend and it's less expensive childcare.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jenna Jonaitis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When we started a nanny share with another family, we didn't realize how many benefits there'd be. The nanny share built my son's resilience and communication, and luckily, we had an experienced nanny who brought patience and problem-solving to the table. Even though they were young, the boys would request more and more playdates together outside the nanny share days. AdvertisementThe two families have become very close since starting a nanny share. The best nanny share event yet!

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☆ There are pros and cons to letting your kids go to sleepovers. Experts explain how to reduce the risks and create a safety plan.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewLate-night pillow fights, junk food, and movie marathons during sleepovers are a rite of passage for many kids and teens. Here's how to decide whether to allow sleepovers, and how to set up safety plans for when your kids sleep away from home. Make a safety plan with your kidsThe most important conversations are the ones you'll have with your child before the sleepover, experts say. Advertisement"These conversations should include respecting personal boundaries, recognizing uncomfortable situations, and knowing how to communicate with you anytime during the sleepover," Rinaldi said. Acknowledge that missing out on sleepovers is hardIf you decide against sleepovers, "empathize with your child, acknowledging their disappointment," Williams said.

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☆ 34-year-old mom dropped $50,000 to cruise the world with her family: 'It was some of the best money I ever spent'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Michelle Schroeder-Gardner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Last year, I paid $50,000 to go on a four-month cruise that took my family and me to 30 countries. I see the money spent as an investment — not just in travel, but in a collection of memories that we will treasure forever. "Our room for four months months on the cruise, with our balcony view." Photo: Michelle Schroeder-GardnerI bonded with my family in a unique wayAfter our daughter was born, the idea of a world cruise piqued our interest. For example, when we lived on our sailboat, we spent six months in the Bahamas every year.

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☆ I'm a business owner and 6-figure earner. Here's how my stay-at-home husband and I handle the kids and 'chore wars.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . My husband handles 90% of our home life while I earn 100% of our family's income: I'm the family's breadwinner. For the last seven years, my husband has been a stay-at-home dad for our four children — ages 19, 14, 7, and 5. This grueling period tested my resilience and our family dynamics, particularly as my husband stepped up to manage our home life solo.

Persons: Andrea Mac, —, It's, I've, We're Organizations: Service Locations: Greater Chicago

☆ My childhood best friend and I lost touch, but we ended up at the same college. We're now making up for lost time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Maddie Browning | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

From that moment on, we became childhood best friends, and now we are trying to rekindle that friendship in college. We loved to be in the spotlight, dancing ballet in "The Nutcracker" every year — making sure we knew all the parts. We were navigating the end of middle and beginning of high school without each other — a pivotal moment of development, and our lives didn't align. We are now getting a second chance at friendshipI graduated from high school during the start of the pandemic in 2020 when Rebecca was still a junior. Rebecca moved to California with her parents after high school.

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☆ I went on my first child-free vacation in 12 years with my husband. We came back better parents.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jennifer Knowles | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

My husband and I took four days away from our kids and traveled to Mexico. When we came back, we had a better appreciation for each other and for our children. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBefore having kids, my husband and I used to travel, both for work and for fun. Since then, I've yelled less, am taking better care of myself, and am putting more priority on our relationship.

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☆ Grandparents’ support may lower risk of maternal depression, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —When it comes to a mom’s mental health, grandparents are a big deal, according to a new study. The connection between access to grandparents’ help and lower use of antidepressants was especially strong in mothers who were separated from their partners, the study said. “Grandparents are an important source of support to families with children, and support from others is well-known to protect individuals from depression,” Metsä-Simola said via email. There were instances when grandparents might have a negative impact on the mother’s health. While such support may come from grandparents, families who don’t have that help aren’t at a loss, she said.

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☆ I'm Gen X, and my husband is a millennial. We parent very differently.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Kelly Eden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Watching my husband parent his two young kids very differently from the way I parented my older two has been both eye-opening and confronting. AdvertisementI know I'm doing more than my husband would, but I can't seem to help myself. But when I watched my husband with his kids, my parenting started to look more and more like hovering. I could have eased up and trusted her to do a bit more herself, as my husband does with his kids. He trusts them to figure things outIt's not that my husband leaves his kids to their own devices.

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☆ I have older parents, and I haven't had kids yet. They aren't pressuring me, but I feel some pressure from myself.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-30 | by ( India Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Although I've always wanted to have children, I never thought someone else's parents would care about my family planning. She then noted it would be fun if my friend and I were both having kids at the same time, so our kids could have playdates together. I believe part of this worldview comes from having older parents. While my parents aren't asking me, I still feel pressure to have kids soonNow that I've been married for two years, I'm starting to feel emotionally ready to think about having children. Because my parents put their careers first, they hardly ever ask me about having children.

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☆ The woman who travels around the US in an Airstream with her husband and a goat
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“We didn’t know how well she was going to do with traveling,” Cate tells CNN Travel. Kid on boardPet goat Frankie spends several months of the year traveling around the US in and Airstream with her owners Cate and Chad Battles. “We’ve been all over the country and we’ll pass someone on a trail and they’ll be like, ‘Is that Frankie?’” Cate recalls. “So it’s really, really funny.”She particularly enjoyed getting the chance to speak with other goat owners to “talk goats,” while appearing on the program. And it ended up working really, really great.

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☆ Opinion: Taking a trip to the firing range was something I’d never do before October 7
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Opinion Amy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

I put my clear plastic goggles back on and reenter the smoky range to learn how to shoot a gun. That’s how I found myself at Gun for Hire, a gun range and club in New Jersey, to learn how to shoot. (“I want you to get the feel for both guns,” Kedem said.) Kedem had told me I’d get used to the noise, and I did. If I came to the range a few more times, I know I could get the hang of shooting — and even excel at it.

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☆ I'm a child psychologist in the Netherlands, home to the world's happiest kids—6 things Dutch parents never do
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Veronique Van Der Kleij | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While each approach has its benefits, Dutch kids are consistently ranked as the happiest in the world. Based on my research as a psychologist and experience raising two young daughters, here are six things Dutch parents never do:1. It's very common to see Dutch kids run free on the playground without too much supervision. Dutch parents make a point to have at least one meal together every day. Dutch children are consistently given a clear daily schedule that allows for plenty of naps for the little ones and prioritizes stability.

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☆ More single moms are taking long trips abroad with the kids — here's how they do it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Two and a half years after Roni Dagan's husband died, she and her seven-year-old son, Gal, found solace in places far from home. Of her son Gal, Roni Dagan said: "It was difficult when he was younger, but … he's now super easy to travel with." Work, school and playDagan is part of a wave of single moms who are rediscovering themselves and reconnecting with their children through travel. It's a demographic Boundless Life hasn't specifically targeted, yet the trips — which include accommodations, coworking spaces, and schooling — are resonating with single moms and single dads. And that has to do with being a single mom, because [traditional] families stick together, and single moms are kind of left out," she said.

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☆ A software CEO ditched Chicago for a Midwestern college town and said the move was 'huge upgrade' for his whole family
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Software firm CEO Ravi Bhatt moved his family from Chicago to Bloomington, Indiana, in 2021. In the spring of 2021, my family and I moved to Bloomington, Indiana, a Midwestern city of 85,000 people, home to Indiana University Bloomington. What made the area attractive to us was that Indiana University Bloomington is a major research university. Bloomington, Indiana. A lot of people are stressed out about work and think life will become easier once they get out of the big city.

☆ 5 apps to help you find new people you (and your dog) actually want to meet
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But for those resolving to make new friends in 2023, there's help from some new apps and platforms designed to help connect those living near each other with similar interests. The platform, which is free, allows users to create a profile and connect with age-verified people with similar interests living nearby. When you download the app, you're able to chat with other neighbors on the app. Users can download the app, then create a profile for themselves and their dog. 222Perhaps one of the most unique new apps brands itself neither as a dating app nor as a friend-making service.

☆ How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Elyse Lightman Samuels | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Last November, at about midnight, Omid was lying in bed in his new home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine — exhausted, but unable to sleep. On this night, and on many nights during Omid's first few months in Maine, Nasir was soon at his door. Omid's family arrived in Maine just before Halloween in 2021 and recently celebrated one year in Maine. Catholic Charities, the local refugee-resettlement organization in Maine, was working with Omid's family to help them resettle. After Omid's family escaped Kabul, members of his extended family came by to collect some of their more precious items, and gave other things away.

☆ When Parents Live-Text the Playdate: Endearing or Annoying?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Julie Jargon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Playdates used to be a chance for parents to get a break while their kids were off with another family. Not anymore. Lately they have become orchestrated events where every moment gets captured and shared. Parents expecting a bit of peace and quiet instead get a constant buzz of smartphone alerts.

☆ Babies born during the pandemic may have delayed communication skills
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Aria Bendix | Aria Bendix Is The Breaking Health Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Babies born into Covid-related lockdowns have taken longer to reach certain developmental milestones than babies born pre-pandemic, a study found. The results were based on a questionnaire given to parents of 309 babies in Ireland during the pandemic. In January, researchers at Columbia University found that babies born in New York City from March to December 2020 had less developed motor and social skills by six months than babies born between November 2017 and January 2020. Contrary to the other observed trends, the researchers in Ireland found that 97% of pandemic babies were able to crawl at 1 year compared to 91% of babies born earlier. Her team will continue to observe the same babies to see how their communication skills change by age 2, or perhaps even older.

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