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Is 40 Weeks the Ideal Maternity Leave Length?

By Sharon Lerner — 2011

Long leaves are good for both babies and mothers, but extra-long leaves may not be, and other surprising lessons from Europe.

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Let Go of Perfect: 10 Ways to Be a ‘Good Enough’ Mom

Create a life for yourself separate from your child.

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The Realities of Raising a Kid of a Different Race

As transracial adoption becomes more common, here’s what every parent should know.

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Karen Valby
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The Miracle of Motherhood Your Way

Even though I had spent much of the five years prior to my daughter Annie’s birth delivering babies and marveling at how infinitely varied were the ways in which their mothers responded to them, I was completely unaware of what my own response would be.

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Christiane Northrup
2012
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What Moms Get in Return: The Unexpected Enlightenment of Parenting While Female

What if our own crucible of self-sacrifice can teach us more about enlightenment than male mystics ever could?

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Danya Ruttenberg
2016
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In Search of Erotic Intelligence

Couples are having less sex these days than even in the famously uptight ’50s. Why?

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Esther Perel
2003
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Adjusting to Parenthood