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Expecting moms |
 Meet the miracle baby who was born twice One-month-old Macie Hope McCartney is aptly named: Given only a one-in-10 chance of surviving surgery to remove a grapefruit-size tumor stealing her life in the womb, she was taken out, operated on, and returned safely — and born again 10 weeks later. |
Babies and toddlers |
Help! My in-laws don’t like their grandchild Everyone loves babies, right? Maybe not. Dr. Gail Saltz advises a woman whose standoffish in-laws are detached from her 6-month-old daughter. |
Preschoolers |
Parents fret as tots love ‘High School Musical’ Talya Appelbaum recently had a "High School Musical" birthday party. She got special balloons and a slice of cake decorated with the spoiled Sharpay, her favorite character because "she's with Ryan." |
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 Get your kids into the wild July 16: TODAY’s Ann Curry talks to Richard Louv, founder of the Children and Nature Network, about ways to help your kids experience nature. |
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Family life |
Lonely mom? Try starting a ‘Momtourage’ Secrets to building a support system to save your sanity and your social life. Parenting expert Michele Borba offers advice to help moms incorporate some of their own needs into the hectic schedules of family life. |
Tweens and teens |
 Teenage whiz kid gets into 7 Ivy Leagues Lukasz Zbylut has taken “the old college try” to a whole new level. The New York teenager, who couldn’t even speak English when he emigrated from Poland only five years ago, applied to seven Ivy League schools and was accepted by all of them, along with 10 other top schools. |
Join the 'Read with Kids' challenge! |
Track the time you spend reading with your kids, and aim to collectively log one million minutes. Get started today with these resources from Reading Is Fundamental. Leading to reading: Online fun for kids ages 0-5 |
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