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It costs $31,000 more to raise a kid today than in 1960 Ladders Contributor

Raising a kid has never been cheap. Diapers cost money and tiny mouths need to eat. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s annual breakdown of child-rearing costs, it now runs parents around $13,290 a year to raise one child ⏤ or $233,610 all told to get them out the door to college. That’s … Read More

Study: Women balance supporting their partners with demanding work better than men Monica Torres

Being present and supportive to your partner after a terrible, hard day at work is not easy for anyone, but a new study suggests that women may be better at stopping work demands from hurting their relationships with their partners. A new paper in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that women report less of a negative spillover … Read More

Why being an overprotective parent isn’t necessarily a bad thing Ladders Contributor

Before you buy into the idea that all overprotective parents are ruining their children’s lives, check out how you might actually be helping them. Read More

This is the best state to have a child in this year Jane Burnett

All 50 states (plus D.C.) were examined for “health care,” “family-friendliness,” “cost” and “baby-friendliness” to find the best place to have a child. Read More

Lessons for great parenting and success from my Chinese, non-Tiger mom Ladders Contributor

“You have degrees from Stanford and Harvard? You must have grown up with a Tiger Mom,” people often jokingly assume. That’s natural since I conveniently appear to fit into the Asian-American model minority stereotype. “Goodness, no!” I often find myself laughing boisterously in response. Quite frankly, if my mom had been a traditional “Tiger Mom,” … Read More

How a month of paternity leave turned me into a competent dad Ladders Contributor

At the end of my wife’s maternity leave, I would take over. For a whole month, I was going on paternity leave. And I was starting to question my decision. Read More

How to have a happy marriage: 7 powerful secrets from research Eric Barker

Everybody wants to have a happy marriage. Unfortunately, on average, marriages get less happy with time. This is how to have a happy marriage. Read More

Survey: 52% of Millennial parents think having kids has been good for their careers Jane Burnett

51% of Millennials say they are more family-focused than career-focused and 48% Millennials predict they’ll attain the “American Dream” by age 40. Read More

Survey: 42% of women think they make 10-20% less than male coworkers with comparable jobs Jane Burnett

A survey shows that 42% of women think they earn 10-20% less than males and 42% agree the “pay gap” is the most significant problem women deal with at work. Read More

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