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The Metro: Reflecting on motherhood ahead of Mother’s Day

Sam Corey, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham, The Metro May 8, 2025

No matter who you are, being a parent is a tough job. There’s no one definitive playbook for how to...

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The Metro: Homeschooling is on the rise

The Metro, Cary Junior II, John Filbrandt February 3, 2025

Most families enroll their kids in a traditional school, whether it's a public, private, or charter school. But since the...

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Created Equal: The difficulties of paying (and getting paid) for child care in the US

David Leins September 26, 2024

The cost of child care is an enormous financial burden for parents and guardians of young children in the United...

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The Metro: Local moms talk about the beauty, meaning of motherhood

The Metro May 10, 2024

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and as the holiday has been celebrated over the years, the role and meaning of...

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Created Equal: How to achieve work-life balance as a mom after social media, COVID

Cary Junior II May 9, 2024

What does motherhood look like in 2024? In anticipation of Mother’s Day this Sunday, Dr. Katheryn Maguire, a professor of...

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Detroit Today: Challenge of parenting through tragedy, cultural change

Sam Corey, Detroit Today May 22, 2023

America continues to face political conflict, economic and racial inequality, as well as loneliness and social isolation. Those challenges are...

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Peter Sagal shares his parenting advice as an older dad with young kids

Detroit Today March 10, 2023

One of the most momentous decisions anyone can make in life is whether to have children. For many, the idea...

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New book ‘Essential Labor’ explores mothering during the pandemic

Sam Corey August 3, 2022

Something happened about two years ago that almost never happens in American life. People locked themselves in their homes to...

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Detroit Organizations Create “Hubs” To Serve Students Learning Outside of School

Sascha Raiyn March 22, 2021

Felicia Legardy started her first day care 25 years ago. Just as K-12 schools closed last spring because of the...

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