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Michael Vargas Arango, 22, is a second-year student at Miami Dade College, studying business and psychology. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption
Today’s teens struggle with big feelings — and their parents struggle to have hard conversations with them, according to a recent Gallup poll. Teen psychologist Lisa Damour explains how parents can better support their kids as a new school year begins. Annika McFarlane/Getty Images hide caption
Can a relationship recover after a romantic affair? Psychologist and affair recovery specialist Talal Alsaleem weighs in on the topic. Adrián Astorgano for NPR hide caption
Dividing household labor with a partner after welcoming home a baby takes intention, communication and revision. Photo illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption
The front room of Monica Vera Schubert holds a photo of her son Bobby Schubert. Schubert died of an opioid overdose in his dorm room at UCLA in April. His mother has turned her living room into the "Museum of Bobby." Mette Lampcov for NPR @mettelampcov hide caption
Young people are dying of opioid overdoses. Are students and campuses prepared?
Taffy Brodesser-Akner was kicked out of multiple schools. This is what she learned
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Companies that make weighted infant sleepwear say their products are safe and help babies sleep, but a growing chorus of medical experts, safe-sleep advocates and government regulators warn that the garments could be dangerous. Getty Images hide caption
Barb Ibrahim, left, drove half an hour to visit Amber and Matt Luman and their new daughter, Esserley. Ibrahim, a nurse of more than 30 years, is part of new program in Oregon that offers free home visits from a registered nurse for any family with a newborn. Cory Turner/NPR hide caption
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“In my conversations with my family members and knowing their history and their struggle, I remember that I'm somebody and [they’re] somebody. And that's a very powerful thing,” says author Min Jin Lee, who has been interviewing family members for her first nonfiction book.
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A photo of Somerset Place plantation in North Carolina. B.A. Parker hide caption
My parents Cindy (left) and Don (right) Murashima got married at age 29 (mom) and 34 (dad) on October 14, 1995 in Newport Beach, Ca. Cindy and Don Murashima hide caption
How one event in history can ripple through generations of a family
Joint bank account or separate? The approach you choose depends on you and your partner's financial history and goals, says financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin. Pixelimage/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
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Some freed people actually received '40 acres and a mule.' Then it got taken away.
Pixar's new movie Inside Out 2 revisits the internal life of Riley, as she hits puberty and copes with a growing range of emotions. Pixar hide caption
En un taller de un día de duración dirigido por la Escuela de Hombres al Cuidado en Bogotá, Colombia, estudiantes varones de medicina de la Universidad Sanitas aprenden a acunar a un bebé. Esta clase de participantes está formada por estudiantes de medicina, pero los inscritos habituales son padres de todo tipo.
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NPR readers are honoring the father figures in their lives. Julie Ruben, Christine Muehe, Rebecca Summerlot, Nathan Rudy, Molly Mamaril, Abby Henkel Roman, Riva Binks hide caption
Selma Herndon Elementary School kindergarten teacher Diana Dickey starts the day each morning by asking students to share how they are feeling. Preston Gannaway for NPR hide caption