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Mom gets 6-month suspended sentence for letting 5-year-old walk to the pond↗ reason.com · HN · 292 comments · 287 points · Sep 03, 2026
Autism is genetic – and why this information matters now↗ autism.org.uk · HN · 116 comments · 100 points · Sep 16, 2026
Investing in mothers? The long-run impact of a universal child care↗ nber.org · HN · 150 comments · 99 points · Sep 09, 2026
Fertility rate dropped over 50% within 10 years in Argentina↗ twitter.com · HN · 44 comments · 45 points · Sep 23, 2026
I built my daughter a custom alarm clock because everything on Amazon sucked↗ reclaimtheday.substack.com · HN · 16 comments · 40 points · Sep 26, 2026
An overview of how our family is prepared↗ michaelharley.net · HN · 76 comments · 33 points · Sep 08, 2026
Mother convicted of: her 5 yo walks short way to pond alone in Virginia↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 21 comments · 26 points · Sep 07, 2026
Kidnapping kids remains legal in USA, this site has you experience it first-hand (2018)↗ elan.school · HN · 9 comments · 24 points · Sep 27, 2026
Gen Z is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents↗ upworthy.com · HN · 7 comments · 24 points · Sep 08, 2026
When Mothers Get Arrested for Mothering↗ theatlantic.com · HN · 11 comments · 21 points · Sep 08, 2026