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Why one children's company is betting on cultural pride

by Kai Ryssdal, Andie Corban, and Maria Hollenhorst Dec 9, 2019

The co-founders of Encantos Media want to make diverse kids' content for multicultural families like theirs.

Steven Wolfe Pereira and Susie Jaramillo at Encantos Media's Manhattan office.

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Are your kids at a house party? No, not the scary kind

by Molly Wood Dec 17, 2018

The video app!

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The Big Book

Busting the motherhood myth of "having it all"

by Amy Scott and Bennett Purser Nov 15, 2018

A journalist and parent digs into how our ideas of motherhood came about in the U.S.

A cropped version of journalist Amy Westervelt's book.

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Kids and Tech: Tradeoffs

Is there a right kind of screen time?

by Molly Wood Jul 27, 2018

How parents can navigate the minefield of kids and devices

A boy makes faces while testing out the Animoji feature on an iPhone X at the Apple Store Union Square on in San Francisco in 2017.

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Kids and Tech: Tradeoffs

Designing tech for the most vulnerable users

by Molly Wood Jul 25, 2018

“We can kick them off of Twitter," Danah Boyd of Data & Society says. "It's not that hard, but that won't make the problem go away."

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Teaching kids the power of the piggy bank

by Sally Herships Apr 29, 2016

It's a good day to spread the message to start saving early.

It's a good idea to help kids develop saving habits early on, the American Bankers Association says.

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Bye-bye pink and blue: gender neutral fashion for kids

by Marketplace Contributor Mar 9, 2016

Millennials are driving sales of gender neutral children's clothing.

Genevieve Leavitt says she thinks a lot about dressing her 4-year-old daughter Stella and 4-month-old son Dexter in clothes that are gender neutral.

Kate Sweeney

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The Transaction: The Bar Tab

by Eliza Mills and Tommy Andres Oct 9, 2015

Two strangers, a bathroom emergency and an unpaid bar tab.

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Rideshares for kids take on the after-school pickup

by Molly Wood and Eliza Mills Sep 8, 2015

Bay Area company Shuddle wants to be the Uber for children.

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I've always wondered...

Why can’t adults order off the kids’ menu?

by Lewis Wallace Jul 20, 2015

Big people with little appetites: you can't always get what you want.

Many restaurants prohibit adults from ordering items from the kid's menu.

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