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Jun 27 The second baby doesn't get the carefully folded onesies and the color-coded hospital bag Ainura Kalau
Jun 27 Nobody talks much about what actually keeps adult children coming back Ainura Kalau
Jun 27 The grandparent who didn't receive much affection growing up often spent decades trying to do better with their own… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 26 Many people who raised children in the 1980s and 90s were navigating their careers, their finances, and their own… Ainura Kalau
Jun 26 Adult children who stay close to their parents often say it wasn't the big moments that kept them near Ainura Kalau
Jun 26 People in their seventies often remember childhood as emotionally sparse but physically free, and that strange… Ainura Kalau
Jun 25 I have interviewed 40 people in their seventies about childhood, and many said the freedom they had would be called… Ainura Kalau
Jun 25 People who were the oldest child in a 1970s household often became, by default, a small additional parent to their… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 25 I have interviewed 30 older adults from emotionally difficult families, and many became calm under pressure because… Ainura Kalau
Jun 25 Psychology suggests people who still write shopping lists by hand instead of on their phone usually aren't resisting… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 25 Psychology suggests people who reach their sixties with no close friends often aren't antisocial The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 25 People who are now in their seventies often find it strange that childhood freedom is now treated like irresponsibility… Ainura Kalau
Jun 25 People who become more interested in their family history in their late sixties often aren't dwelling on the past, they… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 25 I'm giving birth in two weeks, and instead of feeling ready, I'm dealing with a changed hospital, a changed insurance… Ainura Kalau
Jun 24 The version of yourself that shows up when your children push back hardest often isn't you at all The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 24 Korean parents have a reputation for being among the strictest in the developed world, but there is one specific… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 24 The relative who's gone quiet at family gatherings often hasn't lost interest Daniel Moran
Jun 23 The adult child who feels a flash of irritation every time they help an aging parent usually isn't ungrateful or cold The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 23 A German sleep lab wired up twelve couples for four nights and found that sharing a bed raised their REM sleep by ten… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jun 23 The strongest person in any family is, on careful examination, usually the one who had to become strong the youngest… The Artful Age Editorial Team