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Some families where either the mom or dad decided to stay at home with their kids during the early years have decided against going back to the corporate craziness and instead are choosing entrepreneurship.

Are working moms somehow lacking as parents compared to stay-at-home mothers? According to a new demographic analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the answer is a reassuring no.

When their preschooler was found to have with a degenerative eye condition, the Amicucci family of Troy, Mich., decided that one parent needed to stop working and stay home.

I know them better now. I had no idea that I could know them better, but I do. And they know me better, too. I understand what my 2-year-old is saying when no one else can. I know exactly when my 3-year-old has to go to the bathroom, and how he prefers certain orange cheeses.

Census shows women who sideline careers to raise children make up a very small population.

Children whose mothers work are less likely to eat healthily or exercise as often as children with stay-at-home mums, according to a British study.

The Great Recession is pushing many highly educated women who had left work to stay at home with their children to dive back into the labor pool.

When his marriage collapsed alongside the real-estate market, Jon Pieja found himself trapped in a house with his ex...