The disease’s progression tests our ties, but maybe a cure is in the pipeline so other families will not have to endure what we and many millions of others do each day.
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Commentary: Fentanyl feels like the monster coming for our kids. What should parents say?
Children are being poisoned by fentanyl, a deadly opioid. Here’s how a family therapist suggests telling kids about it.
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Maine Observer: Why I keep coming back to a town in Oxford County
Year in, year out, I take a sentimental journey to and throughout Rumford, where I once was surrounded by family.
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Commentary: Companies, Congress should step up to support breastfeeding moms
For Black women like me, the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration still lag those of our counterparts.
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Maine Voices: Watching the baptism of a beach kid
What a joy it is to witness a happy first foray into the sea.
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The Maine Millennial: A tribute to the sister also known as Rocket Girl
A new college graduate is ready to take off and make the world a better place.
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Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans
Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.
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Maine Voices: We have an opportunity right now to make families stronger
Maine should invest in services to support parents and ensure that children can grow up in safe and nurturing homes.
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Commentary: Conservatives need to step up, present a paid leave plan of their own
A middle ground exists between the broken status quo and the expensive and unwieldy proposal that was part of Build Back Better.
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Commentary: Quality time with children – a pandemic trend that should stick around
Parents don’t have to take their kids out and spend money on them to give them undivided attention, a recently released survey shows.