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Tagged: parents

Arts & Culture
11:44 am
Fri April 26, 2013

Grief, healing and one photographer's final family portraits

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Credit Monni Must / naturallymonni.com
Sara Joy, and her infant son Joel. Joel lived for just five days.
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Sara Joy and her infant son, Joel.
Credit Monni Must / naturallymonni.com
Baby Joel's hands and his parents' wedding bands.
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Hear the full story above.

Parents love pictures of their baby. That’s why we don’t complain, at least not to their faces, when they take over Facebook and fill up our email.

But when your baby’s life is cut short, those photographs can take on a whole new significance.

 This is the story of two moms, and how these final family portraits are helping them heal after the loss of a child.

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State of Opportunity
10:36 am
Thu August 23, 2012

What it takes to raise successful kids

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Having lots of money does not make somebody a better parent, but a child with wealthy parents is more likely to go to college, and more likely to have economic opportunity once they become an adult.

If you are a low-income parent and you want your kids to be successful, the numbers are not on your side.

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