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I left my job as an accountant when my son was born. To flex my brain I started freelancing and after a divorce it's my main job.

We allow screen time at home, but our kids go to a tech-free school. They can use screens at home whenever they want but don't overindulge.

Aisha Canfield moved with her two daughters from California to Portugal. She says there kids are allowed to be kids and people take care of them.

Parents are sharply divided over whether they should buy their kids first class seats when they're treating themselves.

Our son is homeschooled, and as we travel, he joins classrooms. He's been to schools all over Europe, and they're different from schools in the US.

Mother and baby brand Frida wants customers to have an uncensored view of how to use its pregnancy and postpartum care products.

Anil Menon is a former SpaceX medical director, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut. But his hardest job is being a dad to his two young kids.

The short, troubled reign of the nuclear family has come to an end. But we can replace it with something even better.

My six-figure sales job didn't give me stability or enough time with family. So at 39, I decided to go to law school.

This wife and six-figure business owner works while her husband is a stay-at-home parent. She shared how they split the chores.

One firm, a construction company in Seoul, said it's giving out $75,000 to workers who had babies from 2021 onward.

Lots of parents can't afford childcare and a mortgage. At least the POLKs. Just wait until they become DIPS, or Double Income Public School'ers.

Jane, a boomer, didn't budget for helping out her two 20-something kids during retirement, so she decided to go back to work.

A military spouse says she's gotten benefits as an Army wife, including seeing the world, but has also lost her identity in the process.

"Let's face it, having a child is kind of like owning an investment with no guaranteed return for at least 18 years," one woman told Business Insider.

A family living off the grid in a tiny house collect water from the roof and run their fridge on solar energy. The kids are unschooled.

Montessori school cost as much as her monthly mortgage payment. She had to ask her parents for help to afford it and financial recovery took 4 years.

This mom of four is the breadwinner and her husband is a stay-at-home dad, but she says these terms are outdated and inaccurate. She shares the best and worst parts of this role.

Business Insider adjusted the latest estimate for the cost of raising a kid to account for inflation.