The paterfamilias had absolute rule over his household and children. If they angered him ... As a result, the materfamilias (mother of the family) was usually much younger than her husband.

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Tributes have been paid to a "strong loving mother" and her two children after their bodies were found at a tower block flat.

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Artist mothers in New York City with children under three can receive a $25,000 grants to cover childcare expenses from ...

Juliana Prosper, 48, and her children Kyle, 16, and Giselle, 13, were declared dead at the scene Tributes have been paid to a "strong loving mother" and her two children after they were killed in ...

Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the generation that preceded them. Caregivers should pay attention to their children's distinct traits ...

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The mother of Elijah Vue, a 3-year-old boy whose skeletal remains were found last month by a hunter in Wisconsin, has been hit with further charges relating to the child’s death. Katrina Baur ...