MPR: How's the Family?

The roots of Mother's Day in this country are based in activism. Nanci Olesen reads Julia Ward Howe's "Mother's Day Proclamation for Peace," written in 1870.

A report released on April 28th describes the status of girls in Minnesota. Nanci Olesen talks with researchers and legislators about the report.

People who care for their elderly parents and their children are in the "sandwich generation." Kathryn Ringham, a caregiver coach, describes the challenges caregivers face and the services available to them.

Sociologist Juliet Schor describes how we are consuming more products...and what that means for our families and for our world.

Nanci Olesen interviews members of the Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association about the challenges grandparents face when they step in to raise their grandchildren.

A vaccine can be given to girls as young as 11 which would protect them from HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer. Cara Hetland reports for "How's the Family?"

If a bill that's been introduced to the Minnesota legislature passes, people who were adopted would have access to their original birth certificates.

Mary Pipher wrote THE SHELTER OF EACH OTHER in 1996. Now she's updating this book about family communication to reflect the high tech ways that we keep in touch.

The movie Juno is controversial because it tells the story of a pregnant teen. Some parents think it makes pregnancy look easy.

Parents are forced to separate themselves from their college students and it's not easy. A lot of parents rely on a book called LETTING GO. The authors are updating it because this generation of parents are more involved-- perhaps too much.

Families are struggling to cope with rising food prices. Financial consultant Ruth Hayden suggests people learn to budget and save.

When we drive and multi-task, we're influencing teen drivers to do the same. And it's dangerous.

Tips for parents to help college students make appropriate decisions about alcohol.

A new study finds that men and women have different stress levels at the end of the day... for different reasons

MPR listeners weigh in on the importance of eating together as a family.

When a family "melts down" in public, what can a bystander do?

Nanci Olesen talks with Cathy Wurzer about a new study which cites that adults are less happy when they become parents

There are a lot of dangerous chemicals in toys these days -- not just lead.