A healthy baby still tops women's wishes for their future children, but intelligence and athletic skill are gaining importance. Claire Fraser/ImageZoo/Corbis hide caption
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A doctor uses a microscrope to view a human egg during in vitro fertilization (IVF), which is used to fertilize eggs that have been frozen. Mauro Fermariello/ScienceSource hide caption
Women Can Freeze Their Eggs For The Future, But At A Cost
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Bambi, Disney's 1942 animated feature about a fawn's life in the woods, has a heartbreaking scene many young viewers never forget: the death of Bambi's mother. Sarah Boxer wrote about the pervasive theme of dead mothers in animated films and children's stories for this month's issue of The Atlantic. Disney Junior/Disney Channel via Getty Images hide caption
Kids' Films And Stories Share A Dark Theme: Dead Mothers
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Moms of young children don't have much time to go to the gym. But getting active with the kids is a win all around. iStockphoto hide caption
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Katy Read has a warning to would-be stay-at-home moms: Don't. iStockphoto.com hide caption