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3 Student Loans for Parents to Fill a College Tuition Gap 08/01/2017 08:00pm • During the summer months, college-bound students and their parents will pay their first tuition bill for the fall semester. Seeing the amount due can be a harsh dose of reality, especially since they may have to multiply it by four years and the number of children in the family. Even after financia Explore How Multiple Children in College Affects Financial Aid 08/01/2017 08:00pm • The prospect of having more than one child attend college at the same time -- whether it's twins, triplets or closely spaced siblings -- leaves families worried about how they're going to foot multiple tuition bills at once. The average cost at a four-year, public, in-state university was $20,090 in How Expected Family Contribution for College is Calculated 08/01/2017 08:00pm • California mom Kristina Shurbert was stunned to find out some colleges use the value of your home to calculate your expected family contribution. "I was shocked to only now realize that Kenyon College has their own method of calculating 'demonstrated need' and does not use the FAFSA amount of estima What Role Do Hormones Play in Women With ADHD? 08/01/2017 08:00pm • Have you ever felt as though your attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms have completely disappeared? If you've been or are currently pregnant, there's a chance you're nodding your head in agreement, says Carlene Bauwens, a certified ADHD life coach in Naperville, Illinois, who works wit How to Cope With a Chronic Condition at College 08/01/2017 08:00pm • It wasn't until the last couple weeks of high school that I realized the coming year, my first year of college, I would be on my own. My network of support and my parents would not be nearby. As I sit in a coffee shop in the District of Columbia, I can't help but reflect on this past year, my fresh New Zealand Politician Asked if Having a Baby Could Cost Her Prime Minister Shot 08/01/2017 08:00pm • New Zealand's new opposition leader is having to field questions about having children, one day after she was unanimously elected to the high-ranking political position. Jacinda Ardern, the second woman to lead the nation's Labour Party, was elected as the country's alternative prime minister on Tue Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Have a Negative Impact on Family and Social Relationships 08/01/2017 08:00pm • If you have rheumatoid arthritis, unless you're marooned alone on a deserted island, you know that your diagnosis doesn't just affect you, but also touches your family and friends and may impact how you interact with them. RA is a chronic, progressive, autoimmune disorder that causes widespread da Madison Marquette follows partner PN Hoffman to The Wharf 08/01/2017 02:08pm • WASHINGTON — Madison Marquette and PN Hoffman are the Hoffman-Madison development team behind the $2.5 billion The Wharf project on D.C.'s Southwest Waterfront, so it only makes sense both firms would want to relocate there. Madison Marquette makes its move official. The developer will move Carmakers urged to add feature that could prevent hot car deaths 07/31/2017 11:56pm • WASHINGTON — So far this year, 30 children have died from being left in cars on hot days, according to KidsandCars.org, and since 1990, over 800 children have died. Auto safety advocates, as well as parents whose children have died in such tragedies, say it’s time for the auto industry to ins 10 Schools That Attract the Most International Students 07/31/2017 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Battling Opioid Addiction in Adolescents 07/31/2017 08:00pm • As the opioid abuse epidemic continues unabated in the U.S., experts say there simply aren't enough resources to provide adequate treatment to those in the grips of addiction. That includes a dearth of medications being prescribed to assist in breaking the hold of powerful prescription painkillers Karma for SNAP Stock: S&P 500 Bans Dual-Class Shares 07/31/2017 08:00pm • "Farewell, Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), we hardly knew ye." That was the message from the Standard & Poor's 500 index on Tuesday, when it suddenly stopped allowing companies with dual-class share structures to join the index. To be clear, Snap Inc, the parent company of the popular ephemeral messagin How Successful Single Moms Tackle the Challenge of Raising Teenagers 07/31/2017 08:00pm • Single motherhood is a relentless responsibility. A moment of privacy in the bathroom is an unheard of luxury. Every supermarket trip or round of errands with restless and demanding kids challenges your patience. Juggling family and work responsibilities leaves little time for your own interests or 6 Smart Strategies for Minimizing School Supply Costs 07/31/2017 08:00pm • The back-to-school season is just around the corner. For many families, that means expensive trips to the store to buy school supplies, clothes and other items. While many stores offer sales, which can help with the cost of supply shopping, it still adds up to a serious expense in the late summer mo These Are the Real Facts About Eating Disorders 07/31/2017 08:00pm • I am a psychologist specializing in children and teens who have an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID. When I tell people what I do for a living, I'm often bombarded by harsh, judgmental comments such as "they could stop