In 2006, Patricia Nieshoff’s three-year-old son had a seizure. She was a single mother, with no one to accompany her to the hospital. But an hour into her hospital stay, a familiar face appeared.
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How do you get siblings to be nice to each other? Latino families have an answer
Over the past few decades, psychologists have begun to understand how parents across many cultures teach their children to build deep, fulfilling relationships with their siblings.
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How two good friends became sworn siblings — with the revival of an ancient ritual
Thousands of years ago, there was a ceremony to bind close friends together as sworn siblings. Could the practice be resurrected today to strengthen modern friendships? Two women did just that.
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Terrance the octopus came to live with a family. Then she laid dozens of eggs
The Clifford family was as prepared as possible to welcome Terrance the octopus. But there was one thing they missed: she was pregnant. And then she laid a whole lot of eggs.
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These identical twins both grew up with autism, but took very different paths
Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder’s mix of nature and nurture.
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At the heart of this cozy coffee shop lies a big sister’s love for her little brother
Having siblings can mean shared family and childhood experiences — and also shared bedrooms and rivalries. A growing body of research shows us that sibling relationships can shape us for life.
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‘I was broken and needed help’: After her father died, a stranger stepped in
When Roxanne Olson found herself in the middle of a security scare at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, a woman walked up to her and said: “I’m here to help people like you.”
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A funeral home worker tracked down a family — and uncovered a decades-old secret
A worker at a funeral home managed to locate the family members of an ailing woman. She didn’t realize she was uncovering a family secret that went back to the 1940s.
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How We’ve Changed
It’s been 20 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks changed everything. In this episode of Mosaic, we’ll hear from four different people about their experiences with 9/11.
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When Home Is The Mouth Of A Shark
Daniela came from a place that became the mouth of a shark. In just a few months, she went from a teenager praying in her village church to a migrant, traversing half a continent to reach the Rio Grande.