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National

A mother and son remember a frightening accident and the resulting kindness

5:35am April 12, 2024

Karina Borgia-Lacroix was in a StoryCorps booth in Fort Myers, Fla., last month with her 10-year-old son, Levi, when he asked her, "What is your favorite memory of me?"

While not an official holiday, National Siblings Day on April 10 has gained momentum on social media in recent years.

National Siblings Day is a celebration born of love — and grief

4:50pm April 10, 2024

by Maria Godoy

Claudia Evart, a woman who lost both her sister and her brother in separate accidents, created the day to honor the special relationships between siblings. It is on April 10 every year.

Religion

A look at the ancient practice that turned friends into family

5:09am April 09, 2024

In the latest story in the NPR's series The Science of Siblings, we hear about a practice that dates back to ancient times that allows people to turn a friend into a sibling.

In the womb, a brother's hormones can shape a sister's future

5:00am April 09, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

When siblings share a womb, sex hormones from a male fetus can cause lasting changes in a female littermate. This effect exists for all kinds of mammals — perhaps humans too.

Science

How the sex of one fetus can affect its neighbors in the womb

7:36pm April 08, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

A sibling can change your life — potentially even before birth. The sex of one fetus can affect its neighbors in the womb. The "intrauterine position effect" was first discovered in cattle farming.

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A group of children don eclipse glasses to watch the 2017 solar eclipse at Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming.

A lot of kids got to see the last total eclipse. What they remember may surprise you

11:14am April 06, 2024

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Total solar eclipse chasers say that seeing the moon block out the sun, revealing the corona, is a life-changing experience. Kids, on the other hand, remember eating moon pies.

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Blended families are common. Here are tips to help stepsiblings get along

5:01am April 06, 2024

by Maria Godoy

Researchers have learned a lot about blended families since the 1970s — when The Brady Bunch painted a perfect picture of stepsiblings getting along. Some of their advice might surprise you.

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Nakala Murry (shown right) could potentially lose custody of her three kids after a Mississippi police officer shot and wounded her son, 11-year-old Aderrien Murry (shown left) in May 2023 after calling 911 for a domestic incident at the family's home.

National

Police shot Nakala Murry's young son. Now, she could lose custody of her kids.

5:54pm April 05, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

Nakala Murry spoke exclusively to NPR about a petition that references the May 2023 shooting of Aderrien Murry. She said the move "caught her off guard."

National

Why some adult siblings seek out joint therapy

5:12pm April 05, 2024

by Carrie Feibel

Siblings often are tied together by logistical bonds, but can be careless or rough with one another because they assume their relationship is sturdier than it is. Some siblings are turning to therapy.

Student waits for a bridge to college to load.

This year, colleges must choose between fast financial aid offers, or accurate ones

12:01pm April 05, 2024

by Sequoia Carrillo

Colleges don't yet trust the FAFSA data the U.S. Education Department is sending them, but there's pressure to get aid offers out to students as soon as possible.