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THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
BLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when people HOW FATHERHOOD AFFECTS MEN Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Father Facts 7, a new reference manual from the National Fatherhood Initiative that is available here.. What We Know. Although father involvement causes some strain for men (particularly for new fathers) in terms of finances, employment, and changes in sleep and housing, it also increases men’s sense of responsibility, their mental/emotional FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
HOW DENIAL AND VICTIM BLAMING KEEP SEXUAL ASSAULT HIDDEN In the vast and tragic history of sexual predators, Larry Nassar stands out. In his medical role on the USA gymnastics team, Nassar molested at least 500 girls, including well-known gymnasts like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. The abuse happened for decades, with much of it occurring during medical exams with others present. However, the most appalling part of the story may be the repeated WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
BLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when people HOW FATHERHOOD AFFECTS MEN Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Father Facts 7, a new reference manual from the National Fatherhood Initiative that is available here.. What We Know. Although father involvement causes some strain for men (particularly for new fathers) in terms of finances, employment, and changes in sleep and housing, it also increases men’s sense of responsibility, their mental/emotional FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
HOW DENIAL AND VICTIM BLAMING KEEP SEXUAL ASSAULT HIDDEN In the vast and tragic history of sexual predators, Larry Nassar stands out. In his medical role on the USA gymnastics team, Nassar molested at least 500 girls, including well-known gymnasts like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. The abuse happened for decades, with much of it occurring during medical exams with others present. However, the most appalling part of the story may be the repeated WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
AFTER PANDEMIC LANGUISHING, REIMAGINE COMMUNITY LIFE Like many people, I’ve experienced this past year as a challenging one, with the stresses of “pandemic parenting” and the primal scream of mothers everywhere. I don’t want to overstate this—there have been joyful moments and no real suffering of magnitude in my life—and yet I resonate with a term coined by sociologist Corey Keyes and described by psychologist Adam Grant as the TO HAVE KIDS OR NOT: WHICH DECISION DO AMERICANS REGRET 1 day ago · The vast majority of people want to have children and more than a third wish they had more children than they currently have. Tweet This; Most of us really want to have kids.FRIDAY FIVE 376
20 hours ago · Divorce in China, tips for father-daughter relationships, and more. Tweet This; The Black-White poverty gap, cohabiting couples and work, and more. NUMBER 8 IN 2020: THE COLLAPSE OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION In January, Bethany Christian Services announced that it would not be renewing its accreditation to do international adoption. As one of the largest providers of international adoption services in the U.S., this is quite a blow. But Bethany’s leadership has seen the writing on the wall. In 2018, there were only about 4,000 intercountry adoptionsto the U.S.
PRESIDENT BIDEN, LET HISPANIC PARENTS HAVE WHAT THEY WANT America is a big country, and an increasingly diverse one at that. We differ by ethnicity, race, religion, and worldview. This diversity extends to how we educate, socialize, and care for our children—including our infants and toddlers. When it comes to caring for young children, some parents prefer to rely on a stay-at-home parent, others day care, others grandma and still others a mix of THE PROS AND CONS OF CANADA’S CHILD BENEFIT Canadian parents will find a little extra money in their bank account on July 20. That’s when the monthly “Canada Child Benefit” (CCB) will increase to account for inflation—the second increase in two years. The tax-exempt benefit is based on net household income, with the average family receiving $6,800 CAD ($5,200 USD) annually. FAMILY BREAKDOWN AND AMERICA’S WELFARE SYSTEM Today, only 44% of black children have a father in the home. In unison, the rate of black out-of-wedlock births went from 24.5% in 1964 to 70.7% by 1994, roughly where it stands today. One contributor to family breakdown, which soon spread to the poor and working-class white family, may have been welfare expansion. DRUG-ADDICTED MOTHERS AND CHILD WELL-BEING It is certainly true that the dire predictions about the outcomes for babies born to crack-addicted mothers turned out to be overblown. Some crack-addicted mothers did indeed give birth to babies with severe neurological and organ damage. But it was hard to isolate the effects of in-utero exposure to cocaine from all of the other behaviors that drug-using mothers were engaging in—poor WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when people THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
BLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. HOW DENIAL AND VICTIM BLAMING KEEP SEXUAL ASSAULT HIDDEN In the vast and tragic history of sexual predators, Larry Nassar stands out. In his medical role on the USA gymnastics team, Nassar molested at least 500 girls, including well-known gymnasts like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. The abuse happened for decades, with much of it occurring during medical exams with others present. However, the most appalling part of the story may be the repeated FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when people THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
BLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. HOW DENIAL AND VICTIM BLAMING KEEP SEXUAL ASSAULT HIDDEN In the vast and tragic history of sexual predators, Larry Nassar stands out. In his medical role on the USA gymnastics team, Nassar molested at least 500 girls, including well-known gymnasts like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. The abuse happened for decades, with much of it occurring during medical exams with others present. However, the most appalling part of the story may be the repeated FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. AFTER PANDEMIC LANGUISHING, REIMAGINE COMMUNITY LIFE Like many people, I’ve experienced this past year as a challenging one, with the stresses of “pandemic parenting” and the primal scream of mothers everywhere. I don’t want to overstate this—there have been joyful moments and no real suffering of magnitude in my life—and yet I resonate with a term coined by sociologist Corey Keyes and described by psychologist Adam Grant as the NUMBER 8 IN 2020: THE COLLAPSE OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION In January, Bethany Christian Services announced that it would not be renewing its accreditation to do international adoption. As one of the largest providers of international adoption services in the U.S., this is quite a blow. But Bethany’s leadership has seen the writing on the wall. In 2018, there were only about 4,000 intercountry adoptionsto the U.S.
TO HAVE KIDS OR NOT: WHICH DECISION DO AMERICANS REGRET 1 day ago · The vast majority of people want to have children and more than a third wish they had more children than they currently have. Tweet This; Most of us really want to have kids.FRIDAY FIVE 376
9 hours ago · Divorce in China, tips for father-daughter relationships, and more. Tweet This; The Black-White poverty gap, cohabiting couples and work, and more. ANOTHER REASON BIRTH RATES ARE DROPPING: WE HAVE DEVALUED The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to the CDC. The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ethnicity, and in nearly every age group, falling to the lowest point since federal health officials started tracking it more than a century ago. Births have been declining in younger women for years, due to the commonly cited THE PROS AND CONS OF CANADA’S CHILD BENEFIT Canadian parents will find a little extra money in their bank account on July 20. That’s when the monthly “Canada Child Benefit” (CCB) will increase to account for inflation—the second increase in two years. The tax-exempt benefit is based on net household income, with the average family receiving $6,800 CAD ($5,200 USD) annually. Introduced in 2016, the CCB has already been credited PRESIDENT BIDEN, LET HISPANIC PARENTS HAVE WHAT THEY WANT America is a big country, and an increasingly diverse one at that. We differ by ethnicity, race, religion, and worldview. This diversity extends to how we educate, socialize, and care for our children—including our infants and toddlers. When it comes to caring for young children, some parents prefer to rely on a stay-at-home parent, others day care, others grandma and still others a mix of FAMILY BREAKDOWN AND AMERICA’S WELFARE SYSTEM 1. According to Autor and Figlio, boys especially struggle without a father in the home. This is because, according to The Wall Street Journal’s William A. Galston, discussing Autor and Figlio’s research, “boys’ problems are much more behavioral than cognitive.For example, truancy and classroom disciplinary issues lead to suspensions, which play the largest role in explaining the DRUG-ADDICTED MOTHERS AND CHILD WELL-BEING It is certainly true that the dire predictions about the outcomes for babies born to crack-addicted mothers turned out to be overblown. Some crack-addicted mothers did indeed give birth to babies with severe neurological and organ damage. But it was hard to isolate the effects of in-utero exposure to cocaine from all of the other behaviors that drug-using mothers were engaging in—poor WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
FIVE WAYS THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED FAMILIES COVID-19 cases and deaths are declining, and we are fast approaching the point that everyone who wants the vaccine has it. Adults are getting back to work—despite a disappointing jobs report this month—and most schools are, at minimum, planning to be fully open in the fall. It’s not a bad time to take stock of what the pandemic has done to families and how far we still need to go for a THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
NUMBER 1 IN 2020: THE U.S. DIVORCE RATE HAS HIT A 50-YEAR Editor's Note: The following article, originally published on November 10, 2020, is our most popular blog post of this year.. Divorce in America has been falling fast in recent years, and it just hit a record low in 2019. For every 1,000 marriages in the last year, only 14.9 ended in divorce, according to the newly released American Community Survey data from the Census Bureau.BLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. FAMILY BREAKDOWN AND AMERICA’S WELFARE SYSTEM Today, only 44% of black children have a father in the home. In unison, the rate of black out-of-wedlock births went from 24.5% in 1964 to 70.7% by 1994, roughly where it stands today. One contributor to family breakdown, which soon spread to the poor and working-class white family, may have been welfare expansion. HOW DENIAL AND VICTIM BLAMING KEEP SEXUAL ASSAULT HIDDEN In the vast and tragic history of sexual predators, Larry Nassar stands out. In his medical role on the USA gymnastics team, Nassar molested at least 500 girls, including well-known gymnasts like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. The abuse happened for decades, with much of it occurring during medical exams with others present. However, the most appalling part of the story may be the repeated EIGHT REASONS WOMEN STAY IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS We collected hundreds of posts from women all over the world and read, coded, and sorted them, publishing these findings in 2015. 2 Through this analysis, we identified eight main reasons women stay in abusive relationships: 1. Distorted Thoughts. Being controlled and hurt is traumatizing, and this leads to confusion, doubts, and evenself-blame.
THE APPALACHIAN GO-ROUND: FAMILY INSTABILITY IN AMERICA’S Appalachia is a byword for poverty, backwardness, rurality, whiteness, coal, and any number of other less-than-cosmopolitan things. This characterization is old, going back to at least the 1870s. But even earlier than this popularization of Appalachian stereotypes is Appalachian poverty itself: as early as 1850, Appalachia was substantially behind neighboring areas economically, and by most WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
FIVE WAYS THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED FAMILIES COVID-19 cases and deaths are declining, and we are fast approaching the point that everyone who wants the vaccine has it. Adults are getting back to work—despite a disappointing jobs report this month—and most schools are, at minimum, planning to be fully open in the fall. It’s not a bad time to take stock of what the pandemic has done to families and how far we still need to go for a THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
NUMBER 1 IN 2020: THE U.S. DIVORCE RATE HAS HIT A 50-YEAR Editor's Note: The following article, originally published on November 10, 2020, is our most popular blog post of this year.. Divorce in America has been falling fast in recent years, and it just hit a record low in 2019. For every 1,000 marriages in the last year, only 14.9 ended in divorce, according to the newly released American Community Survey data from the Census Bureau.BLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. FAMILY BREAKDOWN AND AMERICA’S WELFARE SYSTEM Today, only 44% of black children have a father in the home. In unison, the rate of black out-of-wedlock births went from 24.5% in 1964 to 70.7% by 1994, roughly where it stands today. One contributor to family breakdown, which soon spread to the poor and working-class white family, may have been welfare expansion. HOW DENIAL AND VICTIM BLAMING KEEP SEXUAL ASSAULT HIDDEN In the vast and tragic history of sexual predators, Larry Nassar stands out. In his medical role on the USA gymnastics team, Nassar molested at least 500 girls, including well-known gymnasts like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. The abuse happened for decades, with much of it occurring during medical exams with others present. However, the most appalling part of the story may be the repeated EIGHT REASONS WOMEN STAY IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS We collected hundreds of posts from women all over the world and read, coded, and sorted them, publishing these findings in 2015. 2 Through this analysis, we identified eight main reasons women stay in abusive relationships: 1. Distorted Thoughts. Being controlled and hurt is traumatizing, and this leads to confusion, doubts, and evenself-blame.
THE APPALACHIAN GO-ROUND: FAMILY INSTABILITY IN AMERICA’S Appalachia is a byword for poverty, backwardness, rurality, whiteness, coal, and any number of other less-than-cosmopolitan things. This characterization is old, going back to at least the 1870s. But even earlier than this popularization of Appalachian stereotypes is Appalachian poverty itself: as early as 1850, Appalachia was substantially behind neighboring areas economically, and by most WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert AFTER PANDEMIC LANGUISHING, REIMAGINE COMMUNITY LIFE Like many people, I’ve experienced this past year as a challenging one, with the stresses of “pandemic parenting” and the primal scream of mothers everywhere. I don’t want to overstate this—there have been joyful moments and no real suffering of magnitude in my life—and yet I resonate with a term coined by sociologist Corey Keyes and described by psychologist Adam Grant as the TO HAVE KIDS OR NOT: WHICH DECISION DO AMERICANS REGRET 16 hours ago · The vast majority of people want to have children and more than a third wish they had more children than they currently have. Tweet This; Most of us really want to have kids. PRESIDENT BIDEN, LET HISPANIC PARENTS HAVE WHAT THEY WANT 1 day ago · America is a big country, and an increasingly diverse one at that. We differ by ethnicity, race, religion, and worldview. This diversity extends to how we educate, socialize, and care for our children—including our infants and toddlers. When it comes to caring for young children, some parents prefer to rely on a stay-at-home parent, others day care, others grandma and still others a mix of THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY “Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness,” Martin Luther King wrote in 1958. He meant to explain his nonviolent tactics in the fight for civil rights, of course, but his words have been applied far beyond that context, including to the sphere of violence within families. Research confirms the intuitively plausible theory that children who experience EIGHT REASONS WOMEN STAY IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS We collected hundreds of posts from women all over the world and read, coded, and sorted them, publishing these findings in 2015. 2 Through this analysis, we identified eight main reasons women stay in abusive relationships: 1. Distorted Thoughts. Being controlled and hurt is traumatizing, and this leads to confusion, doubts, and evenself-blame.
FOUR FACTORS THAT HELP WOMEN LEAVE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS Being mistreated by the person you love—especially when physical abuse is involved—is one of the most frightening and traumatic experiences a woman can face, and it is hard to know what to do when it happens. A woman who is a victim of violence faces a particularly complicated dilemma. Should she stay or go? Although this may seem to be an easy choice, as I discussed in my last post, there DOES RELIGIOSITY PROTECT AGAINST INFIDELITY? Given most world religions’ prescriptions on marital fidelity, Lentz’s behavior begs the question of whether religiosity, which we define as feeling that religion is an important aspect of one’s life, 1 actually helps to prevent infidelity. Research generally suggests a negative relationship between religiosity and infidelity;as one is
WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert THE APPALACHIAN GO-ROUND: FAMILY INSTABILITY IN AMERICA’S Appalachia is a byword for poverty, backwardness, rurality, whiteness, coal, and any number of other less-than-cosmopolitan things. This characterization is old, going back to at least the 1870s. But even earlier than this popularization of Appalachian stereotypes is Appalachian poverty itself: as early as 1850, Appalachia was substantially behind neighboring areas economically, and by most WHAT DO AMERICANS THINK ABOUT BANNING PORN? As with many intra-conservative spats, this debate runs the risk of coming unmoored from political reality. Maybe six guys on Twitter want to hang pornographers, and six other guys want to put pornographic mags in the checkout line next to the candy. But what do Americans, as a whole, think about porn? The answer, survey data show, iscomplicated.
STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when peopleBLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. THE SOCIAL REALITIES OF HOMESCHOOLING In a recent University of Arizona Law Review article, Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard law professor, claims that the “homeschooling regime poses real dangers to children and to society.”Bartholet’s legal argument is that homeschooling is an infringement on child rights, placing children in inferior, socially isolating, and dangerous educational environments. FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
MARRIAGE IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY Marriage is no “panacea for poverty,” according to a Center for American Progress (CAP) report by Shawn Fremstad released last week. “Marriage Won’t Cure Poverty,” read the Atlantic headline for an article by Rebecca Rosen spotlighting the CAP report. And, a few years ago, a prominent study by three sociologists framed the question in a way that sounds familiar: “Is Marriage a STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when peopleBLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. THE SOCIAL REALITIES OF HOMESCHOOLING In a recent University of Arizona Law Review article, Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard law professor, claims that the “homeschooling regime poses real dangers to children and to society.”Bartholet’s legal argument is that homeschooling is an infringement on child rights, placing children in inferior, socially isolating, and dangerous educational environments. FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
MARRIAGE IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY Marriage is no “panacea for poverty,” according to a Center for American Progress (CAP) report by Shawn Fremstad released last week. “Marriage Won’t Cure Poverty,” read the Atlantic headline for an article by Rebecca Rosen spotlighting the CAP report. And, a few years ago, a prominent study by three sociologists framed the question in a way that sounds familiar: “Is Marriage a AFTER PANDEMIC LANGUISHING, REIMAGINE COMMUNITY LIFE 1 day ago · Like many people, I’ve experienced this past year as a challenging one, with the stresses of “pandemic parenting” and the primal scream of mothers everywhere. I don’t want to overstate this—there have been joyful moments and no real suffering of magnitude in my life—and yet I resonate with a term coined by sociologist Corey Keyes and described by psychologist Adam Grant asthe
ANOTHER REASON BIRTH RATES ARE DROPPING: WE HAVE DEVALUED The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to the CDC. The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ethnicity, and in nearly every age group, falling to the lowest point since federal health officials started tracking it more than a century ago. Births have been declining in younger women for years, due to the commonly cited NUMBER 1 IN 2020: THE U.S. DIVORCE RATE HAS HIT A 50-YEAR Editor's Note: The following article, originally published on November 10, 2020, is our most popular blog post of this year.. Divorce in America has been falling fast in recent years, and it just hit a record low in 2019. For every 1,000 marriages in the last year, only 14.9 ended in divorce, according to the newly released American Community Survey data from the Census Bureau. PRESIDENT BIDEN, LET HISPANIC PARENTS HAVE WHAT THEY WANT 11 hours ago · America is a big country, and an increasingly diverse one at that. We differ by ethnicity, race, religion, and worldview. This diversity extends to how we educate, socialize, and care for our children—including our infants and toddlers. When it comes to caring for young children, some parents prefer to rely on a stay-at-home parent, others day care, others grandma and still others a mix of THE CONSERVATIVE FERTILITY ADVANTAGE In an election post-mortem interview, progressive election analyst David Shor claimed that increasingly delayed marriage and childbearing have given Democrats an electoral advantage and that these changes in family formation are “reason for hope” for Democrats.Indeed, the recent presidential election revealed sharp divides in American society: between urban and rural, men and women, Black TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. THE PROS AND CONS OF CANADA’S CHILD BENEFIT Canadian parents will find a little extra money in their bank account on July 20. That’s when the monthly “Canada Child Benefit” (CCB) will increase to account for inflation—the second increase in two years. The tax-exempt benefit is based on net household income, with the average family receiving $6,800 CAD ($5,200 USD) annually. WHAT THE “MOUNTING EVIDENCE” ON WORKING MOMS REALLY SHOWS Seventy percent of American mothers with children under 18 are in the labor force. Religious Christian mothers work, liberal feminist mothers work, poor mothers, rich mothers, Democratic, Republican, black, brown, and white mothers kiss their little ones goodbye and trudge off to their jobs at the office, factory, restaurant and medical center. The 30 percent of mothers who do stay at home MAKING THINGS FAIR AFTER A PARENT'S DEATH The Institute for Family Studies. P.O. Box 1502. Charlottesville, VA 22902. If you would like to donate online, please click the button below to be taken to our donation form: Donate. You can also support us on Patreon via the button below: IFS on Patreon. The Institute forFamily Studies is
WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when peopleBLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. THE SOCIAL REALITIES OF HOMESCHOOLING In a recent University of Arizona Law Review article, Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard law professor, claims that the “homeschooling regime poses real dangers to children and to society.”Bartholet’s legal argument is that homeschooling is an infringement on child rights, placing children in inferior, socially isolating, and dangerous educational environments. FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
MARRIAGE IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY Marriage is no “panacea for poverty,” according to a Center for American Progress (CAP) report by Shawn Fremstad released last week. “Marriage Won’t Cure Poverty,” read the Atlantic headline for an article by Rebecca Rosen spotlighting the CAP report. And, a few years ago, a prominent study by three sociologists framed the question in a way that sounds familiar: “Is Marriage a STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when peopleBLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. THE SOCIAL REALITIES OF HOMESCHOOLING In a recent University of Arizona Law Review article, Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard law professor, claims that the “homeschooling regime poses real dangers to children and to society.”Bartholet’s legal argument is that homeschooling is an infringement on child rights, placing children in inferior, socially isolating, and dangerous educational environments. FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
MARRIAGE IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY Marriage is no “panacea for poverty,” according to a Center for American Progress (CAP) report by Shawn Fremstad released last week. “Marriage Won’t Cure Poverty,” read the Atlantic headline for an article by Rebecca Rosen spotlighting the CAP report. And, a few years ago, a prominent study by three sociologists framed the question in a way that sounds familiar: “Is Marriage a AFTER PANDEMIC LANGUISHING, REIMAGINE COMMUNITY LIFE 1 day ago · Like many people, I’ve experienced this past year as a challenging one, with the stresses of “pandemic parenting” and the primal scream of mothers everywhere. I don’t want to overstate this—there have been joyful moments and no real suffering of magnitude in my life—and yet I resonate with a term coined by sociologist Corey Keyes and described by psychologist Adam Grant asthe
ANOTHER REASON BIRTH RATES ARE DROPPING: WE HAVE DEVALUED The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to the CDC. The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ethnicity, and in nearly every age group, falling to the lowest point since federal health officials started tracking it more than a century ago. Births have been declining in younger women for years, due to the commonly cited PRESIDENT BIDEN, LET HISPANIC PARENTS HAVE WHAT THEY WANT 8 hours ago · America is a big country, and an increasingly diverse one at that. We differ by ethnicity, race, religion, and worldview. This diversity extends to how we educate, socialize, and care for our children—including our infants and toddlers. When it comes to caring for young children, some parents prefer to rely on a stay-at-home parent, others day care, others grandma and still others a mix of NUMBER 1 IN 2020: THE U.S. DIVORCE RATE HAS HIT A 50-YEAR Editor's Note: The following article, originally published on November 10, 2020, is our most popular blog post of this year.. Divorce in America has been falling fast in recent years, and it just hit a record low in 2019. For every 1,000 marriages in the last year, only 14.9 ended in divorce, according to the newly released American Community Survey data from the Census Bureau. THE CONSERVATIVE FERTILITY ADVANTAGE In an election post-mortem interview, progressive election analyst David Shor claimed that increasingly delayed marriage and childbearing have given Democrats an electoral advantage and that these changes in family formation are “reason for hope” for Democrats.Indeed, the recent presidential election revealed sharp divides in American society: between urban and rural, men and women, Black TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING AND ADOLESCENCE 1. For example, we reported in our study that for an unmeasured variable to explain away the association between religious service attendance and subsequent volunteering, that unmeasured variable would have to be associated with 1.9-fold higher service attendance, and 1.9-fold higher volunteering, above and beyond everything we already controlled for (which was already a lot). THE PROS AND CONS OF CANADA’S CHILD BENEFIT Canadian parents will find a little extra money in their bank account on July 20. That’s when the monthly “Canada Child Benefit” (CCB) will increase to account for inflation—the second increase in two years. The tax-exempt benefit is based on net household income, with the average family receiving $6,800 CAD ($5,200 USD) annually. WHAT THE “MOUNTING EVIDENCE” ON WORKING MOMS REALLY SHOWS Seventy percent of American mothers with children under 18 are in the labor force. Religious Christian mothers work, liberal feminist mothers work, poor mothers, rich mothers, Democratic, Republican, black, brown, and white mothers kiss their little ones goodbye and trudge off to their jobs at the office, factory, restaurant and medical center. The 30 percent of mothers who do stay at home MAKING THINGS FAIR AFTER A PARENT'S DEATH The Institute for Family Studies. P.O. Box 1502. Charlottesville, VA 22902. If you would like to donate online, please click the button below to be taken to our donation form: Donate. You can also support us on Patreon via the button below: IFS on Patreon. The Institute forFamily Studies is
STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when people THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
BLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. THE SOCIAL REALITIES OF HOMESCHOOLING In a recent University of Arizona Law Review article, Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard law professor, claims that the “homeschooling regime poses real dangers to children and to society.”Bartholet’s legal argument is that homeschooling is an infringement on child rights, placing children in inferior, socially isolating, and dangerous educational environments. SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
MARRIAGE IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY Marriage is no “panacea for poverty,” according to a Center for American Progress (CAP) report by Shawn Fremstad released last week. “Marriage Won’t Cure Poverty,” read the Atlantic headline for an article by Rebecca Rosen spotlighting the CAP report. And, a few years ago, a prominent study by three sociologists framed the question in a way that sounds familiar: “Is Marriage a STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when peopleBLACK DADS MATTER
It has long been known that father presence in the household is important for the positive well-being of families, neighborhoods, and youth.Dads who actively participate in the lives of their families provide a steady source of stability and support.The consequences of such support impact a whole host of child developmental outcomes, including behavior, academics, and health. THE SOCIAL REALITIES OF HOMESCHOOLING In a recent University of Arizona Law Review article, Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard law professor, claims that the “homeschooling regime poses real dangers to children and to society.”Bartholet’s legal argument is that homeschooling is an infringement on child rights, placing children in inferior, socially isolating, and dangerous educational environments. FOR GETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all these varieties of single-parent families do have lower average incomes than families with two married birth parents. Yet when itcomes to putting
TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
MARRIAGE IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY Marriage is no “panacea for poverty,” according to a Center for American Progress (CAP) report by Shawn Fremstad released last week. “Marriage Won’t Cure Poverty,” read the Atlantic headline for an article by Rebecca Rosen spotlighting the CAP report. And, a few years ago, a prominent study by three sociologists framed the question in a way that sounds familiar: “Is Marriage a AFTER PANDEMIC LANGUISHING, REIMAGINE COMMUNITY LIFE 1 day ago · Like many people, I’ve experienced this past year as a challenging one, with the stresses of “pandemic parenting” and the primal scream of mothers everywhere. I don’t want to overstate this—there have been joyful moments and no real suffering of magnitude in my life—and yet I resonate with a term coined by sociologist Corey Keyes and described by psychologist Adam Grant asthe
ANOTHER REASON BIRTH RATES ARE DROPPING: WE HAVE DEVALUED The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to the CDC. The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ethnicity, and in nearly every age group, falling to the lowest point since federal health officials started tracking it more than a century ago. Births have been declining in younger women for years, due to the commonly cited PRESIDENT BIDEN, LET HISPANIC PARENTS HAVE WHAT THEY WANT 6 hours ago · America is a big country, and an increasingly diverse one at that. We differ by ethnicity, race, religion, and worldview. This diversity extends to how we educate, socialize, and care for our children—including our infants and toddlers. When it comes to caring for young children, some parents prefer to rely on a stay-at-home parent, others day care, others grandma and still others a mix of NUMBER 1 IN 2020: THE U.S. DIVORCE RATE HAS HIT A 50-YEAR Editor's Note: The following article, originally published on November 10, 2020, is our most popular blog post of this year.. Divorce in America has been falling fast in recent years, and it just hit a record low in 2019. For every 1,000 marriages in the last year, only 14.9 ended in divorce, according to the newly released American Community Survey data from the Census Bureau. THE CONSERVATIVE FERTILITY ADVANTAGE In an election post-mortem interview, progressive election analyst David Shor claimed that increasingly delayed marriage and childbearing have given Democrats an electoral advantage and that these changes in family formation are “reason for hope” for Democrats.Indeed, the recent presidential election revealed sharp divides in American society: between urban and rural, men and women, Black TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING AND ADOLESCENCE 1. For example, we reported in our study that for an unmeasured variable to explain away the association between religious service attendance and subsequent volunteering, that unmeasured variable would have to be associated with 1.9-fold higher service attendance, and 1.9-fold higher volunteering, above and beyond everything we already controlled for (which was already a lot). THE PROS AND CONS OF CANADA’S CHILD BENEFIT Canadian parents will find a little extra money in their bank account on July 20. That’s when the monthly “Canada Child Benefit” (CCB) will increase to account for inflation—the second increase in two years. The tax-exempt benefit is based on net household income, with the average family receiving $6,800 CAD ($5,200 USD) annually. WHAT THE “MOUNTING EVIDENCE” ON WORKING MOMS REALLY SHOWS Seventy percent of American mothers with children under 18 are in the labor force. Religious Christian mothers work, liberal feminist mothers work, poor mothers, rich mothers, Democratic, Republican, black, brown, and white mothers kiss their little ones goodbye and trudge off to their jobs at the office, factory, restaurant and medical center. The 30 percent of mothers who do stay at home MAKING THINGS FAIR AFTER A PARENT'S DEATH The Institute for Family Studies. P.O. Box 1502. Charlottesville, VA 22902. If you would like to donate online, please click the button below to be taken to our donation form: Donate. You can also support us on Patreon via the button below: IFS on Patreon. The Institute forFamily Studies is
STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when people WHAT THE “MOUNTING EVIDENCE” ON WORKING MOMS REALLY SHOWS Seventy percent of American mothers with children under 18 are in the labor force. Religious Christian mothers work, liberal feminist mothers work, poor mothers, rich mothers, Democratic, Republican, black, brown, and white mothers kiss their little ones goodbye and trudge off to their jobs at the office, factory, restaurant and medical center. The 30 percent of mothers who do stay at home TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is THE APPALACHIAN GO-ROUND: FAMILY INSTABILITY IN AMERICA’S Appalachia is a byword for poverty, backwardness, rurality, whiteness, coal, and any number of other less-than-cosmopolitan things. This characterization is old, going back to at least the 1870s. But even earlier than this popularization of Appalachian stereotypes is Appalachian poverty itself: as early as 1850, Appalachia was substantially behind neighboring areas economically, and by most DOES SEXUAL HISTORY AFFECT MARITAL HAPPINESS? The 1960s changed premarital sex. Prior to the sexual revolution, unmarried heterosexual sex partners tended to marry each other (sometimes motivated by a shotgun pregnancy); in more recent decades, first sex usually does not lead to marriage. Figure 1 shows how the odds of having only one lifetime sex partner have declined over the 20thcentury for married Americans. HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
WHAT JORDAN PETERSON HAS TO SAY ABOUT MOTHERHOOD MIGHT Jordan Peterson, in a different lecture, calls this reality the “dominant power structure.”. Summers calls it the “high-powered job hypothesis.”. And the simple reality, as Pew has shown year in and year out, is that men are typically more willing to do the work that it takes to get to the top of the heap of our current “power STRONG FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthenfamilies in
THE U.S. NEEDS A PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY THAT COVERS New Zealand has broken new ground in pro-family policy by requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for parents who lose a child through miscarriage. The bill passed unanimously and became law in March 2021. As the mom of seven children, six lost through miscarriage, and one who is a 15-months-old toddler, I welcomed thisnews.
COUNTERING THE ‘SOFT STIGMA’ AGAINST ADOPTION The language we use in talking about adoption (e.g., say “make an adoption plan” instead of “give up for adoption”) can help to reframe the way others think about it. Our language can also help us avoid reinforcing the unspoken, negative narrative that children placed for adoption are “unwanted” and “abandoned” by their birthmothers. We must also “walk the walk” when people WHAT THE “MOUNTING EVIDENCE” ON WORKING MOMS REALLY SHOWS Seventy percent of American mothers with children under 18 are in the labor force. Religious Christian mothers work, liberal feminist mothers work, poor mothers, rich mothers, Democratic, Republican, black, brown, and white mothers kiss their little ones goodbye and trudge off to their jobs at the office, factory, restaurant and medical center. The 30 percent of mothers who do stay at home TODDLERS AND SENIORS TOGETHER: THE BENEFITS OF Should seniors and toddlers go to day care together? It’s a strange sounding question, but a growing number of day care facilities around the country say yes. And an emerging body of research suggests that doing so is good for both the young and old. SEX RATIOS IN THE PEWS: IS THERE REALLY A DEFICIT OF MEN There is a crisis of men in American churches. This is a widely accepted view. There are books on the topic, along with informative websites to help churches fix this problem, and there are occasionally surveys cited to demonstrate the severity. But much as Evangelical fears about widespread pornography usage probably overstate the reality of the problem, the dearth of men in church is THE APPALACHIAN GO-ROUND: FAMILY INSTABILITY IN AMERICA’S Appalachia is a byword for poverty, backwardness, rurality, whiteness, coal, and any number of other less-than-cosmopolitan things. This characterization is old, going back to at least the 1870s. But even earlier than this popularization of Appalachian stereotypes is Appalachian poverty itself: as early as 1850, Appalachia was substantially behind neighboring areas economically, and by most DOES SEXUAL HISTORY AFFECT MARITAL HAPPINESS? The 1960s changed premarital sex. Prior to the sexual revolution, unmarried heterosexual sex partners tended to marry each other (sometimes motivated by a shotgun pregnancy); in more recent decades, first sex usually does not lead to marriage. Figure 1 shows how the odds of having only one lifetime sex partner have declined over the 20thcentury for married Americans. HOW DADS AFFECT THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO ADULTHOOD Title: How Dads Affect Their Daughters into Adulthood | Family StudiesFamily Studies Author: Richard Brake Created Date: 12/9/201610:42:05 PM
WHAT JORDAN PETERSON HAS TO SAY ABOUT MOTHERHOOD MIGHT Jordan Peterson, in a different lecture, calls this reality the “dominant power structure.”. Summers calls it the “high-powered job hypothesis.”. And the simple reality, as Pew has shown year in and year out, is that men are typically more willing to do the work that it takes to get to the top of the heap of our current “power AFTER PANDEMIC LANGUISHING, REIMAGINE COMMUNITY LIFE 18 hours ago · Like many people, I’ve experienced this past year as a challenging one, with the stresses of “pandemic parenting” and the primal scream of mothers everywhere. I don’t want to overstate this—there have been joyful moments and no real suffering of magnitude in my life—and yet I resonate with a term coined by sociologist Corey Keyes and described by psychologist Adam Grant asthe
THE SOCIAL REALITIES OF HOMESCHOOLING In a recent University of Arizona Law Review article, Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard law professor, claims that the “homeschooling regime poses real dangers to children and to society.”Bartholet’s legal argument is that homeschooling is an infringement on child rights, placing children in inferior, socially isolating, and dangerous educational environments. WHAT THE “MOUNTING EVIDENCE” ON WORKING MOMS REALLY SHOWS Seventy percent of American mothers with children under 18 are in the labor force. Religious Christian mothers work, liberal feminist mothers work, poor mothers, rich mothers, Democratic, Republican, black, brown, and white mothers kiss their little ones goodbye and trudge off to their jobs at the office, factory, restaurant and medical center. The 30 percent of mothers who do stay at home THE OVERLOOKED RISKS OF SURROGACY FOR WOMEN Multiple births come with an increased risk of Caesarian sections and longer hospital stays, according to the British Journal of Medicine, as well as gestational diabetes, fetal growth restriction, pre-eclampsia, and premature birth. The drug, Lupron, which is used to transfer embryos, has also been documented to put surrogate women atrisk for
HOW DENIAL AND VICTIM BLAMING KEEP SEXUAL ASSAULT HIDDEN In the vast and tragic history of sexual predators, Larry Nassar stands out. In his medical role on the USA gymnastics team, Nassar molested at least 500 girls, including well-known gymnasts like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. The abuse happened for decades, with much of it occurring during medical exams with others present. However, the most appalling part of the story may be the repeated WHAT THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS REVEALS ABOUT NATURE AND The recently released documentary, Three Identical Strangers, tells a story that’s at times humorous, at times incredible, and at other times foreboding. The film, directed by Tim Wardle and released across the United States in the past few weeks, tells a story some might remember from headlines in the 1980s: Three college-aged identical triplets—Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Robert THE PROBLEM WITH EXPOSING KIDS TO SEXUAL AND VIOLENT Sex and violence are at an all-time high in the movies our children watch, the music they hear, and the games they play. And, in bad news for moms and dads a new study, published recently in Pediatrics, suggests that it is parents who are unknowingly dropping the ball.. The researchers asked 1000 parents of children between 6 and 17 years to watch eight movie clips in a random order. DOES SEXUAL HISTORY AFFECT MARITAL HAPPINESS? The 1960s changed premarital sex. Prior to the sexual revolution, unmarried heterosexual sex partners tended to marry each other (sometimes motivated by a shotgun pregnancy); in more recent decades, first sex usually does not lead to marriage. Figure 1 shows how the odds of having only one lifetime sex partner have declined over the 20thcentury for married Americans. WHAT’S BEHIND THE BELIEF IN A SOULMATE? The United States appears to be in a romantic slump. Marriage rates have plummeted over the last decade. And compared to previous generations, young single people today are perhaps spending more time on social media than actual dating. They are also having less sex. Despite these trends, a yearning for a soulmate remains a common thread across the generations. JORDAN PETERSON’S RADICAL TAKE ON MARRIAGE Peterson’s vision of marriage is a dynamic one. Properly understood, it’s a lifelong wrestling between two worthy adversaries who strengthen each other and help one another to sort out and improve upon their various personal struggles and weaknesses. It’s a radical take on a traditional view.STRONG FAMILIES.
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