CCF Briefing
- How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood
- Can TV Dumb You Down?
- 11 Premature Babies Die in Less Than a Day in Tunisian Hospital, Sparking Outrage
- From Woke Bros to Cold Warriors: The Men of 2020
- Wait, How Did You Get Into College?
- The Consequences of Teen Motherhood Can Last for Generations
- Five myths about hijab
- The man who developed timeouts for kids stands by his now hotly debated idea
- Millennials really are special, data show
- Americans Are Going Bankrupt From Getting Sick
- How Your Dog Knows When You’re Sick
- Mental health problems are on the rise among American teens and young adults
- I Am an Immigrant. Someday You Might Be One Too.
- A new explanation for the stubborn persistence of the racial wealth gap
- Nine facts about monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system
- The Cruel Irony of ‘Free’ College Promises
- A Raised Middle Finger Is Protected Free Speech, Appeals Court Rules
- Talking to Children About Terminal Illness
- Women in Economics Report Rampant Sexual Assault and Bias
- Carefully Smash the Patriarchy
- How Much Does Getting Into an Elite College Actually Matter?
- How to Buy a Gun in 16 Countries
- The Achievement Gap Fails to Close
- Americans Are Divided by Their Views on Race, Not Race Itself
- The Cruel Irony of ‘Free’ College Promises
- Elite Colleges Constantly Tell Low-Income Students That They Do Not Belong
- Only 7 Black Students Got Into N.Y.’s Most Selective High School, Out of 900 Spots
- Women With Male Twins Are More Likely to Face Penalties at School and Work
- Tech addiction is real. We psychologists need to take it seriously.
- Adults with kids might be less happy because raising them is expensive
- F.D.A. Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression
- Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review
- How Not to Be a Snowplow Parent
- Broken Heart Syndrome Is Not All in the Head
- Schooling and skills reduce gender wage gaps—but not completely
- States Seek Financial Relief for Family Caregivers
- Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says
- A Dating App for Three, Plus
- Can We Get Better at Forgetting?
- An Alzheimer’s Drug Trial Gave Me Hope, and Then It Ended
- The Best Places to Be a Buyer — and the Worst
- Fewer Americans Think LGBT People Face Discrimination
- What to Do When Someone Is Suicidal
- When Gun Buybacks Work, and When They Fall Short
- Have You Noticed Those Weird New Mailboxes? Here’s Why They Changed
- Stop Fixating on One Elite High School. There Are Bigger Problems.
- What Students Are Saying About the College Admissions Cheating Scandal
- A.I. Can Improve Health Care. It Also Can Be Duped.
- Racism in Jury Selection Is Real. Can the Supreme Court Put an End to It?
- When Chivalry Is More Control Than Care
- Trigger Warnings May Not Do Much, Early Studies Suggest
- $1 Billion for Mental Health: The Reality of de Blasio’s ‘Revolutionary’ Plan
- Stuyvesant Has 29 Black Students Out of 3,300. How Do They Feel?
- Buying Your First Home? Save, and Save Some More
- Seeing Myself Through My Child’s Eyes
- The Case for Expunging Criminal Records
- Even in Grief, I Still Have Pride
- What Happens When Lawmakers Run Out of Abortion Restrictions to Pass
- Serial Sex Offenders Are a Big Problem on Subways. Should They Be Banned for Life?
- How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/style/snowplow-parenting-scandal.html
Today’s ‘snowplow parents’ keep their children’s futures obstacle-free — even when it means crossing ethical and legal boundaries.
- Can TV Dumb You Down?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/well/mind/tv-television-memory-brain-adults.html
Older adults who watched more than three and half hours of television a day had lower scores on tests of verbal memory,
- 11 Premature Babies Die in Less Than a Day in Tunisian Hospital, Sparking Outrage
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/world/africa/tunisia-health-care-babies-infections.html
The babies died from hospital-acquired infections, a reflection of deeper issues with Tunisia’s health care system, long considered one of the best in Africa but struggling since the 2011 revolution.
- From Woke Bros to Cold Warriors: The Men of 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/opinion/sunday/2020-election-men.html
Yes, the women are making history. But the male candidates represent a historically diverse range of expressions of masculinity, and that’s good for everyone.
- Wait, How Did You Get Into College?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/opinion/sunday/college-admissions-merit.html
How first-generation students learn about the myth of meritocracy.
- The Consequences of Teen Motherhood Can Last for Generations
Declining rates of adolescent pregnancy come with a catch. The teen-pregnancy rate in the United States has dropped by nearly two-thirds since 1990, but a new study measuring educational achievement suggests that teen moms don’t just have an impact on the lives of their own children—the effects of having a child so early might be multigenerational.
- Five myths about hijab
It’s not a headscarf — and it’s not just for women.
- The man who developed timeouts for kids stands by his now hotly debated idea
Here’s how behaviorist Arthur Staats coined the term and used it on a perfect subject: His daughter.
- Millennials really are special, data show
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/03/16/millennials-really-are-special-data-show/
All the major life milestones — marriage, children, homeownership — have arrived measurably later for millennials than for the three previous generations for which we have comparable data.
- Americans Are Going Bankrupt From Getting Sick
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/03/hospital-bills-medical-debt-bankruptcy/584998
Doctors’ bills play a role in 60 percent of personal-bankruptcy filings.
- How Your Dog Knows When You’re Sick
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/03/dogs-illness-detection/584614
Dogs can act like illness psychics.
- Mental health problems are on the rise among American teens and young adults
https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-teen-mental-health-20190314-story.html
- I Am an Immigrant. Someday You Might Be One Too.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/opinion/immigration-climate-change.html
Increasingly, people are being forced to flee their homes not just by war and poverty, but also by climate change. It’s time we rethink our antiquated ideas about immigrants.
- A new explanation for the stubborn persistence of the racial wealth gap
- Nine facts about monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system
Discusses bail, fees and surcharges, fines, and asset forfeiture.
- The Cruel Irony of ‘Free’ College Promises
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/opinion/free-public-college.html
Forget admissions bribery. For poorer families, even “free public college” isn’t free if only tuition costs are covered.
- A Raised Middle Finger Is Protected Free Speech, Appeals Court Rules
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/us/middle-finger-protected-speech.html
A woman made a rude gesture after a police officer wrote her a ticket, so he pulled her over again. Last week, a three-judge panel said she can sue the officer.
- Talking to Children About Terminal Illness
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/well/family/talking-to-children-about-terminal-illness.html
New guidelines call for speaking openly with children when they or their parents face life-threatening diseases.
- Women in Economics Report Rampant Sexual Assault and Bias
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/business/economy/women-economics-discrimination.html
Survey findings are prompting the profession’s leaders to take action to prevent sex discrimination and physical abuse of female economists.
- Carefully Smash the Patriarchy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/style/carol-gilligan.html
Carol Gilligan, author of the feminist classic “A Different Voice,” reminds us that we’re all humans.
- How Much Does Getting Into an Elite College Actually Matter?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/upshot/elite-colleges-actual-value.html
Certain kinds of students — but not the privileged and the wealthy — benefit greatly from a selective university.
- How to Buy a Gun in 16 Countries
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/02/world/international-gun-laws.html
Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour. In New Zealand, the process can take weeks or months.
- The Achievement Gap Fails to Close
Achievement gaps between “the haves and have-nots” are mostly unchanged over the past half century.
- Americans Are Divided by Their Views on Race, Not Race Itself
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/opinion/race-america-trump.html
It’s a crucial difference — and grounds for optimism.
- The Cruel Irony of ‘Free’ College Promises
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/opinion/free-public-college.html
Forget admissions bribery. For poorer families, even “free public college” isn’t free if only tuition costs are covered.
- Elite Colleges Constantly Tell Low-Income Students That They Do Not Belong
Unwritten rules underlie all of elite-university life—and students who don’t come from a wealthy background have a hard time navigating them.
- Only 7 Black Students Got Into N.Y.’s Most Selective High School, Out of 900 Spots
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/nyregion/black-students-nyc-high-schools.html
The tiny number of black students offered admission to New York City’s elite public high schools adds pressure on officials to confront the challenge of integrating those schools.
- Women With Male Twins Are More Likely to Face Penalties at School and Work
Research shows they might act more like boys when they’re young, struggling in school, but then face sexism when they’re grown.
- Tech addiction is real. We psychologists need to take it seriously.
Screen use has the potential to become addictive — sometimes with dire consequences.
- Adults with kids might be less happy because raising them is expensive
https://journalistsresource.org/studies/economics/children-happiness-research
- F.D.A. Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/health/postpartum-depression-.html
The medication works quickly, within 48 hours. But it’s an expensive infusion and requires a stay in a medical center.
- Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/health/breast-implants-fda-illness.html
The Food and Drug Administration is taking another look at breast implants because of renewed safety concerns.
- How Not to Be a Snowplow Parent
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/well/family/college-bribery-snowplow-parenting.html
The college bribery scandal shows that if you shield your children from every problem, they’ll be ill-equipped to face bigger challenges down the road.
- Broken Heart Syndrome Is Not All in the Head
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/well/mind/broken-heart-syndrome-is-not-all-in-the-head.html
Broken-heart syndrome, a serious medical condition, may begin in the brain.
- Schooling and skills reduce gender wage gaps—but not completely
Findings from a new study of eight middle-income countries suggest that gender wage gaps arise not only because men and women possess different education levels and skills, but because labor markets value their schooling and skills unequally.
- States Seek Financial Relief for Family Caregivers
Lawmakers in California and at least seven other states want to provide state income tax credits for families that need help with home caregiving.
- Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/us/slave-photographs-harvard.html
- A Dating App for Three, Plus
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/style/dating-app-non-monogamy.html
Nonmonogamous coupling — and “thruppling” — has been lubricated by the internet.
- Can We Get Better at Forgetting?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/health/memory-forgetting-psychology.html
Some things aren’t worth remembering. Science is slowly working out how we might let that stuff go.
- An Alzheimer’s Drug Trial Gave Me Hope, and Then It Ended
I was a small piece in the search to find a cure. Now I feel as if I’m getting erased, and medical science doesn’t have any answers.
- The Best Places to Be a Buyer — and the Worst
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/realestate/the-best-places-to-be-a-buyer-and-the-worst.html
Looking to buy your first home? Here are the cities to consider, and the ones to avoid.
- Fewer Americans Think LGBT People Face Discrimination
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fewer-americans-think-lgbt-people-face-discrimination/
Over the past decade, the gay rights movement has had a lot to celebrate. Within a single generation, a politically divided country appeared to reach a consensus in support of same-sex marriage and acceptance of gay and lesbian people. Today, two-thirds of Americans support allowing gay and lesbian people to marry, nearly the mirror opposite of where things stood in 1996.
- What to Do When Someone Is Suicidal
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/opinion/letters/suicide-depression.html
Psychiatrists and the father of a daughter who committed suicide offer insights.
- When Gun Buybacks Work, and When They Fall Short
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/us/gun-buybacks.html
Governments that want to curb gun violence frequently offer bounties for turning in weapons. New Zealand and Washington State are among the latest.
- Have You Noticed Those Weird New Mailboxes? Here’s Why They Changed
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/nyregion/mailbox-theft-fishing.html
Mail fishing had been on the rise until the Postal Service unleashed a newfangled mailbox to combat the crime throughout the New York region.
- Stop Fixating on One Elite High School. There Are Bigger Problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/nyregion/stuyvesant-high-school-admissions.html
Exclusive options in public education, like Stuyvesant High School, will never lead the way to a fairer America.
- What Students Are Saying About the College Admissions Cheating Scandal
We received nearly 500 comments from teenagers on our writing prompt about the fraud last week. Here are some of the best.
- A.I. Can Improve Health Care. It Also Can Be Duped.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/science/health-medicine-artificial-intelligence.html
As medical insurers and billing companies begin using machine-learning software, they can learn to game the underlying algorithms for profit.
- Racism in Jury Selection Is Real. Can the Supreme Court Put an End to It?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/opinion/curtis-flowers-supreme-court.html
The ordeal of death-row inmate Curtis Flowers will yet again test the court’s commitment to equal justice under law.
- When Chivalry Is More Control Than Care
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/style/modern-love-chivalry-control.html
After a breakup, a woman wonders if traditional romance is a trap, and finds that the ordinary is the most romantic gesture of all.
- Trigger Warnings May Not Do Much, Early Studies Suggest
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/science/trigger-warnings-studies.html
Researchers found that the warnings, which alert people to disturbing material, may pose little benefit or harm to those who view them. But more study is needed, they agree.
- $1 Billion for Mental Health: The Reality of de Blasio’s ‘Revolutionary’ Plan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/nyregion/thrivenyc-mental-health-.html
It has been difficult to gauge the effectiveness of ThriveNYC, an expensive and sprawling mental health initiative.
- Stuyvesant Has 29 Black Students Out of 3,300. How Do They Feel?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/nyregion/stuyvesant-high-school-black-students.html
Black and Hispanic teenagers at Stuyvesant, one of the nation’s elite public schools, want their voices heard in a debate over admissions to the school.
- Buying Your First Home? Save, and Save Some More
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/realestate/buying-your-first-home-save-and-save-some-more.html
The dream of owning a home in New York City can seem unattainable, especially for first-time buyers in need of a hefty down payment.
- Seeing Myself Through My Child’s Eyes
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/well/family/seeing-myself-through-my-childs-eyes.html
As a working mom of four, I often feel as if it is impossible to ever be enough. But our children may judge us more generously than we judge ourselves.
- The Case for Expunging Criminal Records
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/opinion/expunge-criminal-records.html
A new study shows the benefits of giving people a clean slate.
- Even in Grief, I Still Have Pride
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/opinion/disability-death-coping.html
Being part of the disability community means constantly losing friends and allies. I don’t expect that to change.
- What Happens When Lawmakers Run Out of Abortion Restrictions to Pass
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/opinion/abortion-ban-heartbeat-bills.html
Many states are suddenly considering heartbeat bills, which would make it virtually impossible to get an abortion. That’s no accident.
- Serial Sex Offenders Are a Big Problem on Subways. Should They Be Banned for Life?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/nyregion/mta-subway-sex-offenders.html
“We have individuals who, literally, since the 1980s have been committing sexual offenses on the trains,” an official said. Now, a bill would ban them from New York’s subways.
