CCF MEDIA BRIEF – AUGUST 16TH, 2019
CCF MEMBERS IN THE NEWS:
- A Centennial Celebration of Suffrage: Stephanie Coontz: ‘The Way We Never Were’
- Less Sex, Fewer Babies: Blame The Internet And Career Priorities
- Is Taking Your Husband’s Last Name So Last Century? Julianne Hough Might Think So, and an Expert Agrees
- What it means for nontraditional families to see themselves represented in the 2020 presidential field
OTHER NEWS:
- The Impact of Racism on Children’s Health
- Is Your Sleep Cycle Out of Sync? It May Be Genetic
- HRT: UK faces shortage for menopausal women
- Ex-Google Employee Leaves Company With Some Parental Policy Advice
- Women in labour given virtual reality to ease pain of childbirth
- Kenya’s new breast milk bank in bid to reduce infant mortality
- ‘Popular’ Kids Aren’t That Special
- Exercise During Pregnancy May Have Lasting Benefits for Babies
- War Is The Enemy Of Breastfeeding
- They Solemnly Swear Their Wedding Will Ditch Tradition
- Homeland Security’s Civil Rights Unit Lacks Power To Protect Migrant Kids
- When ‘Back to School’ Means Back to Mass-Shooting Fears
- Her toddler died weeks after leaving ICE custody. She’s suing a private prison company for $40 million
- One Child Nation Reveals the Human Costs of an Infamous Chinese Law
- How we can help prevent children from dying in hot cars
- Useless Dads and Placid Women: U.K. Bans 2 Ads Over Sexist Stereotypes
- For many women in Texas, seeking an abortion has become a huge hurdle
- A Centennial Celebration of Suffrage: Stephanie Coontz: ‘The Way We Never Were’
- Less Sex, Fewer Babies: Blame The Internet And Career Priorities
- Is Taking Your Husband’s Last Name So Last Century? Julianne Hough Might Think So, and an Expert Agrees
- What it means for nontraditional families to see themselves represented in the 2020 presidential field
- The Impact of Racism on Children’s Health
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/well/family/the-impact-of-racism-on-childrens-health.html
A new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics looks at the effects of racism on children’s development, starting in the womb.
- Is Your Sleep Cycle Out of Sync? It May Be Genetic
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/well/mind/is-your-sleep-cycle-out-of-sync-it-may-be-genetic.html
Sleep patterns often run in families, and researchers have been identifying genes that influence them.
- HRT: UK faces shortage for menopausal women
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49308083
Women going through the menopause are facing a national shortage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
- Ex-Google Employee Leaves Company With Some Parental Policy Advice
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Cristina Tcheyan about her decision to leave her job at Google to raise her children — and how companies can be more supportive of working parents.
- Women in labour given virtual reality to ease pain of childbirth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49280154
Women in labour are being given virtual reality headsets to see if they can help manage the pain of childbirth.
- Kenya’s new breast milk bank in bid to reduce infant mortality https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-49279759/kenya-s-new-breast-milk-bank-in-bid-to-reduce-infant-mortality
- ‘Popular’ Kids Aren’t That Special
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/08/popular-high-school/595738/?utm_source=feed
They do play a role in setting a school’s norms—but kids’ parents and close friends have more sway.
- Exercise During Pregnancy May Have Lasting Benefits for Babies
Babies whose mothers had exercised tended to perform better on tests of motor skills.
- War Is The Enemy Of Breastfeeding
In war-torn Yemen, mothers who bring a sickly baby to the hospital are often reporting that they are unable to breastfeed.
- They Solemnly Swear Their Wedding Will Ditch Tradition
https://www.wsj.com/articles/they-solemnly-swear-their-wedding-will-ditch-tradition-11565083803
As millennials marry, more couples are veering away from classical ceremonies. Some are writing their own vows—or hiring ghostwriters to help them.
- Homeland Security’s Civil Rights Unit Lacks Power To Protect Migrant Kids
A former official in the civil rights office says the unit seems afraid to offend U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ICE. Meanwhile, the complaints of abuses of families continue to pile up.
- When ‘Back to School’ Means Back to Mass-Shooting Fears
High-profile massacres have created ambient, worsening anxiety about gun violence on K–12 campuses.
- Her toddler died weeks after leaving ICE custody. She’s suing a private prison company for $40 million
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/31/health/migrant-toddler-death-lawsuit/index.html
- One Child Nation Reveals the Human Costs of an Infamous Chinese Law
The hit Sundance documentary investigates the grim consequences of China’s family-planning policy in empathetic and intimate terms.
- How we can help prevent children from dying in hot cars
- Useless Dads and Placid Women: U.K. Bans 2 Ads Over Sexist Stereotypes
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/world/europe/uk-sexist-ad-ban.html
- For many women in Texas, seeking an abortion has become a huge hurdle
Abortion isn’t illegal in Texas. It’s just mostly impossible.
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