CCF’s Media Roundup – September 20, 2019

CCF & MEMBERS IN THE NEWS:

1. New CCF Symposium! Parents Can’t Go It Alone—They Never Have: What to Do for Parents to Help Our Next Generation
2. Young People Are Going to Save Us All From Office Life

NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:

3. On Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Interracial Couples and Their Multiracial Children Will Not Save Us
4. My sisters and the long, terrifying shadow of mass violence

OTHER NEWS:

5. How Parents Can Stay Close to Grown-Up Children
6. Can Facebook Fix the Dating World Tinder Created?
7. High schoolers who don’t date are less depressed than their counterparts who do, study says
8. America’s Abortion Rate Has Dropped to Its Lowest Ever
9. For 1 in 16 US women, their first experience with sexual intercourse was rape, study says
10. What do all these ‘economically unattractive men’ tell us about marriage?
11. Starting school can be a traumatic experience – for the parents
12. Vaginal birth and Caesarean: Differences in babies’ bacteria
13. What Should Young Children Drink? Mostly Milk and Water, Scientists Say
14. The Hidden Costs of P.E.
15. What Will My Grandchild Remember?
16. Back-to-School Night Is Hard for Single Parents
17. What to Do When Your Tween Is Trash-Talking You
18. When Your Child Gets Sick on a Plane and Needs a Doctor
19. ‘Time outs’ don’t do any harm, parents told
20. What Are My Long-Term Care Options?
21. In First, California Would Require Public Universities to Provide Abortion Pills
22. We Know It Harms Kids to See Smoking on TV. What About Rape?

 

1. New CCF Symposium! Parents Can’t Go It Alone—They Never Have: What to Do for Parents to Help Our Next Generation
   https://contemporaryfamilies.org/parents-cant-go-it-alone-symposium-2019-executive-summary/

2. Young People Are Going to Save Us All From Office Life
   https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/style/generation-z-millennials-work-life-balance.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
   Gen Z-ers and millennials have been called lazy and entitled. Could they, instead, be among the first to understand the proper role of work in life?

3. On Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Interracial Couples and Their Multiracial Children Will Not Save Us
   https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2019/09/17/on-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-interracial-couples-and-their-multiracial-children-will-not-save-us/

4. My sisters and the long, terrifying shadow of mass violence
   https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2019/09/10/my-sisters-and-the-long-terrifying-shadow-of-mass-violence/

5. How Parents Can Stay Close to Grown-Up Children
   https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/well/family/parenting-young-adult-children.html
   Many parents sending kids off to college worry that their time as a family is over. But that isn’t always the case these day

6. Can Facebook Fix the Dating World Tinder Created?
   https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/09/how-facebook-dating-different-other-dating-apps/597610/?utm_source=feed
   Before dating apps like Tinder, dates usually resulted from at least some baseline level of shared experience. Facebook wants to turn back the clock.

7. High schoolers who don’t date are less depressed than their counterparts who do, study says
   https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/11/health/high-school-dating-depressed-trnd/index.html

8. America’s Abortion Rate Has Dropped to Its Lowest Ever
   https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/health/abortion-rate-dropped.html
   New research suggests contraception and fewer pregnancies may be more responsible for the decline than state laws restricting abortion.

9. For 1 in 16 US women, their first experience with sexual intercourse was rape, study says
   https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/16/health/sexual-initiation-forced-united-states-study/index.html

10. What do all these ‘economically unattractive men’ tell us about marriage?
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/commentisfree/2019/sep/11/marriage-women-earnings-income-feminism
    Rush Limbaugh is wrong to blame feminists for the lack of ‘high-earning husbands’, but some women do have odd ideas about wedlock

11. Starting school can be a traumatic experience – for the parents
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/16/starting-school-traumatic-parents
    My children’s school is good and safe, yet dropping them off has stirred an unsoothable panic I haven’t felt since they were babies

12. Vaginal birth and Caesarean: Differences in babies’ bacteria
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49740735
    New findings may help explain why some Caesarean babies are more at risk of certain diseases.

13. What Should Young Children Drink? Mostly Milk and Water, Scientists Say
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/health/children-nutrition-juice.html
    Infants and toddlers should not be given soda, chocolate milk or other sweetened drinks, according to strict new guidelines.

14. The Hidden Costs of P.E.
    https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/598297/physical-education/?utm_source=feed

15. What Will My Grandchild Remember?
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/well/family/what-will-my-grandchild-remember.html
    When we think about what we leave behind as grandparents, we hope we will have transmitted lessons about kindness, justice, strength and confidence, the boundless nature of love.

16. Back-to-School Night Is Hard for Single Parents
    https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/09/back-school-night-single-parent/598240/?utm_source=feed
    Meant to be welcoming, such events can make solo parents feel isolated.

17. What to Do When Your Tween Is Trash-Talking You
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/well/family/parenting-tween-conflict.html
    Your child no longer likes your taste in clothes? Four tips for keeping your cool.

18. When Your Child Gets Sick on a Plane and Needs a Doctor
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/well/family/air-travel-emergencies-pediatrics.html
    Research on in-flight emergencies suggests that parents should pack pediatric medicines in their carry-on bags and keep children out of aisle seats.

19. ‘Time outs’ don’t do any harm, parents told
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49692573
    If used appropriately, they can be effective in reducing problem behaviour, a US study suggests.

20. What Are My Long-Term Care Options?
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/retirement/long-term-care-options.html
    The choices are numerous and confusing. Whether you’re looking for yourself or your parents, here is some guidance.

21. In First, California Would Require Public Universities to Provide Abortion Pills
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/health/abortion-pills-california-universities.html
    The bill, if signed by the governor, would mark a new way of giving women access to abortion as conservative states tighten restrictions.

22. We Know It Harms Kids to See Smoking on TV. What About Rape?
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/well/family/we-know-it-harms-kids-to-see-smoking-on-tv-what-about-rape.html
    Just as research suggests that we should shield young viewers from seeing fictional depictions of smoking and suicide, studies indicate that watching rape scenes can also do harm.

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