CCF MEMBERS IN THE NEWS:
- Stay-at-Home Parents Work Hard. Should They Be Paid?
- There’s a case to be made for feminist marriage — and here’s why
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
- Happy Moms, Happier Dads?
- Less ageism = less Alzheimer’s. It’s that clear.
OTHER NEWS:
- Intensive Care: What Makes a ‘Good’ Parent?
- Yes, it is OK to yell at your kids, if done the right way
- Not all screen time causes kids to underperform in school, study says
- Mattel, Maker of Barbie, Debuts Gender-Neutral Dolls
- Some Men Share Their Secrets Only in Therapy
- Hot flashes connected to heart attacks and cognitive decline, studies say
- My Husband Paid Me to Do Housework
- No Plan B: Deciding Not To Have Children Because of Climate Change
- ‘They don’t get to be kids’: what it’s like to grow up in a US murder capital
- ‘I Am Fearless Again’: New Veterans’ Group Gives Women a Sense of Belonging
- Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining migrant families indefinitely
- How to Explain Impeachment to Kids
- This brutal judgment on pensions is blind to the reality of older women’s lives
- Where Toxic Masculinity Goes to Die
- When Being Gay Is ‘Not a Big Deal’
- Strong, smart teen girls have had enough. No wonder men like Trump are rattled
- Clitoris is not a dirty word – but society’s fear of it has disastrous consequences
- What Is Facebook Dating For?
- Teen Hackers Try to Convince Parents They Are Up to Good
- HIV Cases Soar in Philippines, as Dating Apps Spread
- How Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Took Hold in the United States
- Girls vs. Boys: Brain Differences Might Explain Tech Behaviors
- The Actual Harms of Vaping
- Trump administration pushes UN to drop mentions of reproductive health from official documents
- How College Changes the Parent-Child Relationship
- Stay-at-Home Parents Work Hard. Should They Be Paid?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/upshot/paying-for-parenting.html
The idea, a favorite of social conservatives, is now supported by several Democratic presidential candidates.
- There’s a case to be made for feminist marriage — and here’s why
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-27/you-can-be-a-feminist-and-get-married-and-heres-why/11547486
- Happy Moms, Happier Dads?
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2019/10/01/happy-moms-happier-dads/
- Less ageism = less Alzheimer’s. It’s that clear.
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2019/09/24/less-ageism-less-alzheimers-its-that-clear/
- Intensive Care: What Makes a ‘Good’ Parent?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/well/family/intensive-parenting.html
Parents can feel inadequate if they fall short of the idealized view of intensive parenting, in which they act directly and decisively in the child’s life.
- Yes, it is OK to yell at your kids, if done the right way
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/24/health/yelling-at-children-wellness-parenting-strauss/index.html
Yelling is an instinctual, and universal, way to express unrest. Categorically denying parents this mode of expressing our unrest strikes me as severe, and unfair. So, I keep yelling.
- Not all screen time causes kids to underperform in school, study says
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/health/screen-time-tv-computer-video-games-schoolwork-wellness/index.html
It may be that certain screens — TV and video games — are worse than others when it comes to your child’s performance at school. Still, what do you do about it?
- Mattel, Maker of Barbie, Debuts Gender-Neutral Dolls
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/arts/mattel-gender-neutral-dolls.html
The “Creatable World” dolls can be styled with short or long hair, and skirts, pants or both.
- Some Men Share Their Secrets Only in Therapy
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/09/men-secrets-therapy/598897/
And they would probably benefit from confiding in more people.
- Hot flashes connected to heart attacks and cognitive decline, studies say
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/24/health/hot-flashes-link-to-heart-attack-stroke-wellness/index.html
Hot flashes are more than a hot and sweaty torment to be endured, research says. They can a sign of future heart problems to come.
- My Husband Paid Me to Do Housework
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/09/pay-women-housework/598729/
We wanted to address a systemic, gendered imbalance. It didn’t really work.
- No Plan B: Deciding Not To Have Children Because of Climate Change
https://the1a.org/shows/2019-09-25/no-plan-b-the-ethics-of-birth-and-climate-change
Faced with the prospect of severe climate disruptions, potential parents are rethinking that choice.
- ‘They don’t get to be kids’: what it’s like to grow up in a US murder capital
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/02/us-murder-capital-st-louis-missouri-growing-up
This summer alone 13 children were killed with guns in St Louis, Missouri – being at home or around family is no guarantee of safety
- ‘I Am Fearless Again’: New Veterans’ Group Gives Women a Sense of Belonging
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/magazine/women-veterans-network.html
This new nationwide networking organization restores the social and professional connections that many women lose after leaving the military.
- Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining migrant families indefinitely
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/sep/27/trump-judge-migrant-families-flores
Federal judge said administration rule was inconsistent with standards for humane treatment of migrant children in US custody
- How to Explain Impeachment to Kids
https://www.fatherly.com/parenting/how-to-explain-impeachment-to-kids/
You think the kids haven’t noticed all the adults in their lives are preoccupied with impeachment? They do, and you need to clue them in. Here’s how to have the talk.
- This brutal judgment on pensions is blind to the reality of older women’s lives
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/03/older-women-pensions-retirement-age
The sweeping decisions made by politicians about retirement age ignore the harsh consequences for millions of women
- Where Toxic Masculinity Goes to Die
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/10/nicest-place-web-learn-how-grow-beard/599119/
Beard Board offers a rare avenue for constructive aesthetic feedback among men–minus the machismo that often accompanies it.
- When Being Gay Is ‘Not a Big Deal’
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/richie-jackson-gay-like-me/598720/
Richie Jackson and Andrew Sullivan disagree about how central being gay should be to one’s identity.
- Strong, smart teen girls have had enough. No wonder men like Trump are rattled
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/01/greta-thunberg-teenage-girls-donald-trump-opinion
Greta Thunberg and her cohorts are ready to change the world – and that scares a certain kind of man
- Clitoris is not a dirty word – but society’s fear of it has disastrous consequences
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2019/sep/28/clitoris-is-not-a-dirty-word-but-societys-fear-of-it-has-disastrous-consequences
People still tiptoe around the word as if the mere mention of something that exists purely for female pleasure is obscene
- What Is Facebook Dating For?
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/10/facebook-dating-vs-tinder-hinge-data-collection/599233/
An app that matches people based on their offline lives is a great idea—but 2019 is a strange time to have it.
- Teen Hackers Try to Convince Parents They Are Up to Good
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teen-hackers-try-to-convince-parents-they-are-up-to-good-11569922200
Teenagers across the country are forming hacking clubs and trying to spread the word that hacking doesn’t always mean breaking into government servers or stealing bank data. Convincing teachers and parents of that isn’t always easy.
- HIV Cases Soar in Philippines, as Dating Apps Spread
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hiv-cases-soar-in-the-philippines-as-dating-apps-spread-11570095003
The estimated number of new infections in the Philippines has more than doubled over the past five years, reaching epidemic proportions among young men, even as infections decline world-wide.
- How Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Took Hold in the United States
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/health/anti-vaccination-movement-us.html
As families face back-to-school medical requirements this month, the country feels the impact of a vaccine resistance movement decades in the making.
- Girls vs. Boys: Brain Differences Might Explain Tech Behaviors
https://www.wsj.com/articles/girls-vs-boys-brain-differences-might-explain-tech-behaviors-11569317402
Many parents of both boys and girls have witnessed striking differences in the way their kids use technology. Emerging research indicates that brain differences between males and females help account for the split.
- The Actual Harms of Vaping
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/10/how-dangerous-vaping/599209/
In a moment of national panic, what is the safest way forward?
- Trump administration pushes UN to drop mentions of reproductive health from official documents
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/health/alex-azar-united-nations-universal-health-coverage-bn/index.html
The Trump administration is pushing for the United Nations to oppose “ambiguous terms” relating to sexual and reproductive health in certain documents, making the argument that such terms could “promote practices like abortion.”
- How College Changes the Parent-Child Relationship
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/09/how-college-changes-parent-child-relationship/598630/
The distance can actually strengthen the bond.
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