CCF’s Media Roundup – October 18, 2019

CCF MEDIA BRIEF – OCTOBER 18, 2019

CCF MEMBERS IN THE NEWS:

1. Understanding the Financial Risks with Owing Child Support
2. We checked out these dating apps for Trump supporters. Here’s what we found

NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:

3. Raising a Village: Identifying Social Supports for All Kinds of Families
4. Children Are Now Back at School, Time to Focus on What Their Parents Need

OTHER NEWS:

5. ‘You don’t have to settle’: the joy of living (and dying) alone
6. What I Learned About Equal Partnership By Studying Dual-Income Couples
7. The movement to make workers’ schedules more humane
8. A stressful pregnancy reduces the chances of having a boy, a study shows
9. A group of YouTubers is trying to prove the site systematically demonetizes queer content
10. When kids are threats: the assessments unfairly targeting students with disabilities
11. California Tells Schools to Start Later, Giving Teenagers More Sleep
12. The Poland Model—Promoting ‘Family Values’ With Cash Handouts
13. Helping Teenagers Quit Vaping
14. Parenting Styles Are About You, Not the Baby
15. How America Lost Dinner
16. Why Is Middle School So Hard for So Many People?
17. Young people are poisoning themselves at alarming rates with over-the-counter drugs’
18. How to Be a Good Husband to a Stay-at-Home Mom
19. Is Your Child Struggling in School? Talk to Your Pediatrician
20. The world will have more than 250 million obese kids by 2030, a new report warns
21. How To Talk To Teens About Vaping
22. 6 Ways to Talk to Your Partner About Their Phubbing And Screen Time

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1. Understanding the Financial Risks with Owing Child Support
   https://www.wisewage.org/post/understanding-financial-risks-owing-child-support

2. We checked out these dating apps for Trump supporters. Here’s what we found
   https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2019/10/9/20903269/trump-supporters-dating-apps-online

3. Raising a Village: Identifying Social Supports for All Kinds of Families
   https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2019/10/15/raising-a-village-identifying-social-supports-for-all-kinds-of-families/

4. Children Are Now Back at School, Time to Focus on What Their Parents Need
   https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2019/10/08/parents-cant-go-it-alone-they-never-have-what-to-do-for-parents-to-help-our-next-generation/

5. ‘You don’t have to settle’: the joy of living (and dying) alone
   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/13/you-dont-have-to-settle-the-joy-of-living-and-dying-alone
   Data confirms more women have realized there are far worse things than dying alone, which is bad news for the patriarchy

6. What I Learned About Equal Partnership By Studying Dual-Income Couples
   https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/10/how-dual-income-couples-find-balance-love-and-work/599938/
   I studied over 100 dual-income couples and found that the ones who managed to create partnerships that felt truly equal had a few things in common.

7. The movement to make workers’ schedules more humane
   https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/10/15/20910297/fair-workweek-laws-unpredictable-scheduling-retail-restaurants
   Fair workweek laws, which aim to end unpredictable scheduling for workers, explained.

8. A stressful pregnancy reduces the chances of having a boy, a study shows
   https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/health/stressful-pregnancy-boy-babies-wellness/index.html
   Moms-to-be who undergo physical or mental stress during their pregnancies are less likely to have a boy and may also have a higher risk of preterm birth, according to a study published Monday.

9. A group of YouTubers is trying to prove the site systematically demonetizes queer content
   https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/10/10/20893258/youtube-lgbtq-censorship-demonetization-nerd-city-algorithm-report
   They reverse-engineered YouTube’s ad revenue bot to investigate whether it’s penalizing queer content.

10. When kids are threats: the assessments unfairly targeting students with disabilities
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/14/when-kids-are-threats-the-assessments-unfairly-targeting-students-with-disabilities
    A systemic problem in New Mexico schools turns a well-meaning evaluation into a stigma unfairly ensnaring minority groups

11. California Tells Schools to Start Later, Giving Teenagers More Sleep
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/school-sleep-start.html
    A new law pushed back start times at most public middle and high schools, citing research that says attendance and performance will improve if teenagers get more sleep.

12. The Poland Model—Promoting ‘Family Values’ With Cash Handouts
    https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/10/poland-family-values-cash-handouts/599968/
    The country’s governing party, which just won another election, has married right-wing social policy with left-wing economic policy.

13. Helping Teenagers Quit Vaping
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/well/family/helping-teenagers-quit-vaping.html
    As vaping deaths rise, quitting has a new urgency. But experts say withdrawal can be even more challenging than from conventional cigarettes.

14. Parenting Styles Are About You, Not the Baby
    https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/culture/parenting-styles-for-baby-dont-matter/
    What’s kind of parent are you? The answer is happily clear: It doesn’t matter, not in the least.

15. How America Lost Dinner
    https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/10/work-its-whats-for-dinner/599770/
    People want to cook and eat together. Modern life has other plans.

16. Why Is Middle School So Hard for So Many People?
    https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/10/why-middle-school-and-preteens-are-so-challenging/599542/
    It doesn’t have to be this way.

17. Young people are poisoning themselves at alarming rates with over-the-counter drugs’
    https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/10/7/20898609/teen-suicide-poisoning-ways-to-help-mental-health
    There’s been a dramatic uptick in self-poisonings, particularly among girls and young women. There are ways to help.

18. How to Be a Good Husband to a Stay-at-Home Mom
    https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/how-to-be-good-husband-stay-at-home-mom/
    It all comes down to managing expectations and a good deal of empathy.

19. Is Your Child Struggling in School? Talk to Your Pediatrician
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/well/family/is-your-child-struggling-in-school-talk-to-your-pediatrician.html
    A new report advises pediatricians to give academic failure the same attention as any other complex problem affecting a child.

20. The world will have more than 250 million obese kids by 2030, a new report warns
    https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/health/childhood-obesity-intl-scli/index.html
    More than 250 million school-aged children and adolescents will be classed as obese by 2030, putting huge pressure on healthcare systems, a new report on childhood obesity warns.

21. How To Talk To Teens About Vaping
    https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/06/766971966/how-to-talk-to-teens-about-vaping?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=health
    Vaping has attracted a new generation to nicotine and is fueling a dangerous outbreak of lung disease. If you’re a parent of a teen you’re probably worried. But what should you say to your kids?

22. 6 Ways to Talk to Your Partner About Their Phubbing And Screen Time
    https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/talk-to-partner-phubbing-screen-time/

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