CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. Finding COVID tests. Scheduling booster appointments. Swabbing noses. Stressed moms have yet another job: medical practice manager
2. What makes families flourish or flounder? 5 studies you might have missed
3. Why child care in the U.S. lags behind much of the world
OTHER NEWS:
4. Home prices are up. For Black families, is selling Grandma’s house the right choice?
5. Rifts between older mothers and their adult children usually endure – even through divorce, illness and death
6. Child grooms are often overlooked in the fight to stop child marriage
7. Watching a Partner Change Is Hard. Accepting It Can Be Harder.
8. America doesn’t have enough teachers to keep schools open
9. ‘I understand my kid more’: how the pandemic changed parenting
10. College students with young kids – especially mothers – find themselves in a time crunch
11. When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong
12. Talking About Retirement At The Family Dinner Table
13. Family Stress Intensifies as Omicron Invades the Holidays
14. Want to help kids thrive? Focus on these 5 aspects of health
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
15. People are Not as Consistent in Their Social Ideologies as We Think: Changing Views on Gender and Race, 1977-2018
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1. Finding COVID tests. Scheduling booster appointments. Swabbing noses. Stressed moms have yet another job: medical practice manager
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/21/nation/finding-covid-tests-scheduling-booster-appointments-swabbing-noses-stressed-moms-have-yet-another-job-medical-practice-manager/
In one study, mothers told researchers they were not only monitoring their children’s COVID-safe behaviors, but their husbands’ too.
2. What makes families flourish or flounder? 5 studies you might have missed
https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/25/22850168/what-makes-families-flourish-or-flounder-5-studies-you-might-have-missed-marriage-childhood
From where people want to live and why it matters to what faith and community offer families
3. Why child care in the U.S. lags behind much of the world
https://crosscut.com/news/2022/01/why-child-care-us-lags-behind-much-world
Ideological differences make more of a difference than financial resources in keeping U.S. child care behind.
4. Home prices are up. For Black families, is selling Grandma’s house the right choice?
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/28/1065761691/black-families-selling-grandmas-house-wealth-gap-real-estate
5. Rifts between older mothers and their adult children usually endure – even through divorce, illness and death
https://theconversation.com/rifts-between-older-mothers-and-their-adult-children-usually-endure-even-through-divorce-illness-and-death-170686
6. Child grooms are often overlooked in the fight to stop child marriage
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/02/1066099271/child-grooms-are-often-overlooked-in-the-fight-to-stop-child-marriage
7. Watching a Partner Change Is Hard. Accepting It Can Be Harder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/style/partner-change-relationship-acceptance.html
We don’t marry one person as much as we marry one version of a person. But accepting the person a partner may become can be more challenging.
8. America doesn’t have enough teachers to keep schools open
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22868641/chicago-school-closings-omicron-covid-remote-learning
The problem started way before omicron.
9. ‘I understand my kid more’: how the pandemic changed parenting
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/05/i-understand-my-kid-more-how-the-pandemic-changed-parenting
Over the past two years something shifted in many Australian families. For some the upheaval meant not just stress but slowing down, getting closer and becoming more adaptable
10. College students with young kids – especially mothers – find themselves in a time crunch
https://theconversation.com/college-students-with-young-kids-especially-mothers-find-themselves-in-a-time-crunch-170991
11. When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/upshot/pregnancy-birth-genetic-testing.html
As prenatal tests have expanded to more rare conditions, a larger share of their positive results are incorrect.
12. Talking About Retirement At The Family Dinner Table
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2022/01/06/talking-about-retirement-at-the-family-dinner-table/
13. Family Stress Intensifies as Omicron Invades the Holidays
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/23/health/omicron-family-stress-holidays.html
Some people are resigned to another season of restrictions and plan to forge ahead with celebrations. Others are trying to overcome a sense of perpetual fear.
14. Want to help kids thrive? Focus on these 5 aspects of health
https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/4/22867532/want-to-help-kids-thrive-focus-on-these-5-areas-of-health-sleep-mindfulness-nutrition-exercise-joy
Sleep matters quite a bit. But it’s not the only thing parents should focus on, experts say
15. People are Not as Consistent in Their Social Ideologies as We Think: Changing Views on Gender and Race, 1977-2018
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/01/04/people-are-not-as-consistent-in-their-social-ideologies-as-we-think-changing-views-on-gender-and-race-1977-2018/
