CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. Should pregnant women get a child tax credit before their baby is born?
2. What is the state of love, marriage and family in the 21st century?
OTHER NEWS:
3. Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds
4. Of course pre-K and cash help kids … right?
5. Economic segregation in schools has worsened, widening achievement gaps, study says
6. Life’s stages are changing – we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow
7. Birth control for men? How a new contraceptive could change family planning dynamics
8. Why people aren’t as picky in love as they think
9. Who’s Successful on Dating Apps: Those Seeking Love or Sex?
10. The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure
11. How to Fix Child Care Before the Next Pandemic Wave
12. Is Your Marriage Doomed After an Affair?
13. This is Your Brain on Heartbreak
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
14. Older mothers and their troubled adult children
15. 4 Keys to a Successful Breakup
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1. Should pregnant women get a child tax credit before their baby is born?
https://www.deseret.com/2022/2/1/22911345/should-pregnant-women-get-a-child-tax-credit-before-their-baby-is-born-romney-lee-daines-pregnancy
Republican senators and representatives, including Utah’s Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, have signed on to ‘The Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2022’
2. What is the state of love, marriage and family in the 21st century?
https://www.kcbx.org/podcast/a-conversation-with-the-reluctant-therapist/2022-02-01/athe-state-of-love-marriage-and-family-in-the-21st-century
Strong committed relationships are the key to good mental health and cultural well-being – but achieving these essential connections is often challenging and elusive.
3. Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/24/us/politics/child-tax-credit-brain-function.html
The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit.
4. Of course pre-K and cash help kids … right?
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22904345/pre-k-cash-baby-brain-social-science
What one study finding pre-K harms kids, and another finding cash can change their brains, can tell us about public policy.
5. Economic segregation in schools has worsened, widening achievement gaps, study says
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-01/economic-segregation-in-schools-has-worsened-study-says
The segregation of young students from low-income families — brought on by climbing Latino enrollments and the departure of white and middle-class families — has worsened across the country over a 15-year period, contributing to widening achievement gaps along economic and racial lines, a new study has concluded.
6. Life’s stages are changing – we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow
https://theconversation.com/lifes-stages-are-changing-we-need-new-terms-and-new-ideas-to-describe-how-adults-develop-and-grow-171478
These days, people in their 20s are figuring out who they are as adults, rather than experiencing “extended adolescence.”
7. Birth control for men? How a new contraceptive could change family planning dynamics
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/1/29/22895182/birth-control-for-men-contraceptives-university-utah-research-sex-pregnancy
University of Utah Health doing clinical study of contraceptive gel for men
8. Why people aren’t as picky in love as they think
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220124-why-people-arent-as-picky-in-love-as-they-think
We assume we choose our life partners very carefully – but research shows we may be less selective in love than we think.
9. Who’s Successful on Dating Apps: Those Seeking Love or Sex?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/close-encounters/202201/whos-successful-dating-apps-those-seeking-love-or-sex
New research examines the motives that lead to meeting up with matches.
10. The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure
https://theconversation.com/the-pandemic-changed-death-rituals-and-left-grieving-families-without-a-sense-of-closure-175302
11. How to Fix Child Care Before the Next Pandemic Wave
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/opinion/vaccines-child-care.html
12. Is Your Marriage Doomed After an Affair?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/better-divorce/202202/is-marriage-doomed-after-affair
Statistics suggest affairs cause divorce but it’s more complicated than that.
13. This is Your Brain on Heartbreak
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/02/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-get-dumped/621425/
Love changes us at a physiological level, making us more sensitive to joy—and to pain.
14. Older mothers and their troubled adult children
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/01/25/mothers-are-the-primary-earners-in-growing-numbers-of-families-with-children-including-married-couple-families/
15. 4 Keys to a Successful Breakup
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/02/01/4-keys-to-a-successful-breakup/
