CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. The one book about marriage I wish I’d read before my wedding
2. Are there data-inspired parenting ‘hacks’ — and should you use them?
3. There Is No Maternal Instinct
4. What happened to children’s emotional health in the pandemic?
5. How Soon Is Too Soon To Become Attached To Your New Partner’s Children?
OTHER NEWS:
6. An Age-by-Age Guide to Talking to Children About Mass Shootings
7. 94% of Transgender Youth Maintain Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition
8. Hugs help women face stress, study says. Men, you are out of luck
9. Does Being Denied an Abortion Harm Mental Health?
10. Kids Are Far, Far Behind in School
11. More than half of Americans live within an hour of extended family
12. US child welfare system is falling short because of persistent child poverty
13. As Fentanyl Overdoses Rise, How to Keep Loved Ones Safe
14. Children are more likely to succeed if they live in this type of environment
15. Men Have a Lot to Lose When Roe Falls
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
16. “I just feel like you can’t be grown up living with your parents:” Student loans and family help after college graduation
17. Divorce Anxiety? For Sexual Minority Young Adults, Not So Much
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1. The one book about marriage I wish I’d read before my wedding
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/05/18/marriage-parenting-book/
Stephanie Coontz’s ‘The Way We Never Were,’ first published 30 years ago, made me see how fundamentally flawed my expectations for my marriage and parenting were
2. Are there data-inspired parenting ‘hacks’ — and should you use them?
https://www.deseret.com/2022/5/13/23071049/data-parenting-studies-research-educaiton-health-where-to-live-sociology-poverty-inequality
Experts say data on child-rearing is complicated and may tell the average story, but not necessarily yours
3. There Is No Maternal Instinct
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/there-is-no-maternal-instinct_b_59132159e4b0e3bb894d5c46
Not every woman wants to be a mom.
4. What happened to children’s emotional health in the pandemic?
https://www.deseret.com/2022/5/21/23131075/social-emotional-development-pandemic-covid-19-creativity-anxiety-distress-american-family-survey
The American Family Survey in 2021 asked parents about mental, physical, social and emotional health. Here’s what we learned
5. How Soon Is Too Soon To Become Attached To Your New Partner’s Children?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/introducing-kids-to-new-partner_l_627a954ee4b046ad0d825628
Pete Davidson getting a tattoo of Kim Kardashian’s kids’ names is certainly a … choice. Co-parenting experts have thoughts on it, and advice for divorced parents dating again.
6. An Age-by-Age Guide to Talking to Children About Mass Shootings
https://www.nytimes.com/article/talk-about-school-shootings-kids.html
A devastating reality of raising children in America today is that parents must be prepared to talk to their kids about mass shootings.
7. 94% of Transgender Youth Maintain Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/94-of-transgender-youth-maintain-gender-identity-5-years-after-social-transition
New research finds that a very large majority of transgender young people maintain their gender identity five years after childhood social transition.
8. Hugs help women face stress, study says. Men, you are out of luck
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/health/hugs-stress-study-wellness/index.html
Hugs can help before a stressful situation, but know that they may or may not always be welcome, experts said.
9. Does Being Denied an Abortion Harm Mental Health?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/well/mind/abortion-access-mental-health.html
An examination of the most rigorous research to date.
10. Kids Are Far, Far Behind in School
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/schools-learning-loss-remote-covid-education/629938/
Educators need a plan ambitious enough to remedy enormous learning losses.
11. More than half of Americans live within an hour of extended family
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/05/18/more-than-half-of-americans-live-within-an-hour-of-extended-family/
Most Americans value living close to their families – and more than half of them actually do, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.
12. US child welfare system is falling short because of persistent child poverty
https://theconversation.com/us-child-welfare-system-is-falling-short-because-of-persistent-child-poverty-180543
Keeping families that are enduring hard times together is hard but usually benefits children
13. As Fentanyl Overdoses Rise, How to Keep Loved Ones Safe
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/well/live/what-is-fentanyl.html
Drug overdoses have reached record highs. Experts offer tips to talk about opioids with your family.
14. Children are more likely to succeed if they live in this type of environment
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/20/health/family-connections-flourish-parenting-study-wellness/index.html
Kids flourish when they have strong family connections, which can be strengthened around the dinner table.
15. Men Have a Lot to Lose When Roe Falls
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/opinion/men-abortion.html
16. “I just feel like you can’t be grown up living with your parents:” Student loans and family help after college graduation
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/05/24/i-just-feel-like-you-cant-be-grown-up-living-with-your-parents-student-loans-and-family-help-after-college-graduation/
17. Divorce Anxiety? For Sexual Minority Young Adults, Not So Much
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/05/17/divorce-anxiety-for-sexual-minority-young-adults-not-so-much/
