CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. How America fails children
2. Are fatherlessness and societal breakdown to blame for mass shootings?
3. ‘Parents Are Not All Good and All Bad’
4. What should you do when a child misbehaves?
5. Our Colleges and Universities Need to Innovate. Here’s How.
6. When the ties that bind are cut: The silent epidemic of parental estrangement
7. Choreful Aims To Quell Couple Fights With Gamification
8. Happy Father’s Day — Louisiana ranked worst state in America for working dads
OTHER NEWS:
9. Parents Can Best Support Their LGBTQ Kids
10. Six Predictions About the End of Roe, Based on Research
11. Child abuse rates dropped during COVID — the reasons point to economics
12. Love drugs could be the cure for failing marriages
13. Redshirting: Should Your Child Delay Kindergarten?
14. How Often Do Divorced Couples Marry Each Other Again?
15. Americans Say Birth Control, Divorce Most ‘Morally Acceptable’
16. Pandemic babies are behind. Years of stress, isolation have affected their brain development
17. We Will All Mourn, and We Will All Be Mourned
18. Perspective: The benefits of marriage shouldn’t only be for elites
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
19. The Unequal Burden of Child Death Adds to Disadvantage in Psychological Distress for Black and Hispanic Parents
20. White, Asian, Latinx, and Black Families Express Race-Based School Preferences
21. Why They Can’t Just Use Cloth: Diapers and the Gendered Politics of Providing Basic Needs
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1. How America fails children
https://www.vox.com/23141259/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-child-family-social-policy
US public policy is a disaster on guns — and so much more.
2. Are fatherlessness and societal breakdown to blame for mass shootings?https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/5/23148521/mike-lee-school-mass-shooting-uvalde-fatherlessness-family-structure-gun-violence-dickey-amendment
Americans are struggling to understand why mass shootings like the one in Uvalde, Texas, happen — and what can be done to prevent them
3. ‘Parents Are Not All Good and All Bad’
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2022/06/parents-family-raising-children-good-bad/661188/
As family norms evolve from generation to generation, so do parent-child dynamics. Changing our relationship with the people who raised us requires not only action but a consideration of whether it’s even possible.
4. What should you do when a child misbehaves?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220607-what-should-you-do-when-a-child-misbehavesFrom the impact of time outs, to the latest research on punishment-free parenting, Amanda Ruggeri investigates the fascinating science of discipline.
5. Our Colleges and Universities Need to Innovate. Here’s How.
https://worldfinancialreview.com/our-colleges-and-universities-need-to-innovate-heres-how/
If American higher education is to meet the demographic, financial, equity, and career-preparation challenges that it faces, innovation – in curricular design, pedagogy, technology, advising, and credentialing – is imperative.
6. When the ties that bind are cut: The silent epidemic of parental estrangement
https://www.greeleytribune.com/2022/06/11/cp/
7. Choreful Aims To Quell Couple Fights With Gamification
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellahuck/2022/06/16/choreful-aims-to-quell-couple-fights-with-gamification/
8. Happy Father’s Day — Louisiana ranked worst state in America for working dads
https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/happy-fathers-day-louisiana-ranked-worst-state-in-america-for-working-dads/
Data released this week from WalletHub shows that Louisiana ranks dead last in the nation for working fathers.
9. Parents Can Best Support Their LGBTQ Kids
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/new-research-highlights-how-parents-can-best-support-their-lgbtq-kids#A-deeper-look-at-the-data
Parents and caregivers who show support, even through simple actions, can significantly lower suicide risk and bolster the mental health of LGBTQ young people.
10. Six Predictions About the End of Roe, Based on Research
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/08/the-end-of-roe-wont-cause-birth-rates-or-adoptions-to-spike-00037864
I’ve studied what happens to people who are denied an abortion for an unwanted pregnancy. Here’s what I learned.
11. Child abuse rates dropped during COVID — the reasons point to economics
https://thehill.com/opinion/3517190-child-abuse-rates-dropped-during-covid-the-reasons-point-to-economics/
12. Love drugs could be the cure for failing marriages
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/09/love-drugs-could-cure-failing-marriages/
Scientists believe certain brain chemicals could be prescribed to struggling couples within as little as three years
13. Redshirting: Should Your Child Delay Kindergarten?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/parenting-translator/202206/redshirting-should-your-child-delay-kindergartenThe research on this may be more complicated than you think.
14. How Often Do Divorced Couples Marry Each Other Again?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/better-divorce/202206/how-often-do-divorced-couples-marry-each-other-again
With specific commitments, couples who resolve marital woes can reconcile.
15. Americans Say Birth Control, Divorce Most ‘Morally Acceptable’
https://news.gallup.com/poll/393515/americans-say-birth-control-divorce-morally-acceptable.aspx
Americans’ ratings of the morality of 19 behaviors are little changed since last year. Using birth control and getting divorced remain the most “morally acceptable” actions, and having extramarital affairs and cloning humans are seen as the most “morally wrong.”
16. Pandemic babies are behind. Years of stress, isolation have affected their brain development
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2022/06/09/pandemic-babies-now-toddlers-delayed-development-heres-why/9660318002/
Kids born in the COVID era are lagging in certain skills and more prone to challenging behaviors. Experts say their parents need more support.
17. We Will All Mourn, and We Will All Be Mourned
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/opinion/why-we-judge-each-others-grief.html
18. Perspective: The benefits of marriage shouldn’t only be for elites
https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/1/23148736/perspective-the-benefits-of-marriage-shouldnt-only-be-for-elites-success-sequence-child-tax-credit
A ‘marriage divide’ has opened up in America, but there are policies that can help to bridge it
19. The Unequal Burden of Child Death Adds to Disadvantage in Psychological Distress for Black and Hispanic Parents
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/06/07/the-unequal-burden-of-child-death-adds-to-disadvantage-in-psychological-distress-for-black-and-hispanic-parents/
20. White, Asian, Latinx, and Black Families Express Race-Based School Preferences
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/05/31/white-asian-latinx-and-black-families-express-race-based-school-preferences/
21. Why They Can’t Just Use Cloth: Diapers and the Gendered Politics of Providing Basic Needs
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/06/14/why-they-cant-just-use-cloth-diapers-and-the-gendered-politics-of-providing-basic-needs/
