CF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. The right person
2. Why women do or don’t change their name when they get married
3. Cohabitation and Your Relationship
OTHER NEWS:
4. Study confirms what most parents know: The cost of unpaid parental leave is devastating
5. Why we keep dating people like our ex
6. Can You Inherit a Mental Illness?
7. Research shows it’s harmful to smack your child, so what should parents do instead?
8. Blue Brides? How to Reduce Post-Wedding Depression
9. Perinatal depression: our study shows how common it is for both parents to experience it
10. Lower sex drive and hair loss among long Covid symptoms, finds study
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
11. Still Being Left Behind: The Intimate Lives of Queer Disabled People
12. The Power of the “Gold Digger” Stereotype
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1. The right person
https://aeon.co/essays/how-do-you-decide-if-you-should-move-on-from-a-relationship/
Contemporary wisdom says that happiness is the measure of a marriage. But is that a harmful way of judging relationships?
2. Why women do or don’t change their name when they get married
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/19/health/last-name-change-marriage-reasons-wellness/
In the days before and after saying “I do,” many people — particularly women — contemplate the tough matter of whether they’ll adopt their spouse’s last name.
3. Cohabitation And Your Relationship
https://idopodcast.com/dr-arielle-kuperberg/
4. Study confirms what most parents know: The cost of unpaid parental leave is devastating
https://www.today.com/parents/parents/study-confirms-parents-know-cost-unpaid-parental-leave-devastating-rcna40035
A survey of 1,001 employed women found that 74% wouldn’t have any cash savings left after eight weeks of unpaid maternity leave .
5. Why we keep dating people like our ex
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220715-why-we-keep-dating-people-like-our-ex
Exes share unique similarities to current partners, while our dating history can even be used to determine how attractive we are.
6. Can You Inherit a Mental Illness?
https://www.healthline.com/health/are-mental-illness-genetic
If you live with a mental illness, it’s understandable that you’d want to know its origins, including whether you may have inherited it. But the answer to whether mental illness is genetic is a complicated one.
7. Research shows it’s harmful to smack your child, so what should parents do instead?
https://theconversation.com/research-shows-its-harmful-to-smack-your-child-so-what-should-parents-do-instead-186739
Recent research shows only 15% of people aged 16-24 view physical discipline as necessary to properly raise children. This compares with 38% of people over 65. But it still happens – and it is very harmful to children. So we need to help parents find alternative methods of discipline.
8. Blue Brides? How to Reduce Post-Wedding Depression
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/communicating-through-change/202207/blue-brides-how-reduce-post-wedding-depression
Managing uncertainty after you tie the knot.
9. Perinatal depression: our study shows how common it is for both parents to experience it
https://theconversation.com/perinatal-depression-our-study-shows-how-common-it-is-for-both-parents-to-experience-it-186590
Many new parents struggle with mental health issues. Research suggests up to a quarter of new mothers and one in ten fathers experience depression after the birth of their child.
10. Lower sex drive and hair loss among long Covid symptoms, finds study
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/25/lower-sex-drive-and-hair-loss-among-long-covid-symptoms-finds-study
Research confirms ‘extremely broad’ range of symptoms reported by sufferers for more than two years
11. Still Being Left Behind: The Intimate Lives of Queer Disabled People
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/07/19/still-being-left-behind-the-intimate-lives-of-queer-disabled-people/
12. The Power of the “Gold Digger” Stereotype
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/07/26/the-power-of-the-gold-digger-stereotype/
