CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. New Podcast! This Is Probably A Really Weird Question…
2. The Covid-19 Outbreak and The Flexibility of Remote Work Have Sparked An Explosion of Homeschooling.
3. The TikTok pigtails trend should end now
4. How to know when to call time on a marriage
OTHER NEWS:
5. Almost half of Americans can’t pay for their basic needs
6. Women Who Stay Single and Don’t Have Kids Are Getting Richer
7. ‘No rings, no guests’: supreme court fears spur LGBTQ ‘shotgun’ weddings
8. Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic
9. The logistics of death can be overwhelming. New apps can offer help.
10. The Quiet Cost of Family Caregiving
11. How Maternity Leave Affects Your Health
12. Inside the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
13. Kids Who Walk to School are More Likely to Stay Active
14. The Effect on Children When a Mother Is Depressed or Anxious
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
15. What Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Meant for Health Disparities for Single Compared to Married Adults?
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1. New Podcast! This Is Probably A Really Weird Question…
https://www.reallyweirdquestion.com/
A history professor who teaches the history of sexuality and a family physician who specializes in LGBTQ+ healthcare talk about the (not) ”really weird” questions they get from students and patients–and how to answer them.
2. The Covid-19 Outbreak and The Flexibility of Remote Work Have Sparked An Explosion of Homeschooling.
https://visiblemagazine.com/the-covid-19-outbreak-and-the-flexibility-of-remote-work-have-sparked-an-explosion-of-homeschooling/
3. The TikTok pigtails trend should end now
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/tiktok-pigtails-trend-end-now-rcna45371
To some, women wearing pigtails to try to get more tips from men may seem like a silly — even if unsettling — trend, but it perpetuates harm against young women.
4. How to know when to call time on a marriage
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018856474/how-to-know-when-to-call-time-on-a-marriage
So often, couples come to him wondering if they married the wrong person. Dr Joshua Coleman explains why that may not be the right question to ask and when you know when it really is time to walk away.
5. Almost half of Americans can’t pay for their basic needs
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/almost-half-of-americans-cant-pay-for-basic-needs/
Four in 10 Americans are struggling to pay for their basic needs such as groceries or housing, a problem even middle-class households confront, according to a new study from the Urban Institute.
6. Women Who Stay Single and Don’t Have Kids Are Getting Richer
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-31/women-not-having-kids-get-richer-than-men
Forgoing marriage and parenthood has a bigger payoff for American women than men, according to new research.
7. ‘No rings, no guests’: supreme court fears spur LGBTQ ‘shotgun’ weddings
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/08/lgbtq-couples-shotgun-weddings-supreme-court-fear
When the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, Clarence Thomas suggested they might revisit same-sex marriage. Some couples aren’t waiting to find out
8. Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/09/06/1121254016/nearly-8-million-kids-lost-a-parent-or-primary-caregiver-to-the-pandemic
A new international study estimates that from January 1, 2020, to May, 1, 2022, nearly 8 million kids age 18 and under lost a parent or primary caregiver to a pandemic-related cause.
9. The logistics of death can be overwhelming. New apps can offer help.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/09/04/death-funerals-logistics-apps/
Creators of the services say their goal of providing easily accessible and organized help for people in distress has never been more necessary
10. The Quiet Cost of Family Caregiving
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/04/science/elderly-work-caregiving.html
Many employees reduce their hours or stop working to help ailing family members. But it may be years before they fully return to the work force, studies indicate.
11. How Maternity Leave Affects Your Health
https://www.forbes.com/health/family/how-maternity-leave-affects-health/
Having a baby is no small feat. Fortunately, taking time off work for maternity leave can give a new mother the chance to heal both physically and emotionally, as well as sufficient time to bond with and care for her newborn baby.
12. Inside the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/podcasts/the-daily/teens-mental-health-crisis.html/
Young people in the United States are facing a new set of risks. Why has the situation caught so many people off guard?
13. Kids Who Walk to School are More Likely to Stay Active
https://www.futurity.org/childrens-health-exercise-active-commuting-2795292/
“Most kids don’t achieve the 60 minutes per day of physical activity that they’re recommended to get,” says Robin DeWeese. “Active commuting to school is one way to get more of that activity.”
14. The Effect on Children When a Mother Is Depressed or Anxious
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/matter-personality/202209/the-effect-children-when-mother-is-depressed-or-anxious
Two new studies point to the effects on children of parents’ emotional state.
15. What Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Meant for Health Disparities for Single Compared to Married Adults?
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/08/30/what-has-the-covid-19-pandemic-meant-for-health-disparities-for-single-compared-to-married-adults/
