Family structure and the well-being of children in youth and adulthood
2013 study from Syracuse and Georgetown University in Social Science Research on how single parenthood can affects children’s life outcomes.
Investing in children: Changes in parental spending on children
2012 study in the journal Demography showing how American parents are spending increasing amounts of resources on their children.
Same-sex marriage and children’s well-being: Research roundup
2012 review of six scholarly research papers and studies on psychosocial and educational outcomes for children raised by same-sex parents.
Local food availability and obesity risk among school-aged children
2012 study in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine on relationship between access to healthful food and obesity trends among youth.
Is It generalized anxiety disorder or poverty? Poor mothers and their children
2012 study from Rutgers finds that overly broad definitions of mental illness have resulted in improper categorization of some poor mothers as suffering from psychiatric conditions.
2012 article from the University of California-Berkeley published in Science on how young children think scientifically and implications for early education reform.
Changing attitudes toward marriage and children in six countries
2010 study in Sociological Perspectives using three datasets on changing attitudes toward traditional marriage structures and child bearing.
Background television in the homes of U.S. children
2012 study in the journal Pediatrics on the amount of background television that infants and young children are exposed to as well as related demographic factors.
Education and disadvantaged children: Research roundup
2012 research review on disadvantaged students in the United States and issues such as classroom practices, public policy and poverty.
Helicopter parents and landing pad kids: Intense parental support of grown children
2012 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family on the causes and effects of helicopter parenting .
