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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 literature review by Journalist’s Resource featuring a half-dozen studies.
The Hard Truth About Telecommuting
2012 study from the University of Iowa and the University of Texas at Austin showing the complexity of this evolving work practice and the potential downsides of telecommuting.
Is it Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Poverty? An Examination of 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.
Multiple Environmental Chemical Exposures to Lead, Mercury and PCBs Among Childbearing-Aged Women
2012 study from Brown University and the University of Rhode Island on the body burden and risk factors for U.S. women of child-bearing age.
2012 review 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 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.
Rural-Nonrural Disparities in Postsecondary Educational Attainment Revisited
2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill surveying the disadvantages of rural students and examining the relationship between income and education.
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 .
Opiate Use by U.S. Mothers and Increases in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
2012 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the tripling of rates of babies affected by maternal opiate use over the past decade.
More than 7 Million Children Live with a Parent with Alcohol Problems
2012 government report spotlighting data relating to children of alcoholics in the United States.
Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Gestational Age and Birthweight
2012 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on the relationship between maternal prenatal insecticide exposure and a child’s gestational age and birthweight.
In a Down Economy, Fewer Births
2011 report by the Pew Research Center exploring the link between per capita income and birth rates, with particular attention to the 2008 recession.
Evidence for Evolution in Response to Natural Selection in a Contemporary Human Population
2011 study for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on evolution and natural selection in human beings within recent generations.
Changes in Time Allocation among American Families
2011 paper in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science explores the broad changes to work/life balance in the American family.
Facebook and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
2011 study in the online journal First Monday on the online practices of 1,007 U.S. households with children.
Are Political Orientations Genetically Transmitted?
2005 study in the American Political Science Review on genetics and political predisposition.
Long-term Economic Costs of Psychological Problems During Childhood
Paper in the Journal of Social Sciences & Medicine on the long-term economic costs associated with childhood psychological illness
Categorising Risky Play: How Can We Identify Risk-Taking in Children’s Play?
2011 study in the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal on risk-taking behaviors children engage in during play.
