The Decline of Marriage
The marriage movement and talk of bringing back a marriage culture continue, but public policy needs to shift now that fewer children are being raised by two parents.
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Family
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Could Family Longevity Protect Against Dementia?
New research shows that if your parents lived longer lives than those in their peer group your risk of cognitive impairment is reduced.
How Parental Leave Policy Contributes to the Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor
Until we recognize that maternity and paternity leave are linked to class privilege, we won't be able to change anything.
Iceland: Stop Sleeping With Your Family Members
The country so small everyone is related to everyone else.
Nonprofit Helps Duggars Memorialize Lost Daughter
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep serves the Duggars of the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” turning a private grieving process into a very public display.
Grandma’s Apple Pie Is Better Than Apple Pie
Researchers find that food products sell better when they're labeled with descriptive phrases that elicit warm family memories.
Deadbeat Dad Policy Needs Renewed Scrutiny
Offering help to fathers who can’t — as opposed to won’t — make child support payments.
Fostering Strengths, Not Just Red Flags
Once they learned how to talk like real people, workers with Illinois' child welfare agency started spreading the word of strengthening families.
A Cure for Child Abuse
Asked to investigate the roots of child abuse, a group of social engineers focused not on its causes but its prevention.
What I Could Tell Tiger About Divorce
The changing complexity of American family life keeps researchers busy and a father finds it hard to share the daddy space with his kids' new stepfather.