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“The Myth of the BFF and the End of Female Friendships”: Natalie Kon-yu

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in the Guardian : . . . My best friend and I had been friends for 20 years, and then, one day, nothing. She stopped returning my calls; she ignored my messages. She was living in another country so I had no way of reaching her, no way to confront her. Months passed and I realised that my best . . . . Continue Reading »

30 May 2013

“Moms Are Primary Earners in 40% of Households”: Baltimore Sun

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reports: Mothers are the primary breadwinners in four out of 10 U.S. households with minor children, a record number driven up by growing populations of single moms and married women who make more than their husbands, according to a report released Wednesday from the Pew Research Center.  . . . . . . Continue Reading »

29 May 2013

“For the Law School Graduate in Your Life: Gift Certificate to Have Your Eggs Frozen”: Julie Shapiro

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blogs: I’ve been travelling a lot recently and in Anchorage (American Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting) I was on a panel with a doctor who does fertility work in southern California. He mentioned that it was now possible to give a gift certificate that allowed the recipient . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2013

“Sexual Minorities in Faith-Based Higher Ed”: Mark Yarhouse

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on his recent study, which seems relevant to several posts here in the past few months: Studies on faith-based campuses are beginning to offer a glimpse into the real experience of sexual minority students in these unique settings. This study adds to this growing body of information by surveying . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Apr 2013

“When ‘Love Marriage’ Needs a Little Help”: NYT

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India Ink blog: After decades of fixing arranged marriages for their children, Indian parents are taking on a new challenge: trying to orchestrate their kids’ love marriages. A new generation of young Indian professionals has refused to follow the arranged-marriage route, with its emphasis on . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2013

“Family Meltdown and Economic Decline”: Robert Samuelson

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in the Washington Post : . . . It’s hard to overstate the breakdown of marriage and the rise of single-parent families. Consider out-of-wedlock births . In 1980, about 18 percent of births were to unmarried women; by 2009, the proportion was 41 percent. Among whites, the increase was from 11 . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2013

“Four Myths and One Truth About French Child Care”: Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

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at Forbes: In the wake of a very good story about American day care by The New Republic ‘s Jonathan Cohn , the liberal blogosphere is abuzz with ideas about improving day care for Americans. And as is required (I think it’s in the Constitution somewhere), any American left-of-center . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2013

“Post-Adoption Depression”: Amy Rogers Narazov

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at Slate: ...It turns out I was not—am not—alone. A March 2012 Purdue University study suggests that between 18 and 26 percent of adoptive mothers struggle with post-adoption depression, brought on by extreme fatigue, unrealistic expectations of parenthood or a lack of community support. . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2013

“Early Puberty Linked to Poor Mental Health”: Stuff.co.nz

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reports: Children are going through puberty at an increasingly early age, and the changes to their bodies are also affecting their mental health, new research says. Biological changes are happening earlier in children around the world - in 1860, the average age for European girls to develop breasts . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2013

“Almost 20% of Teen Births Are Not a First Child”: USA Today

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reports: Nearly one in five births to U.S. teens ages 15-19 is not a first child, says a federal report out today. Of the 365,000 teens who gave birth in 2010, almost 67,000 (18.3%) have had at least one child before, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2013
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