Family

  • Stable Household Trumps Two Parents
    September 16, 2009 | comments: 0
    An Ohio State University professor has published the findings of a study of family stability that shows growing up in a stable household is more important for a child’s development than whether or not the family has two parents in the home. The findings were released in "... Read More

  • Iranian Divorce Rate May Hit 100%
    May 27, 2009 | comments: 0
    Although Iran is not found on current lists of countries with high divorce rates, it seems the country may possibly have the highest divorce rate in the world today. A study released by a research group at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran earlier this month reports that the divorce... Read More

  • Have Gender Roles in the Family Changed?
    April 8, 2009 | comments: 0
    Gender roles in the family were pretty much set in stone back in the fifties, but times change. . .or do they? The Council on Contemporary Families did a study on gender roles and equality in family life for their upcoming conference and the results might surprise you. ** Does marital... Read More

  • A Lesson for Parents: Arguing in Front of Your Teens Has Lasting Impact
    March 9, 2009 | comments: 0
    Exposure to family arguments during adolescence has a lasting impact on an individual's mental health and functioning as an adult. The longitudinal study, published in the March edition of The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, led by Simmons School of... Read More

  • He's Jewish, I'm Catholic, It's December. Now What?

    November 5, 2008 | comments: 0
    Whether you choose to decorate the Christmas tree, light the menorah, or creatively compromise and buy a Hanukkah bush, the holiday season can be an extremely stressful time for couples in inter-faith relationships. If not handled properly, deciding which holidays and traditions to... Read More

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