Parenting

  • Mr. Mom Gets 100 Years in Diaper Neglect Case
    June 26, 2009 | comments: 0
    Staying at home to care for children as a “Mr. Mom” house-husband is a familiar task to an ever-increasing number of men in the current economy where single parents and working mothers are the norm in many households. Some men do a great job as child custodians, and some do... 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

  • Teens, Relationships, and Marriage
    March 17, 2009 | comments: 0
    The news that Bristol Palin and her fiance Levi Johnston have broken off their engagement once again focuses national attention on teens' expectations about marriage when there is a pregnancy, the proportion of teens who get married after having a child, and the viability of teen... Read More

  • Dating Abuse Affects One in Five Teens
    March 11, 2009 | comments: 0
    Studies show that one in five teenagers in a serious dating relationship reports being physically abused by their partner. This issue is so serious that several states have passed laws specifically addressing teen dating abuse. Hazelden Publishing, the leading publisher of evidence-based... 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