Posts Tagged ‘families’
Taxpayers save with paid family leave
RUTGERS (US) — Offering paid family leave to workers leads to positive economic outcomes for working families, businesses, and the public, a new study concludes. Continue…
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Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2012 11:16 - 2 Comments
Anxious kids: Why the ‘tiger’ mom tactic fails
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — High-achieving Chinese-American students are more depressed and anxious than their white peers, according to a new study that challenges the “tiger mother” view of parenting. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2011 7:46 - 0 Comments
Mexican parents may derail teens’ exercise
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Deep-rooted cultural beliefs and expectations often cause parents in Mexico to discourage their college-bound children from exercising. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 12:50 - 0 Comments
Some atheists embrace religion for kids
RICE (US) — Despite their personal beliefs, atheist scientists with children often participate in religious traditions for social reasons, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 27, 2011 10:52 - 1 Comment
Cash vs. happiness? Show me the money
CORNELL (US) — Given the choice of a job with more hours and a higher salary or one with reasonable hours but less pay, many people opt for the cash, even if it means a compromise on happiness. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 14, 2011 12:04 - 0 Comments
Mothers matter most in child survival
U. MICHIGAN (US) — In West Africa, where resources are scarce, children are four more times likely to die by age 5 if their mothers are dead and almost twice as likely to die if their grandmothers are alive. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 2, 2011 11:09 - 3 Comments
Kids of unemployed struggle in school
U. CHICAGO (US) — One lingering effect of the Great Recession could be poor academic performance and behavioral problems among children of the unemployed. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 29, 2011 11:47 - 3 Comments
Reality check for ‘supermoms’
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Working mothers who accept that give-and-take is necessary in balancing home and career are less prone to depression than those who believe they can do it all. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 12, 2011 9:46 - 2 Comments
Family savings higher in China vs. US
U. MISSOURI (US) — A study comparing household savings in the United States and China finds 59 percent of Chinese urban households save for education, compared to only 19 percent of US households. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 10, 2011 16:05 - 2 Comments
Tuned-in parents cut kids’ depression
U. WASHINGTON (US) — When raising children, tailor-made parenting that is in tune with the individual child beats one size fits all. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 2, 2011 12:55 - 0 Comments
Troubled kids at risk for heart disease
BROWN (US) — Children who experience trauma or distress in their home life have a moderately higher risk of developing coronary disease as adults. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 11, 2011 10:23 - 2 Comments
Parents shout. Siblings bully
U. WARWICK (UK) — Children who are shouted at and slapped by their parents often go on to bully their brothers and sisters. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2011 12:55 - 1 Comment
Family meals as medicine for asthma
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Calm family mealtimes that focus on communication can improve quality of life for children who have chronic asthma, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 13, 2010 13:48 - 3 Comments
Kids of divorce get less for college
RICE (US) — Divorced parents contribute about a third of what married parents contribute to their children’s college education even though their incomes are about half as much as their married peers’. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 2, 2010 15:01 - 0 Comments
Alcohol: Children live what they learn
U. LEEDS (UK) — Parents are the most important influence on young children’s attitudes toward alcohol and appear successful in conveying positive messages about drinking in moderation. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 13, 2010 14:12 - 2 Comments
Lifestyle can ease breast cancer risk
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, and drinking less alcohol lowers breast cancer risk for women with, and without, a family history of the disease. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 2, 2010 9:38 - 2 Comments
Gay parents don’t mar school success
STANFORD (US)—Children being raised by same-sex couples have nearly the same educational achievement as children raised by married heterosexual couples, according to a new study that used data from the 2000 U.S. Census. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 10, 2010 10:36 - 3 Comments
Emotional cues are key to baby sleep
PENN STATE (US)—Parents understand the challenge of getting infants to sleep through the night, and now researchers show that being emotionally receptive can reduce sleep disruptions and help infants and toddlers sleep better. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 23, 2010 13:54 - 2 Comments
Family chats add up to smarter children
U. BUFFALO (US)—Taking the time to talk to children about current events like the Gulf Oil spill—and using mathematical terms to do so—can help them develop better reasoning and math skills and perform better in school, especially in more affluent households. (more…)
