Across the US, heirs’ property laws hamstring families that want to build housing or leverage their land for loans. One Alabama project shows how policy reform and savvy design can build a way forward.
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Heather Taylor Johnson’s mother had a difficult, lonely childhood. How would it have been different if her half-sister had grown up with her?
Singles often pay more than their coupled counterparts, and not just on taxes. As solo living rises, so does pressure on the rest of the world to catch up.
A 2015 book by a psychologist who works with adult children of emotionally immature parents has taken off on social media, ‘validating’ its readers. But is it any good?
Life is a gamble, anti-natalists say, and it’s unethical to force someone else to take the risk.
Screens might buy peace in the short term. But returning to the real world can be overwhelming for children.
Although many US cities have recovered from economic downturns during the COVID-19 pandemic, they still are losing young families in large numbers. Here’s how that trend degrades urban life.
Family vlogging can seem benign, even heartwarming. But kids can’t consent to appear in these videos − and, in most states, have no claim to any of the earnings.
This unofficial and invisible safety net is widespread and operates at all income levels. But no one knows the actual scale of this web of informal transactions.
Decades of lower pay and part-time work can leave women’s pensions worth a fraction of men’s at retirement.
Treating all adversity as inherently negative does a disservice to children and their ability to develop adaptive coping mechanisms that can protect them in future cases of adversity.
The advantages of being a part of a family are so obvious that losing that affiliation, intentionally or not, is tragic.
National identities are also the source of fierce loyalties and resistances. They elevate individual stories to the weight and scale of a national story.
As of 2010, 3 in 4 states had laws allowing a parent’s disability to be used as the grounds for terminating their parental rights.
While the traditional two-parent two-child family might be the first to spring to mind, Australia’s families are varied. Policy should cater accordingly.
The annual Ojude-Oba festival in south-west Nigeria can be further promoted so that the community can derive more benefits.
We surveyed 140 separated Australian parents about their experiences dealing with their child’s school.
Immigration rhetoric and policies have created a chilling effect for immigrants seeking medical care. Two dozen Latina immigrant mothers share their experiences during pregnancy.
Parents of teenagers play an important role in their alcohol consumption. A new study shows that parental rules are the key, and that talking is not all that useful!
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Applied Nutrition, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Director, MScA Couple and Family Therapy, School of Social Work, McGill University
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