parenting

Researchers from the Vienna Institute of Demography examine the relationship between childlessness and educational attainment among women from 13 European countries.

A leading issue in the same-sex marriage debate is the welfare of children raised by same-sex parents. How might a child’s general well-being be affected by these primary caregivers versus having a more traditional family?

Over the past 60 years, the pace of American life and the face of the American family have changed dramatically. These shifts in how adults are allocating their time, of course, have implications for the quality of care provided to children and approaches to parenting.

From the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Kelly Musick of Cornell University and Katherine Michelmore of University of Michigan. 

Update: The USDA’s “Cost of Raising a Child” report has been released for 2011.

The challenges of finding quality day care are familiar to nearly all working parents. Not only are the costs rising in general to raise children — and the work demands increasing for many parents — but the flaws of the system of organized care as a whole are becoming more apparent.