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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Focus Findings

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A Father, A Husband, A Man

The prevailing framework with which dads approach their role in the family is as an equal partnership with their wife.  Dads view their role as that of a team player with shared responsibility with their wife rather than split responsibility.  Instead of taking sole ownership for the financial support of the family, many dads share …

New Research On Same-Sex Parenting

USA Today: Same-sex couples can be effective parents, researchers find.

What’s Going On Here?

Fascinating Case Studies of “Irregular” Parenting.

The Role Of Media In The Family

The Predictable Risks and Surprising Benefits of Family Media Use. What is the role of media in your family’s daily life?

The Devil Is In The Decisions

What Makes a Busy Day Either Easy or Hard.

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Routines of Fatherhood

Observations on Basic Patterns of Family Life.

Religious Activities And The Family

How Families Do Faith.

Notes On A Young Married Couple

Insights From a Case Study of Three Young Married Couples.

Mom Wants Everyone Together

How Physical Proximity is Catnip for Moms.

Methodology

Ethnography Project.

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Major Challenges of Parenting

How Parents Identify and Approach Some of the Major Challenges of Parenting.

Lone Ranger = Bad Idea

Why Moms Need Dads.

Just Married? Keep Reading

Observing Established Families Provides Practical Insight for Young Couples.

Everyday Parenting Techniques

The Zen Of Parenting.

Everyday Challenges

Uncovering Some of the Subtle (and not-so-subtle) Dilemmas of Motherhood.

Community In Everyday Life

How Peer Pressure Can Enhance Parental Influence.

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Are The Kids Really All Right?

An overview of current research on mom/dad families as compared to same-sex homes.

The Pill: Did It Cause The Sexual Revolution?

Does a woman really become strong and liberated by submitting herself to the rules of the male sexual market?

Marriage as a Feminist Institution

Students of the family must consider and appreciate how marriage operates as a formative institution.

Is Marriage Dying?

Pew Study: Nearly 40% say marriage is becoming obsolete.