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Solutions to Ending Poverty in the 21st Century: Part 2

Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq. | Posted 03.31.2013 | Impact
Read More: Child Poverty, Family Structure, Children Born Out of Wedlock, Single Mothers Education, Single Mothers Poverty Rate, Family Planning, Impact News
Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq.

The fact is that too many children in this country are born into poor, mostly single-parent homes with parents who don't have the ability to care for themselves let alone their children.

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Same-Sex Parenting Study Triggers Firestorm

Posted 06.12.2012 | Science
Read More: Same Sex, Video, Family Structure, Family Research, Lesbian Parents, Slidewide, Gay, Gay Parents, Same Sex Parents, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 06/11/2012 04:59 PM EDT on LiveScience A new study claiming to find disadvantages for...

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How Does Divorce Affect Kids Outside The U.S.?

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 06.26.2012 | Divorce
Read More: Welfare, Greenlandic Institute of Health Research, University of Copenhagen, University of Jyvaskyla, University of Akureyri, Mothers, Karolinska Institutet, International Childhoods, Life Satisfaction, Family Structure, Well-Being, Health, Ilona Happasaio, Nordid School of Public Health, Fathers, Divorce News
Robert Hughes, Jr.

Far too much of the research discussed in the American press focuses exclusively on studies that are done with American children.

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What It Means To Be A Parentless Parent

Allison Gilbert | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Parenting, Parentless Parents, Parenting Advice, Relationship Grandparent, Family Dynamics, Age First-Time Mother, Relationship With Grandparents, Grandparent Relationship, Parents Without Parents, Older First-Time Mothers, Family Structure, Older Mothers, No Grandparents, Parentless Parent, Life Expectancy, Importance of Grandparents, Grandparenting, Healthy Living News
Allison Gilbert

For the first time in U.S. history, millions of children (and their parents) are actually vulnerable to having less time with their grandparents than more. A revolution is happening in the way generations are connected in America.

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