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Not every kid is able to learn on an iPad. Not every kid can work independently. Some children need one-on-one therapy with trained teachers and therapists. Right now, it feels like we’re failing those children.

The COVID-19 lockdown is hard on everyone emotionally, but adolescents are the most psychologically vulnerable population. Many teenagers, who tend to have difficulty understanding—and perhaps regulating—negative emotions during normal times, are...

We tend to think of the various forms of single-parent families—those headed by separated or divorced mothers, never-married mothers, widowed mothers, or by fathers rather than mothers—as all alike, and all equally disadvantaged. And indeed, all...

Prior to and during the COVID-19 crisis, politicians on both sides of the aisle recognized the need for a better family leave policy in America. In March, Congress secured emergency paid leave policy for families affected by COVID-19, including the...

“Marriage has become more joyful, more loving, and more satisfying for many couples than ever before in history.” So says Stephanie Coontz, the doyenne of feminist family history, who—as a progressive—is confident the arc of history ultimately bends...

The pre-coronavirus world was one characterized by an incomplete gender revolution, and I fully expect the newly unfolding world to be the same. But could this shock to our lives disrupt traditional gender roles enough to move us toward the...

Why do women, but not men, pay a

Finding quality, family-friendly content online can be tough for busy parents, especially those of us who are not as familiar (as our kids might be) with all the different platforms out there, like YouTube or Instagram. But with many families at...

Five articles that Bill Coffin shares from around the web.

This May is Older Americans Month, as declared by President Trump on April 30, in accord with the tradition established by President Kennedy in May 1963. In his declaration, Trump calls “upon all Americans to honor our elders, acknowledge their...

Social distancing is a common dynamic in blended families. As David Olson and I report in The Smart Stepfamily Marriage, there is a reason the divorce rate for blended family couples (or stepcouples) is 10-25% higher than first marriages.1 There...

In December 2019, the height of the Tinder era, women and men were setting up multiple dates on the same day. People were sexually carefree, spinning the digital slot machine in their hands, wondering who they would match with next. Fast forward to...

My recent research, joint with Cary Wu, explores whether differences in social capital across counties can help explain the differences in the severity of the pandemic. We use data on over 2,700 counties, linking their number of infections and...

Beyond the antecdotal “evidence” Bartholet provides, is there social scientific evidence that demands the “death penalty” for homeschooling? After considering the impact of the homeschooling movement on community involvement, diversity, and the...