Why Families Need More Financial Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic A fact sheet prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Lawrence Stacey and Kristi Williams, The Ohio State University Despite the important temporary relief provided to many families by the March 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provided $1,200 to […]
Topics of Expertise: Children / Economic Inequality / Health & Illness / Labor & Workforce / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / TANF & Public Assistance / Trauma and Disaster / Work & FamilyChildren
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CCF’s Joshua Coleman on the Complicated Realities of Parental Estrangement

Read his thoughts in his new essay for Aeon, “Modern culture blames parents for forces beyond their control“
Topics of Expertise: Children / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Family Counseling, Therapy & Parenting Intervention / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Parenthood: Motherhood/FatherhoodMedia Messages to Young Girls: Does “Sexy Girl” Trump “Girl Power”?

Media Messages to Young Girls: Does “Sexy Girl” Trump “Girl Power”? A briefing paper prepared by Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky for the Council on Contemporary Families. September 3, 2020 Children face continued social isolation this fall, with 21 of the 25 largest school districts in the country choosing remote learning instead of in-person […]
Topics of Expertise: Children / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Sexual Abuse & Misconduct“The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire

“The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire A briefing paper prepared by Kelley Fong (Georgia Institute of Technology) for the Council on Contemporary Families. August 11, 2020 In recent months, conversations around the role of the police have drawn mainstream attention to what contemporary […]
Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Children / Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities)Before and during COVID-19: Telecommuting, Work-Family Conflict, and Gender Equality

Before and During COVID-19: Telecommuting, Work-Family Conflict, and Gender Equality A briefing paper prepared by Thomas Lyttelton (Yale Sociology), Emma Zang (Yale Sociology), and Kelly Musick (Cornell Policy Analysis and Management) for the Council on Contemporary Families. August 4, 2020 The puzzle. The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in an unprecedented shift to remote work, with […]
Topics of Expertise: Children / Division of Labor in Families / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Work & FamilyCCF’S Stephanie Coontz Interviewed by Legacy Washington

“Legacy Washington recently recorded an interview with author/historian Stephanie Coontz. Watch Legacy Washington historian Bob Young interview Coontz, an expert on family and marriage whose writing influenced the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage. Coontz has recently appeared in The New York Times and Rolling Stone magazine, and gave this year’s commencement speech […]
Topics of Expertise: Children / Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Work & FamilyLong-term Risks to Children from Economic Toll of COVID-19

Long-term Risks to Children from Economic Toll of COVID-19 A fact sheet prepared by Kristi Williams, Ohio State University for the Council on Contemporary Families Although children appear to be less vulnerable than adults to serious COVID-19 medical complications, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that they are disproportionately endangered by the pandemic’s […]
Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Economic InequalityCCF’s Stephanie Coontz featured in Rolling Stone

Read her thoughts on the challenges mothers are facing in “Coronavirus Is Killing the Working Mother”
Topics of Expertise: Children / Division of Labor in Families / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Parenthood: Motherhood/FatherhoodHow Dads Make a Difference for Their Children

Fast Facts for Father’s Day (June 21, 2020): A fact sheet prepared by Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, Ohio State University and Kari Adamsons, University of Connecticut for the Council on Contemporary Families How Dads Make a Difference for Their Children Mentally…Dads foster their children’s development by challenging them both cognitively and physically. Dads promote children’s communication skills […]
Topics of Expertise: Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Children / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Parenthood: Motherhood/FatherhoodWhen “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind?

When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind? A briefing paper prepared by Jessica McCrory Calarco, Indiana University, for the Council on Contemporary Families. We’ve all read about – and maybe even known – the “helicopter” parents who sweep into K-12 schools, demanding special treatment for their children, second-guessing teachers’ […]
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