Tag: family

Study suggests support from friends and family helps protect LGBT youth from suicidal ideation

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From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: What protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths from considering suicide and, conversely, what makes them most vulnerable to it? The… Read more »

Study examines how parenting style can influence teens’ behaviour and perception of parents

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From the University of New Hampshire press release via Newswise: Authoritarian parents whose child-rearing style can be summed up as “it’s my way or the highway” are more likely to… Read more »

Study looks at reasons for Christmas shopping excesses

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From the University of Gothenburg press release via EurekAlert!: The stereotypical Christmas gift shopper is a stressed-to-the-max individual with a filled-to-the-rim shopping cart in a busy shopping mall. The shopping… Read more »

Study suggests an unstable family can adversely affect teens in rigorous high schools

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From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Research continues to support a connection between instability in the home and school performance in adolescents, but a new study in… Read more »

Study suggests differences in perception of technology-dependent children can affect family well-being

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From the Case Western University press release: Normal everyday life for parents requires organization. Parents of children who require ventilators, oxygen, IVs and other tools to live, those day-to-day tasks… Read more »

Study suggests teens who express their own views with their moms are better at resisting peer pressure

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From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Teens who more openly express their own viewpoints in discussions with their moms, even if their viewpoints disagree,… Read more »

Study suggests working mums tend to be happier than stay-at-home mums

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From the American Psychological Association press release: Mothers with jobs tend to be healthier and happier than moms who stay at home during their children’s infancy and pre-school years, according… Read more »