A family can be formed in many ways: partners with no children, close platonic roommates, a man and his dog, good neighbors, grandparents or aunts or uncles raising children. Fifty years ago, 88...
- When Friends Are FamilyWho doesn’t consider close friends to be family? Friends are a cornerstone of healthy relationships and the bedrock of our social support systems....
- Can I choose my family?Sometimes family relationships are tainted by seriousness, negativity, and a sense of obligation. But with friendship, blame and shame don’t rear t...
- I am more open to feedback from friends, how can I be that way with family?Flesh and blood family members aren’t always willing to be up front with us about certain things. Why would they be? We’re not always willing to he...
- How are friendships similar to family relationships?Close friendships are based on reciprocity. If you repeatedly fail to show up when you’re needed, and depending on how great your friend’s need may...
- Can friends matter just as much as family?According to research from Michigan State University, older people are healthier and live longer when they have a close network of friends . Essen...
- The Childfree FamilyIncreasingly, people consider a childless household to be a family unit. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of adults living witho...
- Why is there stigma around being childfree?Research from Indiana University found that respondents perceive childfree men and women as less fulfilled, and even immoral when compared with p...
- Are people without children happier?There is no clear answer here, but people who have children are more likely to suffer depression than people who do not have children, accordin...
- Can a couple survive infertility?A Danish study found that infertile couples were more than three times as likely to get divorced as couples who have children. However, many coup...
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Jun 14, 2019 · Nearly 40 percent of today’s homeless youth identify as queer, and a recent study found that roughly 64 percent of LGBTQ baby boomers have built, and continue to rely on, chosen families. “Chosen...
- Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH
Apr 23, 2019 · In the U.S., for example, nearly as many adults are not married as married. The most sentimentalized family type—mom and dad, married with children—now accounts for fewer than 20 percent of all...
Nov 6, 2012 · Well-being has narrowly been conceived of as either happiness or daily felt positive emotion, and/or as an evaluative overall satisfaction with life. This sorely needs revision. Martin Seligman ...
Jul 22, 2016 · In the field of education, efforts to privatize schools represent the most conspicuous example of how choice can be used to promote a very different agenda. Vouchers, having been decisively...