HeyJaredFamily Stuff
A weekly round-up of interesting research on demography, family policy, and other family stuff. Along with some mini-takes by yours truly.
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What Mothers of Many Do All Day, and Other Interesting New Research (opens the original)
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Hello everyone,I apologize for my absence over the past two weeks. I had some work stuff come up. Then I had some family stuff come up. (As in, stuff related to my actual family.) But I’m back in business. And I am very grateful to all of you for your understanding. ICYMI, I wrote a piece for the New York Times about the social externalities of switching to a dumbphone. Then I had the pleasure of chatting about that piece with on her internet culture podcast, <a href="https://sl
Ten Differences Between English and American Schools (opens the original)
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I am an American journalist who frequently writes about parenthood for American audiences—but I’ve spent the bulk of my parenting years outside the States. So I’ve got some blind spots. In particular, until about a month ago, I had no parental experience with the American public school system.Our time in the English educational system was generally very positive. My daughters attended a fairly small school—only one class per grade. The girls loved their teachers and friends. I was pretty involve
“Intensive Parents” Are Propping Up The Birth Rate, and Other Interesting New Research (opens the original)
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A note for newcomers: Welcome! This is a round-up of newly published research on demography, family policy, and other family stuff. Some of the studies included here may be pre-prints or working papers and have not yet been peer reviewed. I have done my best to summarize their findings accurately, but we operate on a “pinch of salt” policy around here.This week in Family Stuff:“Intensive Parents” Are Propping Up The Birth Rate, ActuallyThe Same-Sex Couple Well-Being PenaltyThe Predictability of
Lies, Damned Lies, and Potty Statistics (opens the original)
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Occasionally, when I am doing research for a piece, I come across a striking statistic in an article or book that, upon inspection, turns out to be nonsense. Not total nonsense, usually. There is often a real source somewhere, with a corresponding data point. But the actual figure has been mangled beyond recognition through a Telephone-like process: with each new reference or citation, some detail is slightly misreported or a little nuance is glossed over until you wind up with a figure that is
The Weird Thing About Sweden’s Baby Bust, and Other Interesting New Research (opens the original)
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A note for newcomers: Welcome! This is a round-up of newly published research on demography, family policy, and other family stuff. Some of the studies included here may be pre-prints or working papers and have not yet been peer reviewed. I have done my best to summarize their findings accurately, but we operate on a “pinch of salt” policy around here.Buckle up, because we’re covering a lot of ground this week:The Weird Thing About Sweden’s Baby BustRevisiting Childcare in QuebecThe Difference B
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