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Search Institute resources for Technology and Media

The National Institute on Media and the Family recently merged with the Search Institute. Information on media and technology can be found within the Search Institute's Parent Further section of their website. The site includes resources on e-parenting, online safety, mobile technology, social networking, video games, and media and advertising.

Search Institute

For more than 50 years, Search Institute® has been a leader and partner for organizations around the world in discovering what kids need to succeed. Search Institute serves all sectors of society, including K–12 and higher education, faith communities, youth-serving organizations, social-service organizations, families, businesses, and the public sector.

Gary Gates, Williams Distinguished Scholar, Williams Institute, UCLA School o
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Family formation and raising children among same-sex couples

by Gary Gates, Williams Distinguished Scholar, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law

U.S. Census Bureau data suggests that the demographic characteristics of same-sex couples raising children are substantially more diverse than the predominant subjects of scholarly research and media images of lesbian and gay parenting.

Census Bureau
from Census Report

Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009

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Mathematica Working Paper Series

The series launched with three working papers and will release future papers as they are ready on a regular basis. It will feature cutting-edge research from our health, human services, and survey and statistical experts on compelling issues across Mathematica's diverse topic areas. In addition to providing access to our most current work, the working papers will share some of the in-depth analyses behind our other publications. The papers are intended to encourage discussion before final peer review and possible publication. In keeping with Mathematica's high standards of quality, all working papers undergo a rigorous internal quality review.

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Winter 2011 NCFR Report Magazine

Family Focus on LGBT Families

In this issue of NCFR Report, your colleagues examine the many facets of LGBT families.

Zero to Three

Zero to Three is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. The mission of Zero to Three is to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers.

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Parenting Teens - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss The Influence of School-specific Parenting Processes on Adolescents' Academic Performance ; Tweens, Teens, and Parents: Shared and Divergent Discourses on Romantic Relationships ; Neighborhood and Parenting Factors Related to Adolescent Self-efficacy
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Policies and Life Pathways of Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren in a Shifting Economy - Audio Recording

This symposium examines the issues facing grandparents rearing grandchildren within a shifting economy using an ecological perspective beginning with a microsystem view of the family and ending with a macrosystem discussion of public policy.

Robert M. Milardo, Ph.D.
from Video Lexicon

Robert Milardo on Aunts and Uncles

In this video NCFR Fellow and Journal of Family Theory & Review editor Robert Milardo discusses his research on the family-based generativity from Aunts and Uncles.