Background: This study addresses children of parents with intellectual disability in Norway. The aim was to examine: (i) the impact of definitions of intellectual disability on prevalence, (ii) whether numbers were increasing, (iii) the prevalence of motherhood and fatherhood and (iv) rates of lost custody. Methods: Analyses of national registers…

The relational well-being of families is an important factor affecting a family's economic success, physical and mental heath, the readiness and success of children in school, and the engagement of youth in positive and productive roles. In short, the strength of family bonds is crucial to a family's capacity to provide, nurture, and care for its…

Examined three data sets to explore assumptions about custodial fathers: there are few father-only families, most custodial fathers have remarried, many single fathers are widowers, custodial fathers have high incomes, and fathers primarily receive custody of older boys. Concluded that many assumptions are untrue and that child support policies…

This report presents data on single parent families, focusing on the child support income that custodial parents reported receiving during the calendar year prior to the survey as well as other support provided, such as health insurance and non-cash support for children up to age 21 years. Data came from the April 2000 supplement to the Current…

Used data from National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine whether effects of nonresident father involvement on child well-being varied by race, mother's education, or whether child was born within or outside marriage. Results showed few interactive effects and no identifiable set of conditions emerged that increased or reduced importance of…

Explores the nature and extent of changes in single-parent childrearing and discusses the effects on counseling for both unmarried and divorced mothers and on the use of mediation. It also describes recent efforts to increase the father's financial responsibility. (Author/BL)

Assessed impact of gender and presence of children in home on single parents' (N=83) dating behavior, focusing on dating opportunities, impressions, and interactions. Results revealed sex differences in parents' ability to meet new people, going on blind dates, spending time at home, and attitudes toward discipline. (Author/NB)

Reviews demographic trends suggesting that single fathers and their children use counseling services. Reviews legal, social, and psychological history and trends influential in custodial decision making. Emphasizes attachment theory, parental absence, and sex-role research. Reviews studies showing that parent skills and adjustment, not gender, are…

Presents follow-up data gathered 3 years after survey of fathers raising children alone, comparing fathers who remained single custodians and those who remarried. Single fathers' custodial arrangements had not changed significantly. Remarried fathers usually wed mothers with custody, became more involved in housework, and reported that their…

Examined the impact of family social status, income amount, source, and stability on the social and emotional functioning of 256 divorced custodial parents. The findings suggest that while social status and income level are positively correlated with satisfactory postdivorce adjustment, equivalent incomes do have a differential impact on the…

Compared and contrasted relative strength of two different theoretical explanations, individualist and microstructural, for apparent sex differences in parent-child relationships. Tested strength of each perspective empirically through comparisons of single-custodial mothers and single-custodial fathers. Findings suggest importance of…

This document contains public testimony, prepared statements, and letters from the Congressional hearing on parental kidnaping. Following an opening statement by the committee chairman, Senator Arlen Specter, public testimony is given by representatives of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, the Criminal Investigative Division of…

This study examined two competing hypotheses regarding the competence of single custodial fathers which have implications for considering parents' gender in awarding child custody: (1) parenting differences are based on gender, and single mothers will have higher parenting scores than single fathers; and (2) changes in role responsibilities…

A study compared eighth-grade children who lived with their fathers to those who lived with their mothers to examine the effects of parent custody on academic achievement. Predictor variables used were socioeconomic status, race, sex of child and parent, residence, and student perception of parent interest in school. Results are discussed. (DF)

"Speak Out for Children" is the quarterly newsletter of the Children's Rights Council (CRC), which is concerned with the healthy development of children of divorced and separated parents. The newsletter consists of feature articles and regular sections and columns. Feature articles of Volume 8, Number 1 are: "The Controversial…