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In regard to the effects of father absence, a recent British study [1] assessed child problem behaviour in over 15,000 families using the clinical cut-offs of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), controlling for household factors such as resources, parental mental health and inter-parental relationship.
Using fixed-effects regression models and data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the study found no clear link between the increase in single-parent households and lower student test scores in math and reading. However, children living without either parent demonstrated a disadvantage in academic performance.
The high levels of depression during the 3 to 6 months postpartum period is also similar amongst women. [12] These results could be explained by the strenuousness of 3 to 6 months newborn care. Fathers' mental health has received less attention than mothers', but in recent decades there has been an increase in attention to father's mental health.
The U.S. surgeon general on Wednesday issued a public health advisory about the impact of modern stresses on parents' mental health, calling on government, businesses and community organizations ...
Teenage boys are suffering from depression and anxiety too, research shows. Experts warn many young men struggling with their mental health are not getting the help they need.
Parent vs. parent (frequent fights amongst adults, whether married, divorced, or separated, conducted away from the children.) The polarized family (a parent and one or more children on each side of the conflict.) Parents vs. kids (intergenerational conflict, generation gap or culture shock dysfunction.)
Homeschoolers in Alabama have the option to use a private or church school or to use a private tutor; however since 2014, parents have been recognized as being able to homeschool on their own, independently from a church or private cover, and without needing to meet the qualifications listed under the private tutor option. [30]
A 2017 review found that while severe health effects are associated with higher paternal age, the total increase in problems caused by paternal age is low. [3] Average paternal age at birth reached a low point between 1960 and 1980 in many countries and has been increasing since then, but has not reached historically unprecedented levels. [ 4 ]