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Family Issues

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Latest News

Teens with Same Sex Parents As Normal As Peers (11/16/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21312.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/16/2004)
Put Health Genealogy on the Menu This Holiday Season (11/08/2004, Scripps Howard News Service) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21150.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/08/2004)
Single Moms More Likely to Have Girls (10/22/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20823.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/21/2004)

Overviews

Family Problems (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJOXAF79C⊂_cat=106
Importance of the Family (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1J60F79C⊂_cat=106
Myth of the Perfect Family (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSVB8F79C⊂_cat=106

Treatment

After an Affair: How Marital Therapy Heals the Wounds (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) - http://www.aamft.org/families/consumer_updates/after_an_affair.asp
Marriage and Family Therapy Helps Heal Relationships (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00662

Coping

Family Leadership (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQ2V2F79C⊂_cat=106
Preparing Your Child for a Move (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/move.html
Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/padres/move_esp.html

Related Issues

Benefits of Healthy Marriages (Administration for Children and Families) - http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/healthymarriage/benefits/index.html
Bonding with Grandparents (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/grandparents.html
Changing Family Roles (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ2JOIQBAC⊂_cat=106
Children and Family Moves (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/fmlymove.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.aacap.org/publications/apntsfam/fmlymove.htm
Communication: Building Healthy Family Communication (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0EEGDH4C⊂_cat=106
Dealing With Family Conflicts (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZX1LIE79C⊂_cat=106
Family Boundaries (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZX7JFE79C⊂_cat=106
Family Disruptions: Illness and Injury (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSYFOE79C⊂_cat=106
Family Disruptions: Arguments and Conflict (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5MDLE79C⊂_cat=106
Family Resources: Military Family Resource Center (Dept. of Defense) - http://www.mfrc-dodqol.org/famres.cfm
Grandparent's Guide for Family Nurturing & Safety (Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/GRAND/704.html
Healthy Parenting Initiative: Information for Military Personnel and Their Families (Dept. of Defense) - http://www.mfrc-dodqol.org/healthyparenting/index.cfm
Home Alone Children (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/homealon.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.aacap.org/publications/apntsfam/fff46.htm
Infidelity (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) - http://www.aamft.org/families/consumer_updates/infidelity.asp
Marriage Preparation (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) - http://www.aamft.org/families/Consumer_Updates/Marriage_Preparation.asp
Problems and Solutions of Co-Parenting (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZUU51H1AC⊂_cat=106
Sibling Rivalry (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/sibling_rivalry.html
Small Families (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ4L5SSUDC⊂_cat=106
Stepfamily Problems (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/stepfmly.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.aacap.org/publications/apntsfam/stepfmly.htm
Stepfamily: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) (Stepfamily Association of America) - http://www.saafamilies.org/faqs/faqs.htm
Stepsiblings (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZTTYNSBAC⊂_cat=106
When Both Parents Work (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZUSDQQBAC⊂_cat=106

Research

Mothers' Leaving Welfare Had No Effect on Preschoolers; Slight Improvement Seen for Young Adolescents (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2003/nichd-06.htm

Directories

TherapistLocator Directory of the United States (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) - http://www.aamft.org/therapistlocator/newpubdirect.htm

Organizations

Administration for Children and Families - http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - http://www.aamft.org/
Children's Bureau - http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) (Administration for Children and Families) - http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/fysb/
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics - http://www.childstats.gov/
National Runaway Switchboard - http://www.nrscrisisline.org/
Stepfamily Association of America - http://www.saafamilies.org/

Law and Policy

Family and Medical Leave Act (Dept. of Labor) - http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/
Family Issues (Dept. of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs) - http://travel.state.gov/family/issues.html
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Administration for Children and Families) - http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/facts/tanf.html

Statistics

America's Families and Living Arrangements (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File - http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/p20-537.pdf
Children's Living Arrangements and Characteristics (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File - http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/p20-547.pdf
Grandparents Living with Grandchildren (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File - http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-31.pdf
Households and Families: 2000 Census (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File - http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-8.pdf
National Runaway Switchboard Statistics (National Runaway Switchboard) - http://www.nrscrisisline.org/news_stats.asp

Women

Working Mothers (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZWLZUNYDC⊂_cat=106
Workplace Tips for New Moms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WL00034

Children

Blended Families (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/blended.html
Facts on Foster Families (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/foster_families.html
Getting Along with Brothers and Sisters (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/sibling_rivalry.html
Going to a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or Therapist (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/going_to_therapist.html
Kids with Single or Working Parents (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/single_parents.html
Living with Grandparents (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/grandparents.html
Running Away (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/running_away.html
Surviving Stepsiblings (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/stepsiblings.html
Welcoming a New Baby into Your Family (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/new_baby.html
What Kids Who are Moving Should Do (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/moving.html
What Should I Do if My Family Fights? (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/family_fights.html
When It’s Just You After School (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/homealone.html

Teenagers

Moving Blues (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/moving.html
Stepparents (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/stepparents.html

Seniors

Marriage and Divorce in Later Life (American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry) - http://www.aagpgpa.org/p_c/marriage.asp

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Adoption - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/adoption.html
Child Day Care - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdaycare.html
Divorce - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/divorce.html
Parenting - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parenting.html
Social/Family Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/socialfamilyissues.html

Page last updated: 17 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 16 September 2004