Marre Karu and Kairi Kasearu (Tartu): Slow Steps towards Dual Earner/Dual Career Family Model: Why Do Fathers Not Take Parental Leave. David Ray Papke (Marquette): Transracial Adoption: The Adoption of Native American and African American Children by Whites. George W. Dent Jr. (Case Western): No Difference? An Analysis of Same-Sex Parenting. Love it or hate it, What to Expect When You're Expecting has a lot to say. A look at 7 terrifying things they don't tell you about pregnancy. The near miracle of male infertility treatment: Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill on creating infertile fathers. An interview with Donald N.S. Unger, author of Men Can: The Changing Image and Reality of Fatherhood in America. An interview with Kate Payne, author of The Hip Girl's Guide to Homemaking. School vs. Children: Does more education reduce childbearing, or does childbearing get in the way of education? More moms and dads say they want to share parenting duties equally — one new mom turns to an old pro to find out why it is still so hard to do. Your child, the modernist: Gertrude Stein’s long-lost kids’ book is bizarre and a great reflection of how children think. Are our kids addicted to technology? It's one of parents' biggest concerns, but studies show we have less to worry about, and more to be thankful for. How to land your kid in therapy: Obsessing over our children's happiness may doom them to miserable adulthoods. The Ninny State: The danger of overprotecting your kids from technology. Sex and motherhood: Feminist author Erica Jong and her daughter Molly have very different ideas about parenting and sex — one famously bohemian, the other conservative. Yes, our children are growing up too soon — but blame capitalism, not sex. What happens when narcissists grow up and have kids? You won’t empathize.
