Category: Marriage/Family
Study: Having Kids Increases Happiness
A new study of survey data suggests that having kids can increase the happiness and well-being that adults experience. The report comes as record low birthrates continue to occur in the U.S. and in other developed nations across the globe.
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Chappell Roan’s Viral Comments About Parents Spark Debate Online
Chappell Roan’s recent comments about parenthood have sparked a viral debate, with some moms jumping to defend against what they perceive as an attack on motherhood. The 27-year-old singer from Missouri referenced exhausted friends with children under five, saying she has not met any parent who is “happy, well-rested, or who has light in their eyes.”
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Building a Strong Marriage by Giving Grace
If we want our marriage partnership to be beautiful, meaningful and lasting, then we ought to be living out God’s grace by extending it. And that means building each other up one word at a time. My dad likes to tell the story about his first tool set. Although the tools were child-sized, they were substantial enough to use. So he set to work. It wasn’t until his parents crawled into bed that night that they discovered his handiwork — when the entire bed collapsed. My dad had managed to saw through the bed’s legs…
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Private domestic adoptions on the rise post-pandemic, report finds
A new report from the National Council For Adoption reveals that private domestic adoptions have seen a significant increase in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the study “Adoption by the Numbers,” non-stepparent private domestic adoptions rose by about 3% between 2019 and 2022, with an estimated 25,503 infants adopted through private domestic channels in 2022, compared to 24,720 in 2019. This increase suggests a recovery in adoption numbers after the disruptions caused by the pandemic.
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Life With Kids Is Better: Analyzing Public Well-Being Data
However, a new IFS analysis of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) suggests something most parents already know—everyday activities are actually more enjoyable when children are present.
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‘Black Marriage Day’ Highlights The Most Powerful Remedy For Strengthening Black Families
Black Marriage Day gives young people who live in communities where marriage isn’t the norm the chance to ‘hear from people who love being married.’
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Maternal Mortality Rate Dropped After Roe Overturned but Still Too High
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals a striking 17% decline in maternal mortality after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, defying alarmist predictions.
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5 Pro-Family Proposals for the White House’s AI Action Plan
The advancement of human flourishing in the era of AI will require the government to make deliberate policy choices. Today, AI poses significant challenges to the family.
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Spiritual Leadership in Marriage: Letting Him Lead the Dance
Who’s the spiritual leader in your family? Some husbands may be intimidated by their wife and don’t want to fail, so they do nothing. Maybe the best solution is to let God work in their lives.
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Apostles of the No-Kid Movement Are Crafting an Unlivable World
The “no-kid” trend—that idea that a woman, to truly flourish and be free, should refrain from having children—has become, in France as elsewhere, a real mania. Young women publish an increasing number of essays, more or less inspired, in which they try to convince themselves and others that the world would be so much better if we did not reproduce.
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Shared Joy: Rediscovering the Power of Human Connections
Who is happy? What should you know about someone to predict their joyfulness? Does marital status predict happiness? It does, as sociologist Brad Wilcox amply documents in Get Married. Knowing that marriage matters, we can make marriage-supporting choices.
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Progressives Are Starting to Come Around on the Importance of Marriage and Fatherhood
Progressives and conservatives rarely agree. But there’s a growing consensus about this one data point: America’s men are not OK. This isn’t exactly a political phenomenon — although men are changing politically, too. Last summer, economist Tyler Cowen detected a “vibe shift” in American culture, noting people were drifting rightward. Among his 19 reasons for the shift, Cowen noted the falling fortunes of males were driving men, including Black and Latino men, “into the Republican camp.” His insight was prescient: President Donald Trump gained more Latino men’s votes and nearly double the share of Black male support in 2024 than he had in 2020.
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