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This profile from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research examines trends in the proportion of children living in a grandparent-headed household and whether those children have a parent present in the household. This profile also examines the age...
The National Center for Family & Marriage Research’s Family profiles are original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal to provide the latest analysis of U.S. families. This Profile looks at variation in birth spacing by maternal characteristics.
As the American family changes, fatherhood is changing in important and sometimes surprising ways. Today, fathers who live with their children are taking a more active role in caring for them and helping out around the house. And the ranks of stay-at-home and single fathers have grown...
This fact sheet provides statistics on number and characteristics of foster children living with relative foster families in the United States. Information is provided on the number of foster children living with relatives, the age of the children placed with a relative foster family, the race...
When we hear the words “blended family,” we may think of two adults getting married and creating a new household that includes a child or children from a previous relationship(s). Unfortunately, there isn’t a word that adequately expresses the variety of people who are fathers and mothers to...
This resource is designed to provide kin and foster caregivers, caseworkers, and biological parents of children in foster care with information about the physical, emotional, and psychological concerns related to teen reproductive health in the foster care system. It aims to help all involved...
Creating a strong data collection plan involves both selecting appropriate measures to assess program outcomes, and carefully considering how the data will be collected. Toward these aims, Child Trends has developed a set of recommended outcome measures that may be used in evaluations of healthy...
This fact sheet discusses findings from a KIDS COUNT report that highlights the ways in which parents are stretched thin working in low-paying jobs, the effects of inflexible employment on a parent’s ability to provide the emotional and physical care vital for early childhood development, and...
Discusses the nature of trauma, especially abuse or neglect, the effects of trauma on children and youth, and ways to help a child who has experienced trauma. Parents or foster parents who do not understand the effects of trauma may misinterpret their child’s behavior, and attempts to address...
This fact sheet reports preliminary findings from the newly available National Survey on Early Care and Education (NSECE) Household Survey to provide insight into how parents perceive the early care and education (ECE) arrangements available to them, how and why they search for care, and when...