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Working parents -- who puts family first when a child gets sick?
08-13-2007 · EurekAlert!A University of Cincinnati study examines whether mothers or fathers are most likely to miss work in a child emergency.
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New research on sibling relationships indicates that efforts to improve relationships among siblings need to take into account how all members of the family relate to each other. This study of 200 white, working- and middle-class families found that changes in parent-child relationships are associated with changes in sibling relationships. Among other findings, the study found that sibling discord peaks when the first-born child is about 13 and the second-born is about 10 years old.
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- First-borns get more quality time with parents, study shows
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- Even when child's cancer prognosis is poor, parent/physician communication can provide hope
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- Divorce increases risk of Ritalin use
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- Parents survey: Perceptions of the duration of their child's ADHD medication
11-09-2007 · EurekAlert!
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- Aging improves parent, child relationships, research shows
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The majority of relationships between parents and their adult children improve as parents transition to old age, a Purdue University researcher has found. The study showed that a majority of parents and children mentioned positive changes in their relationship, even as parents experienced declines in health.
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- Baby boomers value caring for aging parents more than earlier generation
11-30-2006 · EurekAlert!
Researchers at the University of Southern California's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology found that baby boomers are more committed to caring for their aging parents than their own parents were. Among the findings, an adult child's desire to care for an aging parent peaks at the age of 51, women consistently express stronger familial obligations towards their parents than men, and the oldest respondents, presumably those most in need of care, valued it the least.
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- Cows' milk allergy in infants causes considerable distress to entire family
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