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Children
96 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Deporting Parents Hurts Kids
The U.S. government has set deportation records in the Obama years. including record-setting deportations of parents of U.S. citizen children. Professors HIROKAZU YOSHIKAWA and CAROLA SUÁREZ-OROZCO remind us of what…
ImmigrationProf Blog
What About the Children? Growing Up in the Shadows: The Developmental Implications of Unauthorized Status
A "must read" article from the fall 2011 issue of the Harvard Education Review:Growing Up in the Shadows: The Developmental Implications of Unauthorized Status"Unauthorized immigrants account for approximately one-fourth of…
Food Safety News
After School Snacking
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
More than 15 million school-aged children are home alone after school. That means they'll be making their own afterschool snacks, without anyone supervising their creative concoctions. Will your kids be eating…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Your most important asset
Going through a divorce is tough, especially for the children. It is a transition time for everyone, and the children need special consideration. I recently read an article about how to…
The Right Coast
Does having children make one happy?Tom Smith
Another article about this currently popular topic. There is some feminist spin to this that eludes me somewhat. Is the idea, having children would make women happy, except that they…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Courtney Joslin on Same-Sex Marriage Bans and the Questionable Rationale of Harm to Children
Courtney G. Joslin (University of California, Davis - School of Law) has posted Searching for Harm: Same-Sex Marriage and the Well-Being of Children on SSRN. Here is the abstract: For…
Lancaster Law Blog
Clarifying the Adoption Tax Credit and Special Needs Children
Since publishing my recent post regarding The Adoption Tax Credit and Special Needs Children we have received numerous comments and emails asking for clarification. More specifically, most inquiries are related to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New report on the consequences for kids with parents in prison
Main January 12, 2011New report on the consequences for kids with parents in prisonAs detailed on this webpage, the folks at the research organization Justice Strategies have a new report…
Ontario Family Law Blog
Computer Game for Children of Divorce: A Great Tool
There is a new website for kids whose parents are going through a divorce. It's called Changeville. It teaches kids what happens when their parents separate in an entertaining, online way.…
Family Law Prof Blog
Treating Kids as the Bee’s Knees
By Family Law
One college professor notes, as many have, “I’ve been teaching university students for 50 years, and I can tell when one of my students comes from a home in which…