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The Relationship Between Family Structure and Adolescent Sexual Activity
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Going to the Chapel

Frequent religious service attendance increased the likelihood of marriage...

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Interviews:


Heritage In Focus

The Positive Link Between Religion and Reducing Teen Risk Behavior



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Heritage Papers:


Myths About American Religion

By Robert Wuthnow, Ph.D.

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Academic Success Begins at Home:
How Children Can Succeed in School

By Christine C. Kim

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Events:


Religious Practice and Health: What the Research Says

December 3, 2008


The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.

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Top Ten Findings

June 2009 - Archives

  1. Center-based daycare and children’s behavior. Compared with peers who are...more
  2. Age at entry in daycare. Across all income levels, the problem behavior e...more
  3. Hours spent in non-parental care. Children who spend more time in daycare...more
  4. Non-parental care of infants. Compared with peers cared for by their moth...more
  5. Maternal attachment. Compared with infants who are cared for by their mot...more
  6. Maternal employment. Four-to-six-year-olds whose mothers work a significa...more
  7. Daycare and parenting in at-risk families. Compared with other parents in...more
  8. Long-term effects of daycare in centers. On average, sixth-graders who ha...more
  9. Cumulative effect of daycare. Compared with their peers, children with mo...more
  10. Daycare and children’s health. Compared with children who are cared for a...more