Health and Medical Guide to Social and Family Issues Family Issues Health information topics about Family Issues: Children 1. When Itâ??s Just You After School Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/homealone.html 2. Foster Families Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/foster_families.html 3. Getting Along with Brothers and Sisters Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/sibling_rivalry.html 4. What Kids Who are Moving Should Do Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/moving.html 5. Living with a Single Parent Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/single_parents.html 6. Living with Grandparents Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/grandparents.html 7. Living with Stepparents Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/blended.html 8. Running Away Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/running_away.html 9. Welcoming a New Baby into Your Family Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/new_baby.html 10. What Should I Do if My Family Fights? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/family_fights.html Directories 1. TherapistLocator Directory of the United States American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy http://www.aamft.org/therapistlocator/newpubdirect.htm Law and Policy 1. Family and Medical Leave Act Dept. of Labor http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ 2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/facts/tanf.html 3. Family Issues Dept. of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs http://travel.state.gov/family/family_issues/family_issues_601.html Organizations 1. Stepfamily Association of America http://www.saafamilies.org/ 2. National Runaway Switchboard http://www.nrscrisisline.org/ 3. Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Stat http://www.childstats.gov/ 4. Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/fysb/ 5. Children's Bureau http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/ 6. American Association for Marriage and Family Thera http://www.aamft.org/ 7. Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/ Overviews 1. Importance of the Family American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1J60F79C&sub_... 2. Myth of the Perfect Family American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSVB8F79C&sub_... 3. Family Problems American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJOXAF79C&sub_... Related Issues 1. Family Disruptions: Illness and Injury American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSYFOE79C&sub_... 2. Sibling Rivalry Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/sibling_rivalry.html 3. Family Boundaries American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZX7JFE79C&sub_... 4. Problems and Solutions of Co-Parenting American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZUU51H1AC&sub_... 5. Changing Family Roles American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ2JOIQBAC&sub_... 6. Benefits of Healthy Marriages Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/healthymarriage/benefits/index.html 7. Bonding with Grandparents Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/grandparents.html 8. Dealing with Family Conflicts American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZX1LIE79C&sub_... 9. Family Disruptions: Arguments and Conflict American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5MDLE79C&sub_... 10. Family Leadership American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQ2V2F79C&sub_... 11. Family Resources: Military Family Resource Center Dept. of Defense http://www.mfrc-dodqol.org/famres.cfm 12. Preparing Your Child for a Move Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/move.html 13. Small Families American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ4L5SSUDC&sub_... 14. Stepfamily: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's Stepfamily Association of America http://www.saafamilies.org/faqs/faqs.htm 15. Stepsiblings American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZTTYNSBAC&sub_... 16. When Both Parents Work American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZUSDQQBAC&sub_... 17. Marriage Preparation American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy http://www.aamft.org/families/Consumer_Updates/Marriage_Preparation.asp 18. Infidelity American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy http://www.aamft.org/families/consumer_updates/infidelity.asp 19. Home Alone Children American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/homealon.htm 20. Healthy Parenting Initiative: Information for Mili Dept. of Defense http://www.mfrc-dodqol.org/healthyparenting/index.cfm 21. Grandparent's Guide for Family Nurturing & Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/GRAND/704.html 22. Communication: Building Healthy Family Communicati American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0EEGDH4C&sub_... Seniors 1. Marriage and Divorce in Later Life American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry http://www.aagpgpa.org/p_c/marriage.asp Statistics 1. National Runaway Switchboard Statistics National Runaway Switchboard http://www.nrscrisisline.org/news_stats.asp 2. America's Families and Living Arrangements Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p20-553.pdf 3. Children's Living Arrangements and Characteri Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/p20-547.pdf 4. Households and Families: 2000 Census Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-8.pdf 5. Married Adults Are the Healthiest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r041215.htm 6. Grandparents Living with Grandchildren Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-31.pdf Teenagers 1. Moving Blues Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/moving.html 2. Stepparents Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/stepparents.html Treatment 1. After an Affair: How Marital Therapy Heals the Wou American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy http://www.aamft.org/families/consumer_updates/after_an_affair.asp 2. Marriage and Family Therapy Helps Heal Relationshi Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00662 Women 1. Working Mothers American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZWLZUNYDC&sub_... 2. Workplace Tips for New Moms Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WL00034   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. 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