Dec/Jan 2006Vol. 6, No. 10Marriage and Child Well-Being
Marriage and its impact on child well-being are the focus of the fall 2005 issue of The Future of Children. In this special issue, leading scholars address such issues as:
- The impact of social and economic developments on marriage, and consequences of these trends
- Barriers to marriage among low-income populations
- Healthy marriage programs
- The marriage penalty for some families with children
The articles confirm that children benefit from growing up in a family with two married biological parents and that government could actively encourage two-parent families. Two public policies appear to be especially promising: improving economic conditions of low-income two-parent families and supporting marriage enhancement programs that are tailored to the needs of low-income parents.
The Future of Children is published by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution and is available at http://futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/journals/journal_details/index.xml?journalid=37