Posted on 07/07/2014 5:27:27 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Children of same-sex parents have above average health and well-being, research by the University of Melbourne shows.
The research was based on data from the Australian Study of Child Health in Same-Sex Families, which involved input from 315 same-sex parents and a total of 500 children. Of these participating families, 80 percent had female parents while 18 percent had male partners.
"It appears that same-sex parent families get along well and this has a positive impact on health," said Dr Simon Crouch from the Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Centre for Health Equity at the University of Melbourne.
"We know that same-sex attracted parents are more likely to share child care and work responsibilities more equitably than heterosexual parent families, based more on skills rather than gender roles. This appears to be contributing to a more harmonious household and having a positive impact on child health," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
"Stigma can be subtle, such as letters home from school addressed to Mr and Mrs," Dr Crouch said.
THAT is what is supposed to be evil nowadays, as opposed to depriving a kid of his father or his mother. People who think this way should be put on a separate planet!
How do same sex parents get children, maybe the Barry/Mooochelle way???
Always they leave out the part of a story that doesn’t agree with their preconceived ideals.
I appreciate your confidence in me.....
What did strike me is.... what is the point of the study?
I guess its supposed to make us all feel better about watching gays raise kids..... but what if everyone involved would rather be the mommy? or what if they take turns being the Mommy or the Daddy? Is there a semi- Daddy then? or a semi-Mommy ?
how does that effect the kid?
Does the kid say “You are my Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Mommy and right now you have to be the Daddy and take me fishing “ ?
It just seems that it could get a lot more complicated than this “study “ suggests
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