According to teachers' reports, children whose mothers were married or in long-term partnerships had fewer behavioral problems and showed more social development in first-grade assessments.
Source:
"Social functioning in first grade: Associations with earlier home and child care predictors with current classroom experiences."
NICHD, Early Child Care Research Network
Child Development Vol. 74, Number 6. November/December, 2003. Page(s) 1639-1662.
(HT: FamilyFacts.org)

I'm beginning to think this blog is an assault on a)single-parent utopia, b)gay utopia, c) feminine utopia and e) liberal utopia - but I repeat myself.
jb writes:
I'm beginning to think this blog is an assault on a)single-parent utopia, b)gay utopia, c) feminine utopia and e) liberal utopia - but I repeat myself.
Not me! That's why I'm convinced that at some point, Joe's going to post this as one of his "Family Facts."
the only people i ever hear talking about utopia are the pathetic christian cultists who accuse "liberals" of trying attain it without the help of the old "pie in the sky".
Great Christian Website
RE Ronald Cherry on Judeo-Christian Values.
American Exceptionalism is not a good thing. It is basically arrogance and a belief that we are a special nation chosen by God and therefore can do no wrong. Not a good thing.