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Children raised by same-sex couples healthier and happier, research suggests

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PHOTO Researcher Dr Simon Crouch says children should not be a barrier to marriage equality.
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Children of same-sex parents enjoy better levels of health and wellbeing than their peers from traditional family units, new Australian research suggests.

In what they described as the largest study of its type in the world, University of Melbourne researchers surveyed 315 same-sex parents and 500 children about their physical health and social wellbeing.

Lead researcher Doctor Simon Crouch said children raised by same-sex partners scored an average of 6 per cent higher than the general population on measures of general health and family cohesion.

“That’s really a measure that looks at how well families get along, and it seems that same-sex-parent families and the children in them are getting along well, and this has positive impacts on child health,” Dr Crouch said.

There were more than 33,000 families with same-sex parents living in Australia, according to the most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

Lack of gender stereotyping in parenting roles promotes harmony
Dr Crouch said same-sex couples faced less pressure to fulfil traditional gender roles, which led to a more harmonious households.

“Previous research has suggested that parenting roles and work roles, and home roles within same-sex parenting families are more equitably distributed when compared to heterosexual families,” he said.

“So what this means is that people take on roles that are suited to their skill sets rather than falling into those gender stereotypes, which is mum staying home and looking after the kids and dad going out to earn money.

dv said:

”…falling into those gender stereotypes, which is mum staying home and looking after the kids and dad going out to earn money.

Yeah, in the 1950s maybe. Unbridled profit-taking in the domestic housing market put an end to that decades ago.

Is the lead author a gay activist?

Peak Warming Man said:

Is the lead author a gay activist?

Gay, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato….

Peak Warming Man said:

Is the lead author a gay activist?

yep

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

”…falling into those gender stereotypes, which is mum staying home and looking after the kids and dad going out to earn money.

Yeah, in the 1950s maybe. Unbridled profit-taking in the domestic housing market put an end to that decades ago.

My thoughts exactly. An odd thing for a researcher to say. Perhaps a journalist intervened.

Here’s a totally un-biased, agenda free review of this “report”:

Kiwi on gay parenthood

The Rev Dodgson said:

Here’s a totally un-biased, agenda free review of this “report”:

Kiwi on gay parenthood

Methinks you forgot the (/TIC), Rev.

>“Previous research has suggested that parenting roles and work roles, and home roles within same-sex parenting families are more equitably distributed when compared to heterosexual families,” he said.
“So what this means is that people take on roles that are suited to their skill sets rather than falling into those gender stereotypes, which is mum staying home and looking after the kids and dad going out to earn money.

yawns

pass me the salt

The Rev Dodgson said:

Here’s a totally un-biased, agenda free review of this “report”:

Kiwi on gay parenthood

very informative, thanks rev

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Here’s a totally un-biased, agenda free review of this “report”:

Kiwi on gay parenthood

Methinks you forgot the (/TIC), Rev.

I think most would take it as read :)

dv said:

In what they described as the largest study of its type in the world, University of Melbourne researchers surveyed 315 same-sex parents and 500 children about their physical health and social wellbeing.

I suppose the real question is how well do similar small population studies fare when applying their results to the wider population. I imagine they are made use of extensively in sociology.

>Children raised by same-sex couples healthier and happier

And cleaner and tidier.

Probably, deconstructed, it associates full utilization of labour (everyone shall have a job) with gender egalitarianism and rides (the extremes of) sexual egalitarianism getting there, while riding the idea that everyone shall suck money dick, and further it rides ‘roles’ this and that (all those hats) as if individuals are social constructs, further again it weirdly compartmentalizes them (adds a bit of trendy ‘objective’). ….. it gets worse, and worse….roles and hats generally come with a background of our God the clock.

But it fits with the day-to-day churn of the bullshit machine.

Bubblecar said:

>Children raised by same-sex couples healthier and happier

And cleaner and tidier.

LOL

Experience tells me this.

Gay people are using someone else’s genetics.

roughbarked said:

Experience tells me this.

Gay people are using someone else’s genetics.

The same could be said of any adoptive parent, couldn’t it?

roughbarked said:

Experience tells me this.

Gay people are using someone else’s genetics.

Well, at least most of the time.

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

Experience tells me this.

Gay people are using someone else’s genetics.

The same could be said of any adoptive parent, couldn’t it?

Yes.

Bubblecar said:

>Children raised by same-sex couples healthier and happier

And cleaner and tidier.

What about kids of non-bogan parents compared to bogan parents?
I’m happy to run some data based on customer observation.

Divine Angel said:

What about kids of non-bogan parents compared to bogan parents?
I’m happy to run some data based on customer observation.

Less likely to have facial tatts at the age of 12?

Stereotype or nay, gays do have higher workforce participation rates than straights overall. I do not know whether that also applies to gay couple with kids.

dv said:

Stereotype or nay, gays do have higher workforce participation rates than straights overall. I do not know whether that also applies to gay couple with kids.

It wouldn’t be a lot different. This is why gay couples generally get to be wealthy enough to be able to have any thing they want. By not having expensive children.

Let’s face it, having children is an expensive exercise. I doubt the sexual orientation of the parents can actually change this in any way.

I question the efficacy of survey children about their health and well being. As long as they have an iPod and the material comforts of life they are most likely to think thermselves to be well off.

What ages were the children ? These surveys are only relevant if they are carried through to later years when the children have grown up and can make intelligent analyses of their upbringing.

Religious indoctrination is easy with children, so is social indoctrination.