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Chauncey Judd: The Judd Family

Religious Aspects of War Puritan Training The Judd Family The family to which our young friend, Chauncey Judd, belonged was descended from one of the oldest and most respectable in…

Brewer's: Swiss Family Robinson

An abridged translation of a German tale by Joachim Heinrich Kampe, tutor to Baron Humboldt. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SwithinSwiss Boy A B C D E…

Family Reading, 1993–2001

Percentage of children ages 3–5 who were read to every day in the last week by a family member 19931995199619992001Percentage of U.S. children 53%58%57%54%58%Source: U.S. Department of…

Classical Mythology: A Family Reunion

A Family ReunionClassical MythologyThe Model Hero: PerseusA Face Only a Mother Could LoveHomeward BoundA Family Reunion Upon his return to the island of Seriphus, Perseus found his mother taking…

Child Poverty and Family Income

Childhood poverty has both immediate and lasting negative effects. Children in low-income families fare more poorly than children in more affluent families in the areas of economic security…

Families by Type and Race, 2010

The following table shows the number of families there are in the U.S. and families by type: married couple families, households headed by a female, and households headed by a male. Data is the most…

Child Abuse and Neglect, United States

The following table shows the number and percent of child abuse and neglect in the United States between 1990 and 2012, according to type of maltreatment and sex and age of the victim. Item…

Marriages and Divorces, 1900-2012

The following table lists the number and rate of marriages and divorces in the United States from 1900 to 2012.   Marriage Divorce1 Year Number…