Category: Benjamin Siegel
Sorry, Justice Scalia: There’s no evidence that gay parents aren’t great parents
Washington Post
Benjamin Siegel, School of Medicine
During Tuesday’s oral arguments, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan asked how same-sex marriage would harm “the institution of marriage”…
Expert quote:
“I can tell you we’re never going to get the perfect science, but what you have right now is good-enough science. The data we have right now are good enough to know what’s good for kids.”
Social science struggles for data on effects of same-sex parenting on children
Washington Post
Benjamin Siegel, School of Medicine
Amid the legal arguments at Tuesday’s Supreme Court hearing on same-sex marriage, there loomed a social science question: How well do children turn out when they are raised by gay parents?…
Expert quote:
“I can tell you we’re never going to get the perfect science, but what you have right now is good-enough science. The data we have right now are good enough to know what’s good for kids.”
U.S. pediatricians back gay marriage, adoption rights
Reuters
Benjamin Siegel, School of Medicine
Gay and lesbian couples should be able to get married for the health and well-being of their children and families…
Expert quote:
“It is better that children have two parents than one parent, and assuming that these parents love each other and love the child and have economic and social security and stability, then that’s the critical ingredient for the optimal growth and development of the child.”
Pediatricians support marriage for same sex couples
USA Today
Benjamin Siegel, School of Medicine
In a new, updated policy statement, the nation’s largest pediatricians group says that civil marriage for same-sex couples — as well as full adoption and foster care rights for all parents, regardless of sexual orientation — is the best way to ensure legal and financial security for children in these families…
Expert quote:
“Children thrive in families that are stable and that provide permanent security, and the way we do that is through marriage.”
Smarter Ways to Discipline Children
Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Benjamin Siegel, School of Medicine
When it comes to disciplining her generally well-behaved kids, Heather Henderson has tried all the popular tricks…
