A study of 609 families, reported 10 November 2026, finds irritability at age 3 predicts harsher parenting at 6 more than parenting predicts irritability.
The US Army National Guard is expanding free drill-weekend childcare from 20 states to all 50, three territories and DC by the end of 2026.
Northern Ireland opened a consultation on 10 November 2026 on a Jade's Law to restrict parental responsibility of parents who kill the other parent.
Two US studies published 5 November 2026 found newborn vitamin K shot refusals rose from 3.1% to 6.8% since 2017, as infant deficiency bleeding diagnoses rose 347%.
Zero to Three's survey of 2,200 US parents of young children, released 4 November 2026, finds more affection and less fear-based discipline than in 2015.
North Dakota's Supreme Court ruled on 6 November 2026 that unmarried couples cannot jointly adopt, blocking a grandmother and partner who raised her grandson.
China registered 4.648 million marriages in January-September 2026, down 9.8% and the lowest for the period in 18 years, official data released on 4 November show.
A Hong Kong survey of 566 working caregivers found more than half never use family-friendly measures, though users report less depression and caregiving burden.
On 3 November 2026 the Supreme Court directed the Centre to bring back a boy taken to Russia by his mother from the court's custody, saying a video call would not do.
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