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| Infancy | |
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| Is Institutional Child Care Beneficial to Children? | |
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| YES: Greg Parks, from "The High/Scope Perry Preschool Project," Juvenile Justice Bulletin (October 2000) | |
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| NO: T. Berry Brazelton and Stanley I. Greenspan, from The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn, and Flourish (Perseus, 2000) | |
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| Does Maternal Employment Have Negative Effects on Children's Development? | |
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| YES: Wen-Jui Han, Jane Waldfogel, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, from "The Effects of Early Maternal Employment on Later Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes," Journal of Marriage and Family (February 2001) | |
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| NO: Thomas M. Vander Ven, Francis T. Cullen, Mark A. Carrozza, and John Paul Wright, from "Home Alone: The Impact of Maternal Employment on Delinquency," Social Problems (May 2001) | |
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| Should Scientists Be Allowed to Clone Children? | |
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| YES: Kyla Dunn, from "Cloning Trevor," The Atlantic Monthly (June 2002) | |
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| NO: Robert A. Weinberg, from "Of Clones and Clowns," The Atlantic Monthly (June 2002) | |
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| Do Federal Laws Make Transracial Adoptions More Commonplace? | |
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| YES: Ezra E. H. Griffith and Rachel L. Bergeron, from "Cultural Stereotypes Die Hard: The Case of Transracial Adoption," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol. 34, no. 3, 2006) | |
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| NO: Elizabeth Bartholet, from "Commentary: Cultural Stereotypes Can and Do Die: It's Time to Move on with Transracial Adoption," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol. 34, no. 3, 2006); Diane H. Schetky, from "Commentary: Transracial Adoption-Changing Trends and Attitudes," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol. 34, no. 3, 2006) | |
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| Early Childhood | |
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| Is Spanking Detrimental to Children? | |
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| YES: Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, from "Corporal Punishment by Parents and Associated Child Behaviors and Experiences: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review," Psychological Bulletin (vol. 128, no. 4, 2002) | |
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| NO: Diana Baumrind, Philip A. Cowan, and Robert E. Larzelere, from "Ordinary Physical Punishment: Is It Harmful? Comment on Gershoff (2002)," Psychological Bulletin (vol. 128, no. 4, 2002) | |
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| Are Fathers Really Necessary? | |
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| YES: Sara S. McLanahan, and Marcia J. Carlson from "Welfare Reform, Fertility and Father Involvement," The Future of Children, (Winter-Spring 2002) | |
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| NO: Peggy Drexler and Linden Gross, from Raising Boys without Men. New York: Rodale Books, 17-32 (2005) | |
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| Does Divorce Create Long-Term Negative Effects for Children? | |
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| YES: Judith Wallerstein, Julia Lewis, and Sandra Blakeslee, from The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25-Year Landmark Study (Hyperion, 2000) | |
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| NO: E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly, from For Better or for Worse: Divorce Reconsidered (W.W. Norton, 2002) | |
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| Is Viewing Television Violence Harmful for Children? | |
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| YES: L. Rowell Huesmann, Jessica Moise-Titus, Cheryl-Lynn Podolski, and Leonard D. Eron, from "Longitudinal Relations between Children's Exposure to TV Violence and Their Aggressive and Violent Behavior in Young Adulthood: 1977-1992," Developmental Psychology (March 2003) | |
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| NO: Jib Fowles, from "The Whipping Boy: The Hidden Conflicts Underlying the Campaign against Violent TV," Reason (March 2001) | |
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| Middle Childhood | |
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| Does Marriage Improve Living Standards for Children? | |
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| YES: Wade F. Horn, from "Healthy Marriages Provide Numerous Benefits to Adults, Children, and Society," Insight on the News (March 18, 2002) | |
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| NO: Stephanie Coontz and Nancy Folbre, from "Marriage, Poverty, and Public Policy," The American Prospect Online, <a href="http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2002/03/coontz-s-03-19.html">http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2002/03/coontz-s-03-19.html</a> (March 19, 2002) | |
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| Do Children Who Are Homeschooled Have a Limited View of Society? | |
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| YES: Reich, Rob (April 2002) The civic perils of homeschooling. Educational Leadership: 59, 56-59 | |
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| NO: Washburne, Thomas W. (April 22, 2002) The boundaries of parental authority: A response to Rob Reich of Stanford University. Home School Legal Defense Association: National Center for Home Education Special Report <a href="http://nche.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200204230.asp">http://nche.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200204230.asp</a> | |
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| Is Television Viewing Responsible for the Rise in Childhood Obesity? | |
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| YES: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, from "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity," Issue Brief-The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation (February 2004) | |
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| NO: Center for Science in the Public Interest, from "Dispensing Junk: How School Vending Undermines Efforts to Feed Children Well," Report from Center for Science in the Public Interest (May 2004) | |
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| Do Bilingual Education Programs Help Non-English-Speaking Children Succeed? | |
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| YES: Wu, Jill (December 2004/January 2005) "A View from the Classroom." Educational Leadership: 62, 40-44 | |
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| NO: Rossell, Christine (December 2004/January 2005) "Teaching English through English." Educational Leadership: 62, 32-36 | |
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| Is Gay Adoption and Foster Parenting Healthy for Children? | |
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| YES: National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, from "Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Professionals and Parents," Adoption Information Clearinghouse (April 2000) | |
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| NO: Paul Cameron, from "Gay Foster Parents More Apt to Molest," Journal of the Family Research Institute (November 2002) | |
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| Should the HPV Vaccination Be Mandatory for Girls in Later Childhood? | |
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| YES: Cynthia Dailard, from "Achieving Universal Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer in the United States: The Need and the Means," Guttmacher Policy Review (Fall 2006) | |
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| NO: Roni Rabin, from "A New Vaccine for Girls, but Should It Be Compulsory?" The New York Times (July 18, 2006) | |
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| Adolescence | |
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| Are Male Teens More Aggressive Than Female Teens? | |
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| YES: Salmivalli, Christina, and Ari Kaukiainen (March/April 2004) "Female Aggression Revisited: Variable and Person-Centered Approaches to Studying Gender Differences in Different Types of Aggression." Aggressive Behavior: 30, 158-163 | |
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| NO: Zimmer-Gembekc, Melanie J., Tasha C. Geiger, and Nicki R. Crick (November 2005) "Relational and Physical Aggression, Prosocial Behavior and Peer Relations: Gender Moderation and Bidirectional Association." Journal of Early Adolescence: 25, 421-452 | |
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| Is Abstinence-Only Sex Education the Best Way to Teach about Sex? | |
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| YES: Robert E. Rector, Melissa G. Pardue, and Shannan Martin, from "What Do Parents Want Taught in Sex Education Programs?" Backgrounder (January 28, 2004) | |
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| NO: Advocates for Youth and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), from "Toward a Sexually Healthy America: Roadblocks Imposed by the Federal Government's Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Education Program," SIECUS (2001) | |
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| Is the Internet a Safe Place for Teens to Explore? | |
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| YES: Michele Fleming and Debra Rickwood, from "Teens in Cyberspace: Do They Encounter Friend or Foe?" Youth Studies Australia (vol. 23, no. 3, 2004) | |
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| NO: Chang-Hoan Cho and Hongsik John Cheon, from "Children's Exposure to Negative Internet Content: Effects of Family Content," Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (December 2005) | |