Kids of lesbians have fewer behavioral problems, study suggests

[Autodidact]

Kids of lesbians have fewer behavioral problems, study suggests.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

Very interesting. :yes:

 

[LuisDantas]

Come to think of it, we should have expected as much.

Having two loving mothers is something to look forward to. And the pregnancies being mostly planned doesn't hurt either.

And of course, actually getting to choose one's own father figure is something of a blessing as well.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Interesting. Thank you for this auto dialect.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

That doesn't surprise me. It's been known that the children of homosexual parents, other than facing social problems, do not have any real problems more than children of heterosexual parents.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

That doesn't surprise me. It's been known that the children of homosexual parents, other than facing social problems, do not have any real problems more than children of heterosexual parents.

True, but this study suggests that a household led by a lesbian couple is preferable for children as oppposed to a straight couple.

That's why it piques my interest.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

I know I would have loved to have had two mothers

 

[Smoke]

I posted that on my Facebook page just before you posted it here, though I posted the U.S. News article which is headlined "Kids With Lesbian Parents Do Just Fine."

Nothing magical about it; the article noted that lesbians are very involved parents. So there's hope for straight parents, too.

It also noted that it was expected that the results would be similar for gay male parents, who are also very involved, plus relatively unlikely to be parents unless they're affluent.

Interesting that the article had 8 comments an hour ago and has 37 now.

Also interesting that after years of calumnizing gay parents as unfit, Christian extremists have no trouble dismissing the relevancy of children. Rich in MA says, "However the outcome of the children and their health does not validate a lifestyle. ... The question is whether or not homosexuality is right or wrong."

 

[Kilgore Trout]

That does it - I'm definitely becoming a lesbian before we have kids.

 

[MissAlice]

Regardless of sexual orientation, I think it's a well known fact that women make better parents than men.

*dodges the rotten tomatoes being thrown*

 

[Shadow Wolf]

True, but this study suggests that a household led by a lesbian couple is preferable for children as oppposed to a straight couple.

I know I risk being blasted for saying this, but considering the differences between men and women, with how women tend to be better behaved and more secure than men, this study really doesn't surprise me. And being able to have to parents to receive emotional support from, rather than one for emotional support and one for a "suck it up" approach, I would have found it interesting if the study found the opposite.

 

[LuisDantas]

Regardless of sexual orientation, I think it's a well known fact that women make better parents than men.

Except when they are not, which happens often enough. Gender, by itself, is no warranty of anything.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Does anyone know of any studies about children of two gay men?

 

[Smoke]

Regardless of sexual orientation, I think it's a well known fact that women make better parents than men.

 

[MissAlice]

*Runs to the nearest exit*

 

[Darkness]

I would hazard a guess that the data shows lesbians as better parents because a lesbian couple needs to commit themselves to having and raising a child. Just like there are studies that show adopted children are generally better off than children raised by their biological parents. It is an example of correlation, not causation.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I think it just might do me some good to live with a loving lesbian couple.

 

[Smoke]

I would hazard a guess that the data shows lesbians as better parents because a lesbian couple needs to commit themselves to having and raising a child. Just like there are studies that show adopted children are generally better off than children raised by their biological parents. It is an example of correlation, not causation.

Of course it is. There are lots of lesbians who wouldn't be any better at parenting than straight people are. But they don't tend to have kids.

 

[Autodidact]

In all seriousness, I feel sure that the #1 factor has little to do with gender--it's the planned, desired child. It's a world where people think hard about whether to have a child, then get all the pieces together they're going to need to raise the child--house, financial stability, support structure, etc.--then they start trying to get pregnant or adopt. That's the lesbian parenting world, so this finding does not surprise me in the least, and I predict that when it's done, the research about gay men will be very similar.

 

[Autodidact]

I would hazard a guess that the data shows lesbians as better parents because a lesbian couple needs to commit themselves to having and raising a child. Just like there are studies that show adopted children are generally better off than children raised by their biological parents. It is an example of correlation, not causation.

I agree with you, but in this case the correlation has a causal component. Cuz the thing about lesbians is, they don't get pregnant by accident--because they're lesbians. So in a way, lesbianism does "cause" better parenting, but only indirectly.