Wait.... What Were The Controls? (kids In Lesbian Households)

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 18:51 in Psychology & Sociology

A CNN headline reads "Kids of lesbians have fewer behavioral problems, study suggests". Interesting, but wait... The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, followed 78 lesbian couples who conceived through sperm donations... The involvement of mothers may be a contributing factor [to having fewer behavioral problems], in addition to the fact that the pregnancies were planned, Gartrell said. The children "didn't arrive by accident," she said. "The mothers wereolder... they were waiting for an opportunity to have children and agebrings maturity and better parenting." read more

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