Canada is definitely in a child care policy rut: There are many options and a universal, government-funded system is one of the least attractive

Canada is definitely in a child care policy rut: There are many options and a universal, government-funded system is one of the least attractive Almost 90% of teens hope to get married. [...] A few years ago the Journal of Marriage and Family published a study examining the dynamics between family structure, teen relationships, and later romantic partnerships in young adulthood. [...] Esteemed American sociologist Paul Amato recently pointed to the challenge of the marriage gap between higher educated adults who get and stayed married and those with less formal education who are less likely to marry or stay married. [...] Yet since the evidence shows teen relationships are the training ground for future intimacy, sexuality education should help students identify the relational patterns and skills that will benefit the future marriage relationships teens say they want. [...] Peter Jon Mitchell is a senior researcher at the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada and co- author of The Canadian Marriage Gap, showing marriage in Canada is declining along income lines.