approach to children provides this. Each child’s needs change as it grows, and births are sequential. Each child has the same …-resident children allow economies of scope in child care. Birth order effects emerge from the changing benefits and costs. …

family life, as well as evidence that the deleterious effects of incarceration for maternal and child wellbeing stem from … resultant family instability, much less is known about the direct link between incarceration and family instability. I consider … to understand the consequences of incarceration for family life. Results show that paternal incarceration is associated …

Children are nowadays seen as self-reliant subjects able to articulate their wishes and to participate in family … decisions. International studies have shown that children in Austria participate in family affairs only to a moderate extent …. National studies just as well indicate that there is much more interest on the part of the children to engage in family affairs …