Number Four: Angelina Jolie could be a mom again by the end of the month. Apparently, she’s been cleared to adopt a 3 1/2 year old Vietnamese boy. The little one is described as a soccer fan and a little shy. He was abandoned at a hospital and was taken to an orphanage when his parents couldn’t be located.

PPD and Baby Bonding: A program called Keys to Caregiving helps women with postpartum depression develop the tools they need to read and respond to their babies’ cues. Unlike other postpartum depression interventions, this does not focus solely on helping the mother feel better, but rather on preventing developmental problems that can occur with infants who have unresponsive mothers.

Preventing Sexual Abuse: A study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine found that adult men who were raised in single parent households were more likely to have been sexually abused as children than their peers. Low-income kids are most at risk because of poorer quality childcare. It may be that children in single-parent households, who may have less access to their custodial parent because of work concerns, tend to look for other adults to bond with.  Predators are good at spotting these needy kids and exploit them.  The researchers indicate that more interventions and better childcare options need to be made available to single parents to assist them in protecting their children.