MIND: Second grade's long tail

Can't get a date tonight? Go ahead and blame your childhood. A new study, conducted over the past 25 years and counting, reaffirms kitchen-table wisdom of mothers everywhere: early childhood experiences shape adult relationships. The study shows that adults who had positive and well-adjusted early childhood experiences are more likely to have positive and well-adjusted adult romantic relationships. But is the news too little too late for many Americans? Children in the United States have the second worst welfare, right behind Britain, in a study of 21 wealthy countries, according to a UNICEF report. (CN)