1. Trends in Sibling Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries • Sophia Chae, Université de Montréal; Heeju Sohn, Emory University; Emily Smith-Greenaway, University of Southern California.

2. Multidimensional Trajectories of Family Adversity in Childhood and Outcomes in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: Population-Based Evidence from Rural South Africa • Brian Houle, Australian National University; Shao-Tzu Yu, Princeton University; Michael Roettger, School of Demography- Australian National University; Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, University of the Witwatersrand.

3. Do Fathers Matter for Early Child Development?: New Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya • Sangeetha Madhavan, University of Maryland; Patricia Wekelo, African Population and Health Research Center; Mike Wagner, University of Maryland; Blessing Mberu, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC).