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The UN General Assembly on the 30th Anniversary of the International Year underscored the importance of digital literacy and evidence-based research.

This December has also seen a debate over whether and how to expand the child tax credit, and that debate has brought more attention to another one: Why have US birth rates been dropping? [Ramesh [...]

2023 will be the final year for the preparations for the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family. Since 2020, and after the initial meeting with other civil society [...]

Parental engagement is a more powerful variable to explain gender differences in academic productivity than the mere existence of children, and that policies should factor these labor [...]

Figuring out when and how to prioritize responsibilities at home and at work has a lot of people experiencing feelings of being overwhelmed and stretched to their limit. [Kierra Benson – [...]

Family traditions are an important component of the holiday season. [Nikki Martyn, MedicalXPress, 21 December 2022.] READ MORE

Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his government have previously implemented a range of measures aimed at reversing Hungary’s declining birth rates, including financial incentives [...]

The child poverty rate has been reduced by more than half in the last 25 years. [Dana Thomson, Renee Ryberg et al. – Child Trends, December 2022.] READ MORE

Early childhood policies should pay attention to the needs and aspirations of vulnerable families as defined within their context. [Lidia Panico and Liz Washbrook – Population Europe, [...]