Public Has Mixed Views on the Modern American Family
More are pessimistic than optimistic about the future of the family; relatively few see marriage and parenthood as central to a fulfilling life. [Kim Parker and Rachel Minkin – Pew Research [...]
The Modern American Family — Key trends in marriage and family life
The American family has undergone significant change in recent decades. There is no longer one predominant family form, and Americans are experiencing family life in increasingly diverse ways. [...]
Japan announces outline of ‘unprecedented’ child care policy
The proposals also include systems that improve childcare services, encourage co-parenting and support single parents. [Kathleen Benoza – The Japan Times, 31 March 2023.] READ MORE
The family home in South African townships is contested
The Children and Families Agency, to be launched now, plans to strengthen cash benefits for families in order to make child-rearing less of a financial issue. [Maxim Bolt – The [...]
How School Meals Can Break the Cycle of Poverty
For impoverished families around the world, school meals help keep children in the classroom rather than working at home or entering early marriages. Children can then continue their education [...]
Young children do better at school if their dads read and play with them
Analyzing primary school test scores for five- and seven-year-olds, the researchers used a representative sample of nearly 5,000 mother-father households in England from the Millenium Cohort [...]
Fertility, employment and family policy
Association of labor market outcomes and family policies with fertility trends between 2002 and 2019 in 26 OECD countries. [Jonas Fluchtmann, Violetta van Veen and Willem Adema – OECD, 21 [...]
Guaranteeing access to services for children in the EU
In 2022, close to 8 million children living in cities in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, meaning that over one-quarter of children living in urban areas experienced these [...]
134. On Work and Family Integration
The intricate balance between families and work as a pivotal aspect of modern life.
SDG Summit for the mid-point review of the 2030 Agenda
On 18-19 September 2023, world leaders gathered at the SDG Summit in New York for the mid-point review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the implementation of [...]
