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Dubravka Šuica is the Vice-President for Democracy and Demography of the European Commission. The European Commission adopted on 11th October 2023 a Communication presenting a set of policy tools [...]

Conversation orientation was positively associated with information sharing and scientific discussion. The effects of scientific discussions were stronger for older parents than for adult [...]

Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and ‘prosocial’. [Ioannis Katsantonis and Ros McLellan – International Journal of Behavioral [...]

The number of parents in a home is a crucial determinant of a child’s experiences and life trajectory. Debates about this issue should not be relegated to the culture wars.  [Melissa Kearney [...]

It’s a way for savvy employers to reduce turnover and wasted training, ultimately improving businesses’ bottom line. [Margaret Oertling Cupples – Mississippi Business Journal, 11 October [...]

Technology affects education through five distinct channels, as input, means of delivery, skill, tool for planning, and providing a social and cultural context. [UNESCO, September 2023.] READ [...]

Individual characteristics such as identity and socio-emotional skills, as well as environmental factors such as a child’s peer group and school, family and community environment are important [...]

As countries face many upcoming demographic challenges, there will be strong, practical reasons for the implementation of family policy. [Gladden Pappin – The National Interest, 28 [...]

Some people predicted there would be a mini baby boom among millennials once the financial crisis of 2008-2009 was over. Some predicted a boom during the pandemic lockdowns. Some predicted a boom [...]

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 [...]