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Accidents can happen in a tight corner, up a staircase with very high steps, with a saucepan, at the bottom of a deep bath… After all, most homes are not made for a child’s size.  This [...]

Literature review has showed that family functioning is positively associated with satisfaction with life. However, the internal mechanisms of this relationship are still unclear, especially [...]

The historic decline in fertility will touch nearly every area of state budgets in the coming years. Some fiscal effects have already emerged, while others will be relatively minor or won’t be [...]

The family presents a problem for contemporary policymakers. We call our culture individualistic, but really it would be better to say it is quantitative, unit-based. [Micah Meadowcroft – [...]

A successful adoption placement can help vulnerable children overcome the early adversity they faced. [Ben Fergusson – BBC, 7th December 2022.] READ MORE

Looking forward to the next 20 years, the number of people aged 85 years and over is projected to rise from 89,000 to a massive 222,000. This age-group already accounts for half of people in [...]

Today wealth and marriage are positively correlated, not because wealthy individuals are the only ones who can afford to get married, but because wealth increases the value of marriage. [Clara [...]

This report examines variation in job quality and identifies its positive association with well-being, health, work engagement and the financial sustainability of work. [Laura Botey et al. [...]

This brief advocates for and highlights the benefits and includes examples of good practice from around the world; in addition, it provides recommendations for governments, donors, and [...]

For most, across different generations, gender, and seniority, work performance has improved as well as employees’ well-being, work-life balance, relationships, and even personal confidence. [...]