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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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The document draws on data from over 70 refugee-hosting countries to provide the clearest picture yet of the state of education among refugees globally. [UNHCR, 8 September 2023.] READ MORE

Controlled parents set high expectations for their children in academics, extracurricular activities, and social interactions. These expectations may sometimes be unrealistic, leading to undue [...]

Emphasizing that better educational outcomes will help countries like India avoid potential job losses from digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in the long run, especially in services like [...]

Although it took a global crisis to shine a light on work-life balance and forced many companies to offer a more flexible way of working, the continual push and pull of family and work is [...]

These days are the period of rapid brain growth and maturation: 80 percent by two years, and physical growth (height and weight) velocity is highest during the first two years. [Patience Ivie [...]

The Intergenerational Report puts a long lens on the nation’s future, looking at the implications of demographic changes and covering a broad range of economic and social areas.  [Michelle [...]