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The scientific evidence shows why investments in social infrastructure policies are an investment in the future—not just in the long run with respect to child outcomes, but in the short run with [...]

Toxic stress can have lifelong negative effects. A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) examines how healthy relationships may serve as a buffer. [Rachael Zimlich, [...]

The collapse of the old working week creates winners and losers. One of the big gaps in the post-pandemic world is between those who can work around life and those who need to fit their lives [...]

New child tax credit featuring advance monthly payments has relieved financial instability and lowered food insecurity for many families with children. [Carmen Reinicke – CNBC, 9 September [...]

The past year and a half has been exhausting and stressful for parents, but it also gave many fathers more of the family time they want. [Joe Pinsker – The Atlantic, 27 August 2021.]   [...]

The term comes from British childcare expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith, author of the “The Gentle Parenting Book,” who defines the discipline as“be[ing] responsive to children’s needs” and [...]

With screen time at a high during the Covid-19 pandemic, educators offer some advice. [John Palfrey and Urs Gasser, Smithsonian Magazine, Feb 16, 2021]   READ MORE

As our economy continues to rebound, it is more important than ever that the basic needs of all caregivers are met. [Pulcherie Bekono, Morgan Welch, and Hannah Van Drie – Brookings, 13 [...]

In 2020, the number of newborns in China was only 12 million. The cost of parenting covers other aspects besides the direct costs of child raising, including housing, healthcare, education, and [...]

Adult millennial children report feeling increasingly out of touch with their parents when it comes to important family issues. Major health diagnoses go unshared, news of a loved one’s passing [...]