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Intergenerational poverty is a weight on the backs of millions of Americans, keeping many from achieving their full potential, for their own benefit and that of society.  [Greg J. Duncan and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]