Studies

The total fertility rate was 1,62 births per woman in 2023, a decline of 2% from 2022. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, April 2024.] READ MORE

To better understand the current policy gaps and how we might better support unpaid family caregivers moving forward, this report summarizes the policies in place to compensate family caregivers [...]

As the education sector embraces the future, the GEC remains a steadfast partner, guiding the way towards an inclusive, innovative, and sustainable education landscape for all. [UNESCO, April [...]

The link between income and first birth has become more strongly positive over the past two decades. This is true mainly for women but also men, and suggests that increasing income prerequisites [...]

Food socialization styles were also connected to the development of different social skills in children: with the intensive model, children were closely managed by their parents at the table but [...]

Findings contribute to the existing literature on maltreatment-related alterations in brain development and provide unprecendented evidence that the severity of maltreatment is remarkably linked [...]

Caregiver sensitivity and stimulation in ECE during the first 5 years might be key levers for it throughout children’s educational careers, especially for children from low-income backgrounds. [...]

For every additional minute of screen time, children heard fewer adult words, spoke fewer vocalizations, and engaged in fewer back-and-forth interactions [Mary E. Brushe, Dandara G. Haag, Edward [...]

The 40th anniversary year of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study provides unique insights into the health and well-being of adolescents.  [A. Cosma, M. Molcho and W. [...]

Future fertility rates will continue to decline worldwide and will remain low even under the successful implementation of pro-natal policies.  [The Lancet, 20 March 2024.] READ MORE