Studies

This policy brief analyses trends and disparities in children’s access to early childhood education and care, education, healthcare, nutrition and housing. [Kadri Arrak & Kaupo Koppel – [...]

The results indicate major intra- and cross-national similarities in the living situation of participants, with inadequacies in income, time and money characterizing many participants’ everyday [...]

Differences in maternal depression by grandparental characteristics are larger among separating than among non-separating mothers, particularly during the years before separation. [Niina [...]

Findings reveal that, as expected, childlessness is a shared concern across nations and is often looked upon in poor light, but the common notion that multiple children are preferable over a [...]

Optimal brain development requires a stimulating environment, adequate nutrients and nurturing engagement with attentive caregivers.  [UNICEF, 5 February 2024.] READ MORE

Financial independence is a work in progress; few young adults say their parents are too involved in their day-to-day lives. [Rachel Minkin, Kim Parker, Juliana Menasce Horowitz and Carolina [...]

The research challenges preconceived notions about language development, particularly in low-income families, by analyzing daylong audio recordings of 1,001 children from diverse backgrounds. [...]

Western Europe has the highest rate of children in residential care facilities at 294 per 100,000 children – nearly triple the global average.  [UNICEF, January 2024.] READ MORE

Interventions promoting supportive adult connections during childhood could pay dividends in young adult population health, reducing the sociocultural risk of mental disorders, such as depression [...]

Results show that those with a living parent or parent-in-law had better health than those lacking these relatives. [Pilar Zueras and Emily Grundy – Social Science & Medicine, February [...]