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Children who are raised by authoritative parents understand that they’re ultimately responsible for their choices, which empowers them to make good decisions.  [Christin Perry – [...]

Children with disabilities have the right to be nurtured and supported through responsive care and education, to receive adequate nutrition and social protection, and to enjoy play and leisure [...]

The elementary school years are important for children to develop independence, first under parental direction and then away from direct adult supervision. [University of Michigan Health, 16 [...]

Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and ‘prosocial’. [Ioannis Katsantonis and Ros McLellan – International Journal of Behavioral [...]

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 [...]

In 2022, close to 8 million children living in cities in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, meaning that over one-quarter of children living in urban areas experienced these [...]

Good policy making for child well-being calls for government ministries, agencies and other service providers to better collaborate and focus on a small number of key child well-being issues. [...]

About one in three infants were enrolled each year between 2010 and 2021. Geographic differences in early enrollment rates, however, suggest that decisionmakers could do more to help eligible [...]

The report provides a snapshot of progress in relation to each of the five strategic actions of the Framework and shows the breadth of activities that have been undertaken. [World Health [...]

The Secretary of Institutional Relations of the City of São Paulo promoted, in partnership with the organization Family Talks and the participation of IFFD, a forum on ‘Strengthening Family [...]