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Shared Parental Leave policies always seem more controversial when they fail to get effective take-up from fathers. But Nordic countries such as Sweden and Norway have successfully implemented [...]

One in five parents and caregivers are quitting or plan to quit their jobs to better care for their children’s behavioral needs. [Naomi Allen – Benefits Pro, 7 October 2021.] READ MORE

This survey is the first with geographic scope and a comprehensive approach that includes a wide range of family-friendly policies.  

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 [...]

The unprecedented circumstances brought by the pandemic have created a strong focus on flexible working and wellbeing in workplaces across the UK and sparked local and national debates on the [...]

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.]   [...]

Family responsibilities constrain women’s publication productivity according to the national context. [Di Di, Robert A. Thomson Jr. and Elaine Howard Ecklund – Socius, 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