By Florencia López-Boo. Inequality is one of the biggest challenges facing Latin America. We’ve discussed this topic several times from different perspectives here on the blog. Inequality perpetuates poverty and, as the British economist Tony Atkinson says, inequality of income, wealth, or education in one generation leads to inequality of opportunity in the next. … [Read more...] about Strict and Controlling with Your Children? You Probably Live in an Unequal Country
Ending the Year on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
When I read that men and women in the U.S. spend roughly the same number of hours working on an average week, I couldn’t help but feel envious. At this time of year, when I have to prepare Christmas dinner for 10 people, take my daughter to the pediatrician, drive my son to soccer, and make decisions about closing the year at work, I feel like that’s not the reality that I’m … [Read more...] about Ending the Year on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The brain and child development policies: the beauty and the beast?
“The debate between nature-nurture… is over“, rightly established UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan in a new article of the The Lancet published last week. … [Read more...] about The brain and child development policies: the beauty and the beast?
Pope Francis Supports Breastfeeding
© Blog First Steps, IDB’s Social Protection and Health Division Jorge Mario Bergoglio is 77 years old. He was born in Flores, a typically middle-class neighborhood of Buenos Aires, and is a fan of San Lorenzo, my favorite soccer team (after Boca, that is!). On March 13 [link in Spanish], he celebrated his first anniversary in an office that has made him one of the most … [Read more...] about Pope Francis Supports Breastfeeding
More than Words
Do you think it matters how much children talk (expressive language) or how many words they recognize when they hear them (receptive language)? Literature shows that a child’s exposure to an environment rich and diverse in language between birth and age three is crucial for their language development and actually has important long-term impacts, like better school and labor … [Read more...] about More than Words