Two weeks ago, we shared part I of this two-part series and described the findings of our study. We looked back at three overarching findings from the first year of the RAPID-EC national survey, which includes 10,707 families across all 50 states of the United States. The three findings focused on material hardships, racial inequalities, and households with children with … [Read more...] about A Year in the Life of an American Family during the Pandemic (part II)
Joan Lombardi
Joan Lombardi Ph.D. is an international expert on early childhood development and a Senior Fellow at the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues, Georgetown University.
A Year in the Life of an American Family during the Pandemic (part I)
It is inevitable that many of the issues affecting families over the last year predate the pandemic and remain once infection rates fade out and masks come off. These are issues that have been long-demanded but have not received adequate attention. We must keep them in focus during the recovery period in all countries and regions. That is why in this two-part post, we look back … [Read more...] about A Year in the Life of an American Family during the Pandemic (part I)
Emergency Child Care: Issues to Consider
The demand for child care in low in middle-income countries has been growing over the last few years. Fueled by the increasing number of working women and migration from rural areas to urban centers, the drumbeat for child care support around the world has grown. The recent pandemic has raised new and complicated pressures on a child care system that was already under-resourced … [Read more...] about Emergency Child Care: Issues to Consider
All Together: Responding to the Crisis
We all stand together during these difficult times. Some live in countries in the middle of the pandemic, others live in countries where the pandemic may be in an earlier stage. Hopefully, preparedness and response systems are well underway. … [Read more...] about All Together: Responding to the Crisis
We Want Children Everywhere to Thrive
To thrive is to flourish, it is to bloom. For a child it means that they are able to meet their potential, to be happy, healthy, joyful, curious and strong. … [Read more...] about We Want Children Everywhere to Thrive