by Carina Lupica In Argentina, more than 900,000 women aged 14 to 24 are mothers, meaning that 24.2% of young women have children [link in Spanish]; however, not all of these young mothers are able to take care of their children. That task falls to different people in varied settings within the family or outside the home, where the government, private businesses and … [Read more...] about Who Takes Care of You While I’m at School and Work?
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Are Poor People Bad Parents?
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we would like to reflect on the need to strengthen parenting skills, especially in those mothers and fathers living in poverty. There are several programs and services in the region that use different approaches to support families, particularly those with the lowest socioeconomic status, in the tasks of childrearing and … [Read more...] about International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Are Poor People Bad Parents?
Your Smartphone Addiction Could Be Harming Your Child’s Future
By Ángela Funez We’re all addicted to our smartphones to some degree, but few parents realize the intellectual and emotional damage that this dependence can cause in their children, especially the littlest ones. According to studies from the field of neuroscience, linguistic, emotional, social and motor skills develop rapidly in the brain during the first three years of … [Read more...] about Your Smartphone Addiction Could Be Harming Your Child’s Future
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?
We’ve Found the Cure-all for Leftist and Rightist Governments
In recent years, several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have very clearly expressed, through their democratic processes, a political preference for equity. It is quite interesting to note that, along with hopes for increased economic growth, countries such as Peru and Chile are looking to reform their policies in favor of social inclusion. With that said, what … [Read more...] about We’ve Found the Cure-all for Leftist and Rightist Governments