Since modern welfare reform began in the 1980s, we have seen low-income parents leave
the welfare rolls and join the workforce in large numbers. At the same time, the Earned …

Most of the authors in this issue of Future of Children focus on a single strategy for helping
both adults and children that could become a component of two-generation programs …

" What has happened to the Land of Opportunity? The promise of the American Dream is
that anyone, regardless of his or her origins, can have a fair start in life. If we work hard, we …

Extensive research has conclusively demonstrated that children's social class is one of the
most significant predictors--if not the single most significant predictor--of their educational …

Objective This study provides the first systematic account of how father–child time (in total
and across activity types) relates to children's cognitive development as well as examining …

This paper takes a comprehensive look at the latest evidence regarding the significance of
the first 1000 days, and the biological, global, environmental and social factors that influence …

The Sixth Edition of William A. Corsaro and Judson G. Everitt′ s groundbreaking text
discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective—providing in-depth …

Citing valid as well as questionable evidence, both the media and social scientists have for
decades now portrayed the family as an endangered species: evermore citizens opt for …

Evidence suggests that paternity leave‐taking is associated with higher levels of father
involvement, but research has been limited in its focus on cross‐sectional analyses and …

Looks at the three main components of work-family policy packages-childcare services,
flexible working patterns and entitlements to leave from work in order to care-across EU15 …