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Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Declining health and education in poor countries harms earning potential, World Bank says

Declines in health, education and workplace learning in many low- and middle-income countries reduce lifetime earnings for children by up to 51% versus top peers.
fromThe Week
4 months ago

'It's not normal for parents to raise their children in isolation'

Modern people "like to imagine ourselves as autonomous individuals, but in the natural human life cycle we spend a large proportion of our lives dependent on others," said Louise Perryn. "We often feel a longing for something like a village," especially "college-educated, relatively affluent Americans who moved away from their extended families in pursuit of career opportunities." Yet "even though forming communities" would "solve many economic and practical problems," particularly in raising children, few people actually "make the attempt."
Parenting
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