Even today, almost 30 years after the end of socialist reign in Germany, some daughters and sons still search for the mothers who were forced to leave them behind – a quest that can end in tearful reunions or lifelong uncertainty.
Switzerland: working with nonprofit to recruit foster families
In an experimental move, Luzerne County Children and Youth is paying a nonprofit to recruit foster families and handle a new county mentoring program for older foster children.
What’s discouraging millennials from starting a family?
“This young generation, millennials, I think they still feel pretty uncertain, as if they can’t afford to make this big long-term commitment” to raising a family, says Karen Guzzo, a sociologist at Bowling Green State University.
Splitting up families on flights a risk to air safety
Ryanair’s policy means children under 12 must sit beside an adult on the same booking, but millions of families without young children, as well as friends and loved ones, routinely find themselves split up because they’d rather not pay extra (between £4 and £15 per person per flight) to reserve a seat.
7 parenting practices from around the world
Although how you bring up your kids is inextricably linked to your culture, family and environment, most cultures and their childrearing technqiues have a lot of wisdom to them.
Investing in families is investing in our societies
On the occasion of International Day of Families, 15 May 2018, Caritas Europa calls on the European Union and its Member States to invest in family friendly policies. Family is the basic unit of society and one of the three main pillars of any fair society, along with an inclusive labour market and social protection mechanisms.