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Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (622+ words) About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationship More than one in three separated parents believe the UK's "pitiful" paternity leave played a part in their breakup, research has suggested. The campaign groups, The…...
‘It meets the moment of the crisis we’re in’: how Democrats learned to love universal childcare
2+ week, 1+ day ago (210+ words) Suddenly, candidates are putting universal childcare on platforms, and strategists say it could be a winning issue "We're in a childcare catastrophe. We haven't invested enough in this infrastructure," Hong said in an interview with the Guardian. "Universal childcare meets…...
I long to have a stay-at-home son. Thankfully, there’s a little guy who will never leave me | Emma Beddington
2+ week, 4+ day ago (795+ words) A surprise family member " a sweet, youthful tortoise " is staving off my maternal hunger pangs after our human offspring recently decampedIt feels pathetic to admit this, but I'm still a bit unmoored by my sons leaving after Christmas. There's a…...
Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (310+ words) Scottish social justice secretary says pledge for the city shows shared "commitment to tackling child poverty" New York"s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has received a baby box from the Scottish government after modelling part of his election campaign on…...
San Francisco to make childcare free for families earning up to $230,000
3+ week, 6+ day ago (401+ words) Officials to offer 50% subsidy up to $310,000 in effort to make one of world's most expensive cities more affordable San Francisco will offer free childcare to families earning less than $230,000 a year, and a 50% subsidy to those earning up to $310,000, in…...
Behind the Somali daycare panic is a mother-and-son duo angling to be top Maga influencers
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1769+ words) Nick and Brooke Shirley have for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues YouTube influencer Nick Shirley, whose viral video alleging fraud by daycare centers servicing Minneapolis's Somali American community came days ahead of the Trump administration's declaration of…...
The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (631+ words) The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial'The Guardian The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young…...
Trump attacks Walz and Omar after freezing Minnesota childcare funding
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (680+ words) US president goes on racist tirade against lawmaker and Somali Americans, alleging fraud in industry Donald Trump took further aim at Minnesota's Democratic governor Tim Walz and the Somali American representative Ilhan Omar on Wednesday in the wake of his…...
‘Lost decade’ of progress after UK introduced shared parental leave, say experts
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (766+ words) Research suggests fewer than one in 60 public sector workers share leave with partners when they have a baby Why shared parental leave is a monumental dud of a policy Experts have criticised a "lost decade" of progress on parental rights…...
Young care leavers in England to get free prescriptions, dental and eye services
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (542+ words) Those under-25 to receive help while a pilot will trial paid internships in NHS and a guaranteed interview scheme Young people leaving care in England will receive free prescriptions, and dental and eye services up to their 25th birthday, the government…...