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Studies show father involvement makes a positive difference, here’s how

Dr. Rufus Sylvester Lynch, Academy of Certified Social Workers Fatherist and Chair of the Strong Families Commission and Luisa Olivo-Wolf, Assistant Chief Program Officer for Community Progress Council, joined us on Friday’s Smart Talk to discuss the importance of fatherhood, obstacles and challenges fathers may face, and resources to help them.

By Aniya Faulcon

What are some of the challenges new parents face when going back to work and how can they overcome them?

Returning to work has been known to be difficult for new parents for a wide variety of reasons: lack of sleep, implicit biases that new parents face, finding the time and space to pump breast milk, postpartum, hormonal changes, separation anxiety and guilt, getting back in the swing of work duties and schedules, and so much more.

By Aniya Faulcon

Survey: Parents increased quality time at pandemic’s start

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that parents shared more meals and spent more quality time together with their children at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic than they had in previous years.

By The Associated Press

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The Child Care Crisis

PBS NewsHour presents an in-depth look at how the lack of affordable, quality child care is affecting American families.

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

The COVID year: A single mom’s fight to keep her kids in school and her family together

Of all parents, single moms have seen the sharpest drop in workforce participation since the pandemic began, according to research from Pew Charitable Trusts.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads


The state House may make it easier to terminate rapists’ parental rights

A bill that would change the process made it through a House committee unanimously, and now goes to the full chamber for a vote.

By Katie Meyer/WITF

The things parents don’t talk about with their kids …but should

What's risky is when kids are left alone to make sense of the differences they see.
By NPR


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