Newsletter # 249 EMPOWERING FAMILIES WORLDWIDE
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News from the last seven days
27 January 2020

Demography in the European Union
 
Demography in the European Union
 
The International Federation for Family Development has produced a background document as a contribution to the opinion entitled ‘Demographic challenges in the EU in light of economic and development inequalities’, requested by the Croatian Presidency to the European Economic and Social Committee.
 
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IFFD Briefing 2020
 
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Articles
 
Why self-care is good parenting

Parents
Parents can do a better job taking care of ourselves — so that we can take better care of our kids. And what better time to start than a brand new decade.
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-self-care-is-good-parenting_l_5e189f33c5b6da971d14e80dKrc]
Best Cities for Families 2020

General
After analysing the best cities for various opportunities such as finding love, education, employment, or starting a new business, we decided to turn our attention towards the fundamental features of a city that concern parents or parents-to-be when looking to make a move.
[Movinga, 23 January 2019.]
The joy and pain of returning to work

General
Leaving your baby for the first time is a rush, and a tiny heartbreak.
[Jessica Grose - The New York Times, 22 January 2020. ]
Demography could be yet another force for divergence within the EU

Demographics
All across Europe, people are living longer and having fewer children. The same trends are, of course, seen in other rich countries, and many developing ones—but coping with them will be harder in Europe, because of its half-formed union where workers can move freely and many countries share a currency, but where there is no common fiscal policy or strategy to deal with ageing.
[The Economis, 11 january 2020.]
Monitor your children, Dubai Police chief urges parents

Parents
Parents should monitor their children and take responsibility by joining hands with law enforcement officers of Dubai Police in combating crime, a top official said.
[Ali Al Shouk - Gulf News, 23 January 2020.]
UK - looked-after children: time to join the dots

Adoption
The care review promised in the Conservatives’ manifesto should start as soon as possible, and peer into all the troubling gaps
[The Guardian, 23 January 2020.]
Studies
 
Teenagers’ career aspirations and the future of work

Teenagers
With young people staying in education longer than ever and the labour market automating with unprecedented speed, students need help to make sense of the world of work.
[Anthony Mann, Vanessa Denis, Andreas Schleicher, Hamoon Ekhtiari, Terralynn Forsyth, Elvin Liu and Nick Chambers - OECD, January 2020.]
Videos
 
A message from the future

Education
While most anti-bullying campaigns focus on the negative impact which bullying can inflict, this campaign encourages teens to consider the long-lasting impact of their actions, in a culture where meanness is normalized, to create a more empathetic, inclusive community.
[Ad Council]
 
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