Housing today looks largely the same as it did in 1950, Diana Lind observes in her new book Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing . Many builders are still constructing 2,500-square-foot homes with two-car garages on tree-lined streets.
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Congress proposes $10 billion in relief for the child-care industry, but advocates say it’s only a ‘down payment’
Although the vast majority of child-care programs opened back up after the spring stay-at-home orders lifted, many daycare center and preschool owners are taking on huge financial losses — both personal and professional.
Modernizing family: America’s demographics are transforming, but our housing supply is not
The types and distribution of household structures in the United States have been evolving for decades. Consequently, we are now at a tipping point where our households and our housing inventory have become a round peg struggling to fit in a square hole.
How Businesses Can Find “Hidden Workers”
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed who the real “essential” workers are — often low- and middle-skills workers like grocery store employees, health care aides who care for Covid-19 patients separated from their families, and warehouse workers who package and ship...
The Future Of Child Care: COVID’s Dramatic Impact On Parenting Styles & School Systems
When the world stopped, all the past "better than thou" parenting styles seemed so inappropriate and outdated. Quickly the priorities became focusing on mental health and on well-being. Empathy—toward teachers, other parents, your children, yourself—became...
Harvard psychologist to parents: Do these 7 things if you want to raise kids with flexible, resilient brains
A child’s brain is not a miniature adult brain. It is a brain born under construction that wires itself to the world. And it’s up to parents to create a world — both physical and social — that is rich with wiring instructions.