by Carina Lupica Foto by the City of Buenos Aires Government In Argentina, more than 900,000 women aged 14 to 24 are mothers, meaning that 24.2% of…
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we would like to reflect on the need to strengthen parenting skills, especially in those…
By Ángela Funez Photo by Mark Nye We’re all addicted to our smartphones to some degree, but few parents realize the intellectual and emotional damage…
“The debate between nature-nurture… is over“, rightly established UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and World Health Organization Director-…
In recent years, several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have very clearly expressed, through their democratic processes, a political…
by Florencia Lopez Boo and Jane Leer(*) Photo by MIDIS My 3-year old son is starting pre-kinder and it is now a requirement of the public school…
Pilar is one and a half. She doesn’t know the names of certain objects and pictures, she struggles to follow basic directions, and she appears…
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by Carolina González Acero Peru has an innovative plan to provide monetary incentives to the regions of the country that guarantee health care…
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© Blog First Steps, IDB’s Social Protection and Health Division Jorge Mario Bergoglio is 77 years old. He was born in Flores, a typically…
