The two-child limit and child poverty in the United Kingdom
By Yekaterina Chzhen, Jonathan Bradshaw Abstract The United Kingdom two-child policy was announced in 2015 and began to operate from April 2017. A … Read more
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How large families fare in Germany: Examining child poverty risks and policy solutions
By Stephan Köppe, Megan Curran, Iñigo Aldama Abstract Historically, researchers and policymakers alike recognized the risk of poverty among large families, but family size … Read more
ELFAC calls on the UN to fully respect the right of parents to have as many children as they wish
ELFAC’s statement is one of the 23 from all the world approved and distributed for the 57th session of the Commission on … Read more
Croatia: The Second Trade Fair of Children’s Equipment was Held in Zagreb
The fair was open to all families, regardless of membership in Croatian Large Families Association “Obitelji 3plus“. On Saturday, March 23, 2024, … Read more
Croatia: Presentation of the Results of the International Research of the GGP-Generations & Gender Program
The Generations and Gender Program (GGP) is an international social science research infrastructure that provides high-quality and timely data to researchers and … Read more
Large families and poverty in Austria: What explains their disproportionate risk of experiencing income poverty?
By Karin Heitzmann, Astrid Pennerstorfer In many countries, large families with three or more children have high income poverty rates. In this article, … Read more
APFN consults families on the new Portuguese government
The Portuguese Large Families Association (APFN) launched a survey among its members in order to find out about the experience, challenges and … Read more
ELFAC talked on family perspective at the Digital Innovation Summit in Bucharest
Regina Maroncelli, president of ELFAC, was invited to talk in the panel “Approaching Digital Society” At the Digital Innovation Summit taking place … Read more
A life worth living: one family embraces four children with Down syndrome
A few months ago, my oldest son told me he has a friend who has seven siblings, four with Down Syndrome. As … Read more
An Interview with Catherine Pakaluk: Why some mothers chose to have more children
Pakaluk, a social scientist and mother of eight, decided to investigate why, as small families, “DINKs” (dual income, no kids), and overt anti-natalism become … Read more