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Child Care and Parenting in America

Vox’s coverage of the politics and challenges around being a parent in America today. Examining topics such as education, child care, paid leave, and more.

One Good Thing: The cartoon dog who taught me how to be a dad

By Bryan Walsh

What is school for?

By Anna North

The parents of the youngest children are not okay

By Katherine Harmon Courage

America doesn’t have enough teachers to keep schools open

By Anna North

They lost parents to Covid-19. Are we abandoning them?

The number of American kids whose caregivers have died in the pandemic has surpassed 140,000.

By Anna North

Democrats’ child care plan could help millions — or it could be a big mess

By Andrew Prokop

A simple solution to endless school quarantines

By Anna North

How safe is it for kids to go to school during delta?

By Anna North

American motherhood vs. the American work ethic

By Rani Molla

It’s time to accept that school won’t be normal in the fall

By Anna North
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Do I want kids?

By Cleo Abram

The real reason American parents hate each other

By Anna North

What American kids need this summer

By Anna North

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One weird trick to fix our broken child care system

What if caring for kids was a public good?

By Anne Helen Petersen

The parental burnout crisis has reached a tipping point

By Anna North

The future of the economy hinges on child care

By Anna North

Most parenting advice is worthless. So here's some parenting advice.

By David Roberts