New study links low incomes, stressed parents and child behaviour – better support would bring lifelong benefits
- Written by Jaimie Monk, Research fellow , Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Poverty has long been established as a crucial factor hindering the development of young children. Living in poverty can hurt a child’s lifelong health, social and educational outcomes.
But much less is known about the way income affects children via its effect on their parents.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, 12.5% of children live in material...





