As children pack their backpacks for school year, many people will take more than school supply – they will lift the weight of their parents and the financial stress of adults around them. Whether he is a parent, grandparents, a child-care worker or a teacher, many adults who nourish our children are struggling to meet at the end.
Millions of living houses live in houses that lack adequate food, housing, clothes and other basic needs. About 1.5 million children experience being homelessAnd almost14 million live in homes that experience food insecurityThis instability spreads to the orbit, not only the presence of children, learning, behavior and opportunity, but is also the health of our economy and our society.
While many factors contribute to a struggling education system – which includes a rapid low school system and frightening social security traps – we cannot ignore the economic pressures that come up with adults whose children depend every day.Good workThis proposal stability, fair salary and dignity are not only important for workers – they are essential for children’s success and for future creation where all children can thrive.
Wages are clearly an important part of the child’s good. Families with high -income are able to provide better nutrition, health care, safe housing and more access to rich activities outside home and school. On the other hand, children living in houses below the poverty line,Worse cognitive development and educational results areLess socio -economic status for children can also contributePoor long term health resultsVery.
AsCurrent population surveyOver 10 million homes with children have an income of less than $ 50,000 annually, with less than 5 million $ 30,000.Lonely motherOnly an average income of $ 40,000 and poverty is more than one in four.
Unstable scheduling contributes to economic insecurity for many parents. Service sector workers –An industry is unevenly composed of women –There is more likely to work on the call, when they will work, or get very little advance notices of the final-minute changes in their schedule.Research from shift projectThis indicates that these schedules are associated with economic insecurity, poor maternal health and parents, who spend less time engaged in activities with their children, resulting in worse behavior for children.
Workplace injuries or diseases, all are very common, can completely destroy homes. Parent injuries at work give rise to emotional and behavioral issues for their childrenWorkplace is associated with stressLower social developmentFor children and A High probability of concern,
Honor, voice, dignity and job satisfaction at work also have a spilover effect for children. Mothers who have rights and discretion over workThere are children who are mentally healthy. Children with parents who report high level of job satisfaction and who experience working as a place for creativity, challenge and bliss are emotionally healthy.
People whom we assigned to take care and educate our children also face jobs that reduce the success of children. average wage It is only $ 14.30 per hour for child care workers. Paraeducators and teaching assistants The average annual salary of above $ 35,000 is an annual salary. And according to randMore than one -third of teachers say that their salary is sufficient, while many people will spend a part of their precious resources for school supplies for children they teach.
Parents invite a lack of job quality for parents, carers and teachers: how we can expect children and expect to successfully pursue our country when their parents and many people around them work in jobs that end volatility?
The challenges of the quality of the job lasts deeply. We tell our children that you can be anything that you want, hard work is paid, and education is the path of a good life. Many children conduct some different inspections. They see their parents’ dreams looking at discrimination or lack of opportunity. They see their parents working hard, only to struggle to earn enough to get, and they see how silver pills are not always important skills for economic security. They see that we often promise and distribute as a country, there are two different things.
We are unfortunately at a time when federal support for education and labor laws that are supporting workers. Nevertheless, we know what to do. Businesses can do more businesses to build better jobs by receiving benefits from enclosed employees running business and innovation.
Civilized wages, approximate programs, benefits, opportunities for advancement, and healthy workplaces make healthy employees who can better support children in their lives. Some companies are doing more. UPS isPayalted Child-Care SupportTo promote retention.
But businesses cannot do it alone. Many state and local governments have increased minimum wages and better support laws to make the sick time paid to workers. Oregon has a statewide law to provide more workers Stable and approximate programMain provides monthlyStipend to increase the salary of child careMany state teachers are promoting payment in efforts to maintain teachers. Like others Iowa has started an apprenticeship programTo help paradeuaters “earn and learn” as “teachers.
Guaranteed income is another powerful and evidence-supportedTool states and cities are adopting parents’ ability to take care of their children and address the lack of good paid jobs in their labor market. Illinois recentlyTheir state child tax credit doubledFor qualifying families, less than 12 per child per month up to $ 600.
And yet, there is a lot to invest. Government can investCare basic structure AndSupporting good jobsFor adults in children’s lives. We can go awayImportant benefits related to our workAnd make sure more workers have access to health care and important requirementspaid time offWe can passLabor lawMake sure that the work isSafeAndAppropriate compensation And that workerThere is a voiceIn shaping their work status.
If we want our children to believe who we say and realize their dreams, then supporting good jobs in the “village” we all know that it is necessary to support them, it is more than necessary – it is necessary for the health and success of our country and society.
Matt Helmer ESPAN Institute is the director of job quality and worker’s good in the economic opportunity program of the Institute,
