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The One Parenting Decision That Really Matters
- We find that one factor about a home—its location—accounts for a significant fraction of the total effect of that home. In fact, putting together the different numbers, I have estimated that some 25 percent—and possibly more—of the overall effects of a parent are driven by where that parent raises their child. In other words, this one parenting dec... See more
from The One Parenting Decision That Really Matters by The Atlantic
Avni Patel Thompson added 2y ago
- Why is this decision so powerful? Chetty’s team has a possible answer for that. Three of the biggest predictors that a neighborhood will increase a child’s success are the percent of households in which there are two parents, the percent of residents who are college graduates, and the percent of residents who return their census forms. These are ne... See more
from The One Parenting Decision That Really Matters by The Atlantic
Avni Patel Thompson added 2y ago