US parents: what are the biggest challenges facing you and your children?
by Guardian community team from US news | The Guardian on (#6R28K)
We would like to hear about the hardest parts of making sure your kids are happy and healthy
America is a nation of remarkable wealth and resources. Per capita investments in education and health care are among the highest in the world. And yet across the US, millions of American children are denied the opportunity to thrive.
Recent data shows sky high records of child poverty, with children of immigrants representing over 40% of kids living under the poverty line. Affordable childcare is increasingly hard to find and its cost has been outpaced by inflation.
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