The One Parenting Decision that Really Matters
Five takeaways:
- This piece opens by citing a recent study that says that in the first year of a baby’s life, parents face 1,750 difficult decisions– and then applies data to the question: what is the most important decision a parent can make?
- There have been many debates over the factors that correlate most strongly with the success and stability of a child relating to almost every aspect of socioeconomic condition, family structure, domestic situation, and more.
- Citing data from economist Raj Chetty, this piece argues that the single most important factor in predicting a child’s success is where they grow up.
- Using anonymized IRS and Census Data, they found 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.
- Basically, it is best to raise your kids in neighborhoods with many role models: adults who are smart, accomplished, engaged in their community, and committed to stable family lives.
From Seth Stevens-Davidowitz at The Atlantic:
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