Picture credit to: Bright Horizons. A few low-income families with children, in the United States, are about to receive 20 unconditional checks, and be subject to an overall health analysis, both mothers and their children. Starting next month, mothers will be randomly selected from poor households in New York, New Orleans, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Omaha Nebraska. This relationship has already been established in other research studies, although less evidence exists on the impact on new-born babies and their mothers.
Again, the relationship between poverty and diminished brain functions has already been demonstrated through research, but not specifically involving mothers and their new-borns development. The team theorizes that not only the money itself, but the simple regularity of the payments is in itself a stabilization factor, due to its predictability. That can lead to alleviating stress, hence more positive relationships between mothers and their children. IQ tests will also be applied, for children older than two-years old.
Mothers will also be monitored, specially concerning their health, stress levels and interaction with their children. Jessica Hagen-Zanker et al. Linkedin , Instagram , X — biencongress25 at gmail [dot] com. A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
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Picture credit to: Bright Horizons A few low-income families with children, in the United States, are about to receive 20 unconditional checks, and be subject to an overall health analysis, both mothers and their children. Basic Income A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
