The Family Protection Action Plan, Hungary's most popular family policy program, is one-year-old

Written on 01 July 2020.

The Family Protection Action Plan, Hungary's most popular family policy program, is one-year-old

On the first of July, the Family Protection Action Plan is one year old. It is the most complex, generous, comprehensive and effective package of family policy measures in the last ten years. Its success is shown by the fact that in one year, with national coverage, 200,000 families  received support thanks to the program, and as a result, Hungary's population indicators also improved significantly. 90 % of Hungarians of childbearing age agree with all seven measures of the Action Plan, the most popular one is the expansion of nursery capacity - according to the latest representative survey conducted by the Maria Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). KINCS conducted a survey of the measures at the time of the introduction of the Family Protection Action Plan and this spring as well, and also monitored the number of applications day by day.

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Population info December 2019 – May 2020

Written on 30 June 2020.

Over the past six months, the desire to have children has increased by 6 percent.

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It is good to be a father in Hungary

Written on 20 June 2020.

The importance of the role of fathers has been confirmed by numerous researches and studies. We celebrate them on the third Sunday of June, on Father’s Day, when we celebrate fatherhood. On this occasion, referring to various research results, the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) concludes, that in Hungary the role of men is rather seen according to the traditional model, but the sharing of parental responsibilities is also more and more present in families. Fatherhood has positive effects on men’s quality of life, which is why it is gratifying that men’s desire to have children has increased.

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Value-creating education - from a parental and pedagogical perspective

Written on 15 June 2020.

In addition to parents, educators have the greatest role in raising children. This value-creating education requires both sides, as has been the case in recent months, when teachers and parents have been teaching children together in the digital education introduced because of the epidemic. A survey conducted by the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) back in January revealed that the most important thing for both educators and parents is to raise responsible adults. The main goal of the research is to find an answer to how educators and parents think about raising children. Parents of fourth-grade students and teachers of the same students participated in the surveys.

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A cooperation agreement was signed by the Mária Kopp Institute and the Professional Association of Hungarian Health Visitors

Written on 12 June 2020.

A cooperation agreement was signed by the Mária Kopp Institute and the Professional Association of Hungarian Health Visitors*

On the occasion of Health Visitors’ Day, the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) and the 105-year-old Professional Association of Hungarian Health Visitors signed a cooperation agreement.

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All Hungarian children are a TREASURE*, may they be born anywhere in the world

Written on 04 June 2020.

All Hungarian children are a TREASURE*, may they be born anywhere in the world

The Umbilical Cord Program is still popular among Hungarians across the border, thanks to which, since January 2018, maternity allowance and the life-start allowance for young people, the so called baby bond, to which Hungarian children born abroad are eligible in the same way as children born in Hungary. With the allowances, the Hungarian government recognizes also financially Hungarian families who have children anywhere in the world.

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