Educated parents, healthy children

Parental education has an effect not only on children’s education, career choices, and income, but also on children’s physical health—even decades after they have left home. These findings are the result of a study based on “Living in Germany” that was conducted by a research team in Halle. As far as children’s mental health is concerned, parental education appears to be less decisive.

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg : Bildung der Eltern beeinflusst langfristig die Gesundheit ihrer Kinder

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