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[12. 12. 2019] The AGF has published a discussion paper on "Digital Change". The paper reflects on the impact of digitalization for different areas of life from the point of view of families. It takes a lifecourse perspective to discuss the consequences of digitisation for children, adolescents, parents and the grandparent generation as well as the influence on their relationships. The focus will be on how to balance the responsibility for promoting participation but also for the protection of vulnerable family members between private and public actors as well as families and their individual members.

[12. 11. 2019] On 30 October 2019, the AGF symposium "Quality of all-day care for children of primary school age" took place in Berlin. More than 70 participants from science, practice and politics discussed quality aspects in regards to the planned expansion of all-day care for children of primary school age. Within the framework of the German Social Law (SGB VIII), the legal entitlement for all-day child care for children in primary school age is to be implemented as a joint task of the Federal Government, the Bundesländer and the municipalities by the year 2025. The symposium focused on the question on how quality of this offer should look like from the point of view of families.

[31. 7. 2019] Today the new issue of AGF EuropaNews was published. You will find the important news concerning family politics from July 2019 from the European level and from other European States. You will also find links to reports and studies as well as interesting upcoming events for the next few weeks.