Commission Proposes 40 Measures to Support Parents and Reform Parental Policies

Recommendations include a 'parents in distress' hotline, expanded caregiver leave, and fostering a 'benevolent authority' approach.

The commission on parental support, created in late 2023, has presented a report to the French government with 40 proposals aimed at improving parental resources and support systems.
Key recommendations include the creation of a national 'parents in distress' hotline and expanding caregiver leave to address challenges such as school dropout cases.
The report emphasizes the need to restore 'benevolent authority' in parenting and suggests measures like four half-days off per year for employees to attend school-related meetings.
Additional proposals include increasing the availability of child-parent support centers and adapting housing policies to accommodate diverse family structures, such as single-parent or large families.
The commission, formed after the 2023 summer riots, seeks to balance parental responsibilities with systemic support, moving away from punitive approaches criticized in earlier government initiatives.