6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1683+ words) Nine in 10 respondents to an Iran International Instagram poll said they did not want to marry or have children under Iran’s economic, social and political conditions, according to results gathered from about 100,000 participants. More than 12,000 people also commented on the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1633+ words) Rising daycare fees and mounting economic pressure are prompting more Iranian families to forgo kindergarten enrollment and rely on grandparents for childcare, raising concerns among sociologists about the long-term impact on children's social development. The Hamshahri newspaper reported on Thursday…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1668+ words) Nearly one-third of registered adoptions in Iran over the past decade were illegal, according to state welfare data, exposing a hidden child-transfer market that advocates say can leave babies vulnerable to sale, abandonment, domestic servitude and other forms of abuse....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1725+ words) Journalist and Iran analyst A young Iranian woman’s account of temporarily caring for an infant under a state welfare program sparked debate across Persian-language social media this week over child privacy, foster care and the use of vulnerable children in…...