How to make America a better place to raise kids

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  This is in conversation from Apple News.

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  I'm Julia Carpenter, filling in for Shimita Basu.

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  Today, a parenting expert on how to make the US A better place to raise kids.

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  The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world,

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  but when it comes to support for parents and families, we lag behind many of our peers.

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  We're one of the only countries without a national paid parental leave policy.

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  We have one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates among peer nations,

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  and we spend far less on early childhood care than other wealthy countries.

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  Unsurprisingly, parents in the US really feel this lack of support.

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  Where is my village?

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  Is a question that comes up a lot.

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  I was told there was a village.

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  Where is it?

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  That's Emily Oster.

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  She's an economist, parenting expert, bestselling author,

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  and the CEO of Parent Data, a data driven guide through pregnancy, Parenthood and beyond.

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  She also hosts the podcast Parent Data with Emily Oster.

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  Now, if you're a parent or preparing to become one,

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  chances are you're already familiar with Emily's work.

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  She has become so many people's go to source for parenting guidance that is.

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