There is another side of the coin that can sometimes go unnoticed. The specific care and support, not of those with extra needs, but of those with extra or particular gifts. And Emotional Intelligence can be the key! The family support too!

At Home Renaissance Foundation we have talked many times about the importance of home care. But we present a new perspective - that if in itself care is vital in the development of the person, then it is even more so with those facing difficulties.

This is a brief summary of each workshop. We are grateful to all participants for such strong and fascinating approaches to the question of the relationship between happy homes, happy society.

We launched the book in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University. The editors and some of the authors participated from different countries. Here are some of the main messages and videos.

We launched the book worldwide via Zoom on Thursday January 21 in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University. The editors and some of the authors participated from different countries.

We can be happy, despite everything we are experiencing. This is the first big conclusion we reached after two days talking about happiness in the home and how domestic life contributes to the happiness of society.

On November 12th and 13th, the international think tank Home Renaissance Foundation, supported by the Social Trends Institute, will hold its 5th Academic and Interdisciplinary Conference “Happy Homes, Happy Society? The contribution of domestic life in a time of social changes.”

A perspective from Poland. We are delighted that our report has now been translated into Polish, with the significant contributions of “voices” from Poland, including an introduction by Barbara Socha, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy.

2020 has seen HRF rising to the challenge of COVID19 and the implications for our lives and homes. Look here at our 2019 Directors' Report to find more details of our many other activities and events over the last 12 months. Our commitment to build a research-base on the study of the work of the home, to champion recognition of the value of this work and to support homemakers, has never been more vital nor more timely.

It would be hard to find a more important time for the publication of "People, Care and Work in the Home", our second book.