A longitudinal study of children in North Carolina found that better parental supervision of children in early adolescence was associated with higher household income of the child at age 35. Children of parents who did not engage in adequate supervision earned approximately $14,000 less per year compared to those who did. The study was published in PLOS One. ...

Hank’s razor:

Teenagers from families wealthy enough to supervise early adolescents more come from families wealthy enough to get them through higher education.

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