she loves herhildren and her career. she says it is a shame that many families have such difficulties combining them, and she thinks the government should step in. >> people are always talking about aging population and a lack of workers in the future. if we are not producing future generations now, there will be no place for young people grow up. that is why the government has to do something, to ensure that more children are born here. >> their family is happy that the state is leading the way when it comes to state funded child care. they hope that families in other german states will some day enjoy the same benefits. >>> the situation is improving for child care, with 23% of children under three now and preschool, a 2.7% increase over 2009. some doubt whether widely available child care will increase the birth rate. research has shown birth rate depends more on the social environment than on financial incentives. in many parts of germany, a working mother is still seen as a bad mother, sacrificing her children for ca