Sentences with phrase «healthy child development absence»

Healthy child development Absence of abuse and neglect School readiness Parental economic self - sufficiency Strengthened family function

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In fact, a growing body of evidence suggests that one of the most serious threats to a child's healthy development is neglect — the mere absence of responsiveness from a parent or caregiver.

The family unit is the primary context for providing the nurturance, resources, and opportunities essential for healthy development.7 Key parenting skills associated with positive child outcomes in early and middle childhood include warm, affectionate interactions that are responsive to children's needs («warmth»), firm discipline in terms of the setting of developmentally appropriate limits and expectations for children's behavior («control»), and an absence of irritable, angry affect («irritability»).7, 8 These behavioral dimensions can be combined to classify a number of «styles» of parenting.

The widespread absence of attention to the mother - child relationship in the treatment of depression in women with young children is another striking example of the gap between science and practice that could be reduced by targeted pediatric advocacy.97 Extensive research has demonstrated the extent to which maternal depression compromises the contingent reciprocity between a mother and her young child that is essential for healthy cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional development.98 Despite that well - documented observation, the treatment of depression in women with young children is typically viewed as an adult mental health service and rarely includes an explicit focus on the mother - child relationship.