Sentences with phrase «affecting poor children»

My life has largely centered on racial justice and issues affecting poor children and their families.

The disproportionality literature consistently notes that children's outcomes are causally affected by out - of - school factors such as poor nutrition, stress, and exposure to environmental toxins, and that exposure to these influences unduly affects poor children and children of color.

Several factors affect poor children's academic performances, and more money doesn't always close the gap between their test scores and the scores of their white, middle class counterparts, Neill told Education World.

Not exact matches

I think that this could be true for other parents of post-institutionalized children, ones where their infancies of poor nutrition, neglect and possibly abuse all combine to affect how their brains are actually formed.

Mental health doesn't sound that important, compared with the physical safety of mother and child, but when you consider the affects of post natal depression, psychosis and PTSD, as well as bonding issues, you start to see that the effects of poor psychological / mental health support in traditional maternal hospitals is a major factor pushing women towards less safe birthing options.

In poorer districts, the high concentration of children living in poverty means students come to school with added baggage - hunger, housing instability, exposure to crime and violence - that can affect how well they do in the classroom.

Second, poor family functioning could affect both parents» and children's sleep.

Short sleep and poor sleep quality can affect mental health, learning, memory, and school achievement in children.

«We also know that it disproportionally affects poor and minority children, and children in immigrant families.»

«There is increasing and compelling evidence that points to associations between Pittsburgh's poor air quality and health problems, especially those affecting our children and including issues such as autism spectrum disorder and asthma,» said Grant Oliphant, president of The Heinz Endowments.

In the coming weeks, hundreds of new leaders will take the helm at agencies responsible for implementing policies that touch the lives of poor children and affect their odds of success in life.

A Source: Eggs, milk, liver, fish, spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes Effects of deficiency: Weakened immune system, night blindness; hinders embryological development Who's at risk: Alcoholics, infants in poor countries with foods low in beta - carotene; people in Africa and Southeast Asia, where polished rice, which lacks the vitamin, is a staple Fortification options: Milk, oil, margarine Estimated millions of children affected: 140

«Children and adolescents who don't get enough sleep are at increased risk for obesity, diabetes, injuries, poor mental health, and attention and behavior problems, which can affect them academically,» said report author Anne Wheaton, a CDC epidemiologist.

A lack of focus on the marginalized has left the poorest five times less likely to complete a full cycle of primary education than the richest and over a third of out of school children living in conflict affected zones.

If the single - parent family structure adversely affects children's educational outcomes, then the difference in trends across income groups could possibly account for more of the growing gap in educational attainment between rich and poor children than income inequality itself.

Using the Income Deprivation Affecting Children index, the Sutton Trusts» researchers also found that, in selective areas, 34 per cent of pupils in grammars are from the richest fifth of neighbourhoods, compared with four per cent from the poorest fifth and 11 per cent from the second poorest fifth of neighbourhoods.

• 1 in 20 children in the UK are affected by ADHD and behavioural or learning disorders often linked to poor dietary choices

A majority of parents and school officials believe that children who are troubled, whatever the cause, not only demonstrate poor academic performance and inappropriate behavior in school, but also adversely affect the learning opportunities for other children in the classroom.

In addition to this, government stats show that boys and poor children are the worst affected and boys are almost twice as likely than girls to fall behind in a language.

The Forum declared that Education for All must take account of the needs of the poor and the disadvantaged, including working children, remote rural dwellers and nomads, ethnic and linguistic minorities, children, young people and adults affected by HIV and AIDS, hunger and poor health, and those with disabilities or special needs.

Now on the 50th Anniversary of «The Negro Family: The Case for National Action,» and in new research for Education Next, Harvard sociologist William Julius Wilson with Harvard colleagues James Quane and Jackelyn Hwang, find poor black children today are increasingly likely to grow up in family units in the inner city whose dire circumstances affect every aspect of their lives.

There are so many education implications in this New York Times story about child safety agencies discriminating against poor minority parents: How are children's academics affected by being removed from their parents» homes and sent to foster care?

Variation in school attributes, proximity, and fees across neighborhoods is used to identify factors which affect whether poor households send their children to government school, private school, or

Saying how younger children perform worse than their older peers in the same year group, Hamond added that «it is noticeable also that Sutton Trust research shows that this issue affects not only the poorest areas in our society but some of the richest».

Many in the room will use those words to justify further privatizing a system that is already under attack, and again it will be our poor children and children of color who will be affected.

Children's health and learning are affected when schools have poor air quality, can not maintain a comfortable temperature, are excessively noisy, or are poorly lit.92 School infrastructure projects are a wise investment because well - maintained school buildings can last up to 50 years and facilitate achievement of student outcomes.

He said he would not stop talking about the need for better medical and mental health care for poor children because it affects their ability to learn, and that the idea of charter schools must live in a room big enough to accommodate Black Lives Matter warriors, personal responsibility stalwarts, social justice advocates and free market champions.

If you have poor credit, your child (or future child) could even be affected too.

While most of the world's hungry are adults, millions of children are affected by poor nutrition.

He made his points after joining a panel organized by Unicef to explore the need for any new international climate agreement to consider how decisions on flows of greenhouse gases or money affect people, particularly the poorest communities and least enabled sectors of society (women and children).

What have you seen or heard about on how climate change is affecting people you are concerned about — your grandchildren, your children, poor people, in your state, or around the world?

Thus, most assessments indicate that poor and disenfranchised groups will bear the most risk and, globally, the greatest burden will fall on poor countries, particularly on poor children, who are most affected today by such climate - related diseases as malaria, undernutrition, and diarrhea.

By the time adequate sources were to be developed and perfected untold damage would occur in the poorer countries affecting the lives of billions of people, mostly children.

ICPH studies the impact of poverty on family and child well - being and generates research that will enhance public policies and programs affecting poor or homeless children and their families.

About Blog The Global Partnership for Education supports 65 developing countries to ensure that every child receives a quality basic education, prioritizing the poorest, the most vulnerable and those living in fragile and conflict - affected countries.

Life and family events premigration and postmigration have been found to have a profound effect on the health and well - being of immigrant children.1, 2 Risk factors include trauma, separation from parents, nonvoluntary migration, obstacles in the acculturation process, 3 and children who immigrate in their mid - or late teens.1, 4 Research also shows that parents who have experienced or witnessed violence have poorer mental health, 2,5 which is likely to affect parent — child attachment and negatively impact child development and mental health.5 Transitioning to a new country may be beneficial for both parents and children, but it may render new and unexpected constraints in the parent — child relationship (eg, children tend to acculturate to the new country faster than their parents), cause disharmony and power conflicts, 6 — 8 and, subsequently, affect the child's mental health.9

Furthermore, low income is strongly associated with poor parental mental and physical health.40, 42 Parental irritability and depressive symptoms have been associated with fewer interactions and more conflictual interactions with older children, leading to less satisfactory emotional, social, and cognitive development.43 Specifically, the parents» emotional state and parenting has been shown to greatly affect their children's social adjustment, self - esteem, social competence, and externalizing as well as internalizing behaviors.10, 13 As noted by the Institute of Medicine, there is an intergenerational transmission of depressive symptoms.17 Whether this relationship is due to poverty, home environment, family structure, family resources, social support, or other factors warrants further research.

If the study populations are skewed to children exhibiting ADHD symptomatology as a result of adverse early life experiences, a not unreasonable supposition since these studies have tended to lump ADHD and CD together, what is being measured are interventions to improve the parenting capacity of parents whose parenting abilities are so poor that their children have been adversely affected.

These groups will overlap, with epigenetic phenomena and other environmental factors, for example, preterm birth, poor intrauterine growth, foetal exposure to teratogens, playing an important role for all affected children in determining the severity of their functional difficulties.

As noted, single parents, on average, have fewer resources, are in poorer mental health, and have more problematic relationships with their partners — any of which might in turn affect the quality of parenting that single mothers provide for their children.

- The results of a recent study suggest that poor treatment of children can affect the way their gene's are activated.

The existence of mental health problems is also an added risk factor for developing mental health complications and poor fetal outcomes during a subsequent pregnancy, and can negatively affect the attachment to this child.

Insecure attachments are significantly linked to poor styles of parenting that affect the quality of the child's attachment, such as disturbed family interactions, parental rejection, inattentive or disorganized parenting, neglect, and abuse.

ECD programmes can take many forms, including promotion of good health and nutrition, support for safe and stimulating environments, protection from risks such as violence or abandonment, parenting support and early learning experiences, media, preschools and community groups.4 Poverty is the key underlying cause of poor child development; children living in poverty are exposed to many negative influences, including poor physical environments, inadequate nutrition, parental stress and insufficient cognitive stimulation.5 Undernutrition can influence brain development directly by affecting brain structure and function, or indirectly via poor physical or motor development, in addition to other pathways.6 — 8 Exposure to multiple co-occurring risks most likely contributes to greater disparities in developmental trajectories among children with differential exposure.9 — 12 This paper focuses on associations between specific aspects of children's physical environments — access to improved water and sanitation (W&S)-- and childhood development as measured by performance on a test of receptive language.

Children of depressed mother are more likely to 1) express negative affect, 2) have difficulty controlling their anger, 3) have an insecure attachment, 4) have poorer interpersonal skills, and 5) experience an elevated stress level.

Literacy affect's not only a child's schooling, but also their adult life which may result in poor adult outcomes.

Not only do parents of children with executive functioning - related mental disorders display poorer executive function and mindful awareness themselves, there are also indications that attention and impulsivity problems in parents negatively affect the effects of parent training.

Given the ever - increasing and alarming rates of autism, trauma, poor parental attachment, and emotional and affect dysregulation in children, Theraplay is needed now more than ever.

[jounal] Jenkins, J. M. / 1991 / Marital disharmony and children's behavior problems: Aspects of a poor marriage that affect children adversely / Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 32 (5): 793 ~ 810

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