Sentences with phrase «buffer children»

Unfortunately, this factor that could help buffer children living in adverse rearing environments has also been shown to be impaired in these children.

This care also helps buffer children from stressors and adverse childhood experiences.

By facilitating their involvement in parenting programs, these families will have the opportunity to change some of their parenting behaviours and beliefs, which may ultimately buffer children who are at risk of poor developmental outcomes because of genetic vulnerability, low birth weight, low socio - economic status, or cumulative environmental risks, among others.

According to Bartlett (1998), «There seems to be little doubt that factors in the home environment can buffer children from the effects of other stressors in their lives (or add to those stressors) over the early years, but there is no convincing body of evidence on the effect that housing may have over the longer term.»

Strengthening the protective factors — such as supportive family environments and social networks — that buffer children during times of stress is a complex undertaking.

Stability in their residence and school life helps buffer children from the trauma of their parent's divorce.

Not only do increased self - efficacy and improvement in depression potentially buffer children from developmental risk, but increased risk in the control group is consistent with other studies that demonstrate that participation in regular TANF programming may be associated with poorer child development outcomes (Heflin and Acevedo 2011).

These results provide evidence that interventions can simultaneously impact caregiver stress and buffer children from the negative impacts of caregiver stress on HPA axis regulation.

Responsive parenting has been shown to help buffer children who are at risk of poor developmental outcomes because of genetic vulnerability, 47 low birth weight, 48 low socio - economic status, or cumulative environmental risk.49 - 51

Further, corroboration was found for the premise that positive relationships buffer children from psychological and school maladjustment.

Nor do these men, when healthy, buffer their children from the deleterious effects of an unhealthy mother.»

Research does suggest that growing up in a single - parent home has a negative impact on children.49 — 51 Factors, such as parental education, family income, and neighborhood resources, may buffer children from the negative effects of single - parent families, 52,53 but often are not present in the economically distressed communities in which our participants grew up.

Child gender did not moderate the findings, but one dimension of positive parenting (i.e., parental warmth) served to buffer children from the detrimental influences of harsh physical discipline.

These social benefits may buffer children and families with low socioeconomic status from exposure to some of the physical hardships and psychosocial stressors associated with poverty.

Protective factors are research - based predictors of positive youth development and healthy behaviors that buffer children's exposure to risk factors.

«If a mom who was maltreated as a child can sustain some strong beliefs in her competency as a mom, then it may help break the cycle of abuse and buffer her children against that kind of experience she had.

By facilitating their involvement in parenting programs, these families will have the opportunity to change some of their parenting behaviours and beliefs, which may ultimately buffer children who are at risk of poor developmental outcomes because of genetic vulnerability, low birth weight, low socio - economic status, or cumulative environmental risks, among others.

Finally, evidence of the importance of fathers in buffering children from maternal depression is found from interviews with children:

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Toxic stress has to do with the extent to which adults in a child's life are buffering that child from the stressors around the family, and building the child's ability to cope and adapt, which is building resilience.

These adult capabilities are essential for buffering children from sources of toxic stress, as well as for scaffolding the development of their own coping skills, which promote early learning in the face of adversity.

Considering children's needs and scheduling less in their day is not the same as buffering children from all sources of stress and frustration.

What we do know is that a secure attachment with at least one caregiver seems to buffer a child from the poor development we might otherwise see following insecure attachment with others.

Maltreating insensitive parents do not regulate or buffer their child's experience of distress, but they also activate their child's fear and attachment systems at the same time.

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Conventional wisdom quantifies that buffer of time at roughly a generation, for the simple reason we often grow up to buy — or at least aspire to buy — those very same cars we lusted after as children.

This is especially true in marriages in which the spouses have used the children as a primary way of relating or as a means of avoiding intimacy (by always having the children between them as a buffer).

It's important that we establish practices in our families when our children are still young that buffer against these pressures and enable our children to flourish.

He continues to treat them like children wanting to maintain some parental control so they do not show him much respect and the boys now look to me as the parent and the buffer between them and their dad.

The younger a young father is at the time his baby is born, the less likely he is to remain in contact — and be available as a potential «buffer» for his child in times of stress.

However, evidence that overall fathers can (and often do) «buffer» their children against the worst effects of their mothers» depression is found from a study that measured what happened when the fathers didn't provide support:

The research suggests that clear communication about the expected division of child care, and adherence to this agreement, may buffer parents» relationships.

Colasante T, Zuffianò A, Malti T. Do moral emotions buffer the anger - aggression link in children and adolescents?

Again, blame it on the hormones, but the study suggests that breastfeeding may provide women with a buffer against the many stressors new moms face, while at the same time giving mothers an extra boost of courage if they need to defend themselves or their child.

It is imperative for you to know what your child is learning so you can be the buffer or the fill - in person for your teenager.

Even parents with high levels of anger can «encapsulate» their conflict, creating a protective buffer for the children by saving arguments or fights for a mediator's office — or a scheduled meeting at a coffee shop.

I like the way the lid provides a buffer if the child needs to separate himself from too much input and it provides a nice backdrop for checking his schedule as needed.

Maternal education acts as a protective buffer to improve resilient parenting for younger children (aged 3 - 5) while maternal health is protective for 5 year olds.

If an adult acts as a buffer, offering love, support and emotional investment, children are much less affected by the socio - economic conditions in which they live.

By providing nurturing, responsive care, and by buffering young children from excessive stress, parents and other caregivers support the neural pathways that contribute to children's growing ability to trust in others, manage strong emotions, communicate, and learn.

Other, more general facets of good parenting can also buffer against divorce - related difficulties in children.

I am talking about the busy daily schedule starting very early, with little buffer for unexpected things, with daycare, grand - parents or other family members looking after the child several hours per day.

You can also find door locks, jams, buffers, one way locks and child proof keyless locks to avoid all the other dangers and hazards that the doors in your home may lead your baby to!

Pet dogs provide valuable social support for kids when they're stressed, according to a study by researchers from the University of Florida, who were among the first to document stress - buffering effects of pets for children.

Although more research is needed to determine if access to a responsive and loving adult decreases the likelihood of adult depression among children exposed to parental addictions, we do know that these caring relationships promote healthy development and buffer stress.»

«These findings suggest family and community factors at play that help children in immigrant families buffer the effects of adverse childhood experiences, and that whatever these resiliency factors are, we should work towards protecting and extending them to subsequent nonimmigrant generations,» says

To earn an E (for Everyone) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, all of Spore's potentially sharp edges have been sanded down and buffered with child - safe fluff.

The 2007 lawsuit is still pending, although the EPA announced last month that it will require reductions in application rates and buffers to protect children and other bystanders.

«Mothers of teens with autism report higher levels of stress, but optimism can be a buffer: Research suggests a positive outlook can mitigate the psychological effects of parenting a child with autism.»

The more we learn about promoting healthy development, and buffering against the effects of adversity, the clearer it becomes that one of the best investments for young children is in the adults who care for them and shape the settings where they learn and grow.

According to the Center on the Developing Child, the presence of adequate adult support can help to buffer ongoing adversity.