Sentences with phrase «characteristics of children and families»

Time invariant characteristics of children and their families are represented by Xis.

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The interview format used by the Oliner team had over 450 items and consisted of six main parts: a) characteristics of the family household in which respondents lived in their early years, including relationships among family members; b) parental education, occupation, politics, and religiosity, as well as parental values, attitudes, and disciplinary approaches; c) respondent's childhood and adolescent years - education, religiosity, and friendship patterns, as well as self - described personality characteristics; d) the five - year period just prior to the war — marital status, occupation, work colleagues, politics, religiosity, sense of community, and psychological closeness to various groups of people; if married, similar questions were asked about the spouse; e) the immediate prewar and war years, including employment, attitudes toward Nazis, whether Jews lived in the neighborhood, and awareness of Nazi intentions toward Jews; all were asked to describe their wartime lives and activities, whom they helped, and organizations they belonged to; f) the years after the war, including the present — relations with children and personal and community — helping activities in the last year; this section included forty - two personality items comprising four psychological scales.

As far as possible within HUD policy, there is now at the time of application a more careful scrutiny of the family - child relationship, bill - paying habits, and housekeeping characteristics of prospective tenants.

The study was characterized by a complex and detailed study design which took into account many variables, including characteristics of the child care and the family environment.

Journal of Economic Psychology, 25, p.1 - 14 Flouri, E. (2004) «Correlates of parents» involvement with their adolescent children in restructured and biological two - parent families: The role of child characteristics.»

If the benefits of marriage for children can be explained by other observable characteristics of the family, and especially money or parenting behavior, then policy may be more successful if focused on those pathways.

Children's life chances will be influenced by a complicated, shifting mesh of family characteristics (and many other factors outside the family).

A study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the US looked at the influence of both child care and the home environment on over 1,000 typically - developing children They found that parent and family characteristics were more strongly linked to child development than were child care features.&rChild Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the US looked at the influence of both child care and the home environment on over 1,000 typically - developing children They found that parent and family characteristics were more strongly linked to child development than were child care features.&rchild care and the home environment on over 1,000 typically - developing children They found that parent and family characteristics were more strongly linked to child development than were child care features.&rchild development than were child care features.&rchild care features.»

There are a large group of families who are more comfortable with having a child above the age of 3 or 4 years old as they feel they can more adequately «identify» physical, cognitive and personality traits and characteristics.

Describes the characteristics and benefits of parent - child interaction therapy (PCIT), a family - centered treatment approach proven effective for abused and at - risk children ages 2 to 8 and their caregivers — birth parents, adoptive parents, or foster or kin caregivers.

The primary goal of parent support programs is to provide support and information in ways that help parents become more capable and competent.2, 3 Research now indicates that to reach this goal, it is necessary that staff use practices that are family - centered as opposed to professionally - centered, and capacity - building as opposed to dependency forming.4, 5,6,7 The key characteristics of family - centered practices include: treating families with dignity and respect; providing individual, flexible and responsive support; sharing information so families can make informed decisions; ensuring family choice regarding intervention options; and providing the necessary resources and supports for parents to care for their children in ways that produce optimal parent and child outcomes.8, 9,10,11

Some of the many benefits a Postpartum Doula provides for you and your baby include: Better infant care skills Positive newborn characteristics Breastfeeding skills improve A healthy set of coping skills and strategies Relief from postpartum depression More restful sleep duration and quality Education and support services for a smooth transition home A more content baby Improved infant growth translates into increased confidence A content baby with an easier temperament Education for you to gain greater self - confidence Referrals to competent, appropriate professionals and support groups when necessary The benefits of skin to skin contact Breastfeeding success Lessen the severity and duration of postpartum depression Improved birth outcomes Decrease risk of abuse Families with disabilities can also benefit greatly by learning special skills specific to their situation Families experiencing loss often find relief through our Doula services Improved bonding between parent and child.

Identifying children who may have characteristics of ADHD early on and getting parents and preschool teachers the education, skills, and support they need to help these little ones can really have a positive impact on these kids and their families.

Funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, researchers are following 200 infants with congenital Zika syndrome and their families to understand the ongoing health impact, why some babies affected by the virus develop more normally than others, and if more positive prognoses are linked with family or environmental characteristics.

«Child - parent dietary resemblance in the U.S. is relatively weak, and varies by nutrients and food groups and by the types of parent - child dyads and social demographic characteristics such as age, gender and family income,» said Youfa Wang, MD, PhD, senior author of the study and associate professor with the Bloomberg School's Center for Human NutriChild - parent dietary resemblance in the U.S. is relatively weak, and varies by nutrients and food groups and by the types of parent - child dyads and social demographic characteristics such as age, gender and family income,» said Youfa Wang, MD, PhD, senior author of the study and associate professor with the Bloomberg School's Center for Human Nutrichild dyads and social demographic characteristics such as age, gender and family income,» said Youfa Wang, MD, PhD, senior author of the study and associate professor with the Bloomberg School's Center for Human Nutrition.

Throughout our analyses, we adjust for three other family characteristics that may separately influence a child's educational attainment: mother's age at the child's birth, level of schooling the mother had completed when the child was 14 years old, and number of siblings born to the child's mother.

The NEA marks National Autism Awareness Month by publicizing its ASD resources for teachers and families, including The Puzzle of Autism, a guide to assist educators, inform parents, offer ways to help identify the typical characteristics of ASDs, and provide ideas for ways to work successfully with children who have the disability.

There is nothing now available to parents called childcare or daycare that is even grossly similar to Abecedarian in the program that is delivered, the characteristics and social circumstances of the children and families that are served, the teachers and staff who are employed, the age at which children are initially enrolled (6 weeks), the continuity of enrollment from infancy to 5 years, the delivery of on - site primary health care, program leadership and management, or costs.

The Committee on the Science of Research on Families will review relevant research studies that illustrate family characteristics — such as family structure, processes, relationships, and experiences — that affect children's health and development.

A child who is five at that point and is not enrolled in kindergarten is statistically unusual as well as likely to have characteristics or to be in circumstances that are different from those of the mass of children whose families participate in the market for center - based programs.

Annual value to family provides either a statutory amount of federal benefit (in the case of tax expenditures) or the average expenditure per child (for programs in which total expenditure and number of participants are known but benefits vary with characteristics of individual recipients).

Important characteristics of school culture include a caring atmosphere, significant family volunteering, and a supportive environment for teachers «work.158 Widespread trust among participants promotes collaboration within schools and communities.159 Parental involvement benefits students, particularly; it also seems to benefit families, enhancing their attitudes about themselves, their children «s schools, and school staff members.160

RESEARCH FINDINGS Parental engagement with children has been linked to a number of adaptive characteristics in preschool children, and relationships between families and professionals are an

Strategies that include birth - to - three, preschool, and kindergarten programs can ensure that children enter first grade with good language development, cognitive skills, and self - concepts regardless of their family background or personal characteristics.

Project Appleseed believes whether parents live in a school district that offers school choice, are changing residences, or have a child entering kindergarten, choosing a school is a complex decision that includes the characteristics of the child, family, and schools.

The findings highlight schools that enroll a higher or lower proportion of in - boundary students compared to schools in neighborhoods with similar characteristics, and identifies neighborhood characteristics of areas where families are most likely to send their children to public charter schools.

The relation of kindergarten classroom environment to teacher, family, and school characteristics and child outcomes

In addition to obtaining basic information about the characteristics of highly gifted children, parents often ask questions about assessment, school placement, and sibling and family development.

The most distinctive characteristic of the Indian Residential Schools system was that it tore indigenous children from their families and left them in the care of complete and often hostile strangers — the schools» religious instructors.

Parental perceptions of characteristics of nonparental child care: Belief dimensions, family and child correlates

It is helpful to conceptualize needs of gifted children in terms of those that arise because of the interaction with the environmental setting (e.g., family, school, or cultural milieu) and those that arise internally because of the very characteristics of the gifted child.

Teachers College, Columbia University; New York, NY $ 656,000 over two years on behalf of the National Center for Children and Families for a comprehensive analysis of variation by NYC UPK program setting, governance, and community district in teacher characteristics, professional development, instructional approach, and program structure.

Children from black families in white suburbs are also set up for further success because they learn cultural characteristics of the white upper and middle classes, which are typically favored in American society.

For example, Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers are often acquired because they are known for being easily trained, enjoying an active life, and loving children, but a poorly - bred dog of either breed may be hyperactive, bull - headed, and snappish, or have other inherited behavior or health characteristics that make it a poor choice for a family.

Many types of dogs can work well with children and there are some characteristics you can look for in a family dog to help ensure a good experience.

The childcare obligations that are contemplated under family status should be those that have immutable or constructively immutable characteristics, such as those that form an integral component of the legal relationship between a parent and a child.

A wide range of information is collected in the interviews, including establishment of the placement, caregiver and household characteristics, child well - being and development, school and child care experiences, children's relationships with the caregiving family, services and support, birth family contact and neighbourhood.

National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well - Being U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Examines child and family well - being outcomes in detail and seeks to relate those outcomes to their experience with the child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other facChild and Adolescent Well - Being U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Examines child and family well - being outcomes in detail and seeks to relate those outcomes to their experience with the child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other facchild and family well - being outcomes in detail and seeks to relate those outcomes to their experience with the child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other facchild welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other factors.

The characteristic of flight rather than deal with the issues was dominant in the mother's attitude towards EVERYTHING in our divorce, which now manifested in the complete Alienation of my child from me, her friends AND family.

In family systems therapy, the child draws power from the cross-generational coalition with one parent, and this power acquired from parental support elevates the child in the family hierarchy to a position above the targeted parent, leading to a very characteristic symptom of a cross-generational coalition called an «inverted family hierarchy.»

Family Structure and Children's Health: United States, 1988, p. 20, Table 6, Number of Children 17 Years of Age and Under and Percent Who Had a Stammer or Other Speech Defect in the Past 12 Months, by Family Type and Selected Demographic And Social Characteristics: United States, 19and Children's Health: United States, 1988, p. 20, Table 6, Number of Children 17 Years of Age and Under and Percent Who Had a Stammer or Other Speech Defect in the Past 12 Months, by Family Type and Selected Demographic And Social Characteristics: United States, 19and Under and Percent Who Had a Stammer or Other Speech Defect in the Past 12 Months, by Family Type and Selected Demographic And Social Characteristics: United States, 19and Percent Who Had a Stammer or Other Speech Defect in the Past 12 Months, by Family Type and Selected Demographic And Social Characteristics: United States, 19and Selected Demographic And Social Characteristics: United States, 19And Social Characteristics: United States, 1988.

This then established the relationship between neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) and a number of children's health and developmental outcomes.9 Longitudinal research suggested structural characteristics such as poverty and demography were mediated through community - level social processes that influenced the functioning of families and children.10, 11 Today, however, there is still limited understanding of the modifiable community - level factors likely to benefit outcomes for young children despite socioecological frameworks suggesting there are multiple levels of influence (individual, family, community) on early child development (ECD).12, 13 Investigating these influences is thought best undertaken through a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods that can test these multiple influences on ECD.14, 15

It was important to bear in mind that over-involvement should not be confined to families in which these two characteristics are combined with over-protectiveness and excessive warmth (for example, certain families of «school phobic» children in which parents and child appear cocooned in a blanket of mutual solicitousness and over-protectiveness).

Subgroup comparisons presented within the individual studies included examining whether the effects were different in families of different incomes or in children with different characteristics (eg, low birthweight infants vs normal birthweight infants, see tables 3 and 4).

Child Physical Abuse Fact Sheet (PDF - 542 KB) National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2009) Describes physical abuse and its signs, characteristics of children who are physically abused, and consequences for families.

Cultural Competence Continuum Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition New York Defines the terminology and helps child welfare agencies assess their levels of competency by discussing the characteristics of five key points along the continuum.

As part of the national evaluation of family support programs mandated by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families contracted with Abt Associates Inc. to conduct a meta - analysis of existing research about the effectiveness of different types of programs and the impact of services on families with a variety of needs and characteFamilies contracted with Abt Associates Inc. to conduct a meta - analysis of existing research about the effectiveness of different types of programs and the impact of services on families with a variety of needs and charactefamilies with a variety of needs and characteristics.

The study used data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to describe patterns of co-parenting over six years following the end of a nonmarital relationship, to identify individual and interpersonal characteristics associated with better co-parenting, and to examine whether co-parenting is associated with lower behavioral problems among children aged three through nine.

Although paraprofessionals can have a range of formal preparation for their roles, we chose to examine paraprofessional visitors who share many of the social characteristics of the families they serve, as many believe that shared social characteristics increase visitors» ability to empathize with their clients who, in turn, are more likely to trust those who are similar to them.20, 21 This segment of the paraprofessional population is important to test as the use of community health workers with limited educational backgrounds is a common service delivery strategy in many home visiting programs, 22,23 and it is estimated that 60 % of home visiting programs for children do not require visitors to have bachelors» degrees.24

A similar relationship was noted in the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey where an independent association between the number of dietary indicators met and a child's odds of experiencing emotional or behavioural problems was demonstrated.5 Other research with Australian adolescents has also demonstrated an association between dietary quality and mental health, even after controlling for socioeconomic status and a range of individual and family - level characteristics.41, 42 It appears that a more detailed exploration of the link between diet and mental health among Aboriginal children is warraChild Health Survey where an independent association between the number of dietary indicators met and a child's odds of experiencing emotional or behavioural problems was demonstrated.5 Other research with Australian adolescents has also demonstrated an association between dietary quality and mental health, even after controlling for socioeconomic status and a range of individual and family - level characteristics.41, 42 It appears that a more detailed exploration of the link between diet and mental health among Aboriginal children is warrachild's odds of experiencing emotional or behavioural problems was demonstrated.5 Other research with Australian adolescents has also demonstrated an association between dietary quality and mental health, even after controlling for socioeconomic status and a range of individual and family - level characteristics.41, 42 It appears that a more detailed exploration of the link between diet and mental health among Aboriginal children is warranted.