Craig has also played an important role in assisting large client groups with
child outcome research initiatives.
Not exact matches
She noted that there is strong
research that indicates that the extra income the tax credit gives to low - income families has significant long - term benefits for the
children, improving their educational, health, and career
outcomes, on top of helping to mitigate immediate hardship.
On the contrary, the scientific
research that has directly compared
outcomes for
children with gay and lesbian parents with
outcomes for
children with heterose xual parents has consistently shown that the former are as fit and capable as the latter and that their
children are as psychologically healthy and well adjusted as
children reared by heterose xual parents... mama k
The groundbreaking work that Daniel Patrick Moynihan did in 1965, on the black family, is an example — along with the critical
research of psychologist Judith Wallerstein over several decades on the impact of divorce on
children; Barbara Dafoe Whitehead's well - known work on the
outcomes of single parenthood for
children; Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur's seminal book, Growing Up with a Single Parent; and David Blankenhorn's Fatherless America, another lengthy summarization of the bad empirical news about family breakup.
On the contrary, the scientific
research that has directly compared
outcomes for
children with gay and lesbian parents with
outcomes for
children with heterosexual parents has consistently shown that the former are as fit and capable as the latter and that their
children are as psychologically healthy and well adjusted as
children reared by heterosexual parents.
On the contrary, the scientific
research that has directly compared
outcomes for
children with gay and lesbian parents with
outcomes for
children with heterose xual parents has consistently shown that the former are as fit and capable as the latter and that their
children are as psychologically healthy and well adjusted as
children reared by heterose xual parents.
The specific focus of the postdoctoral
research training program is to educate the next generation of researchers on rehabilitation strategies for
children with MS. Fellows who complete the training will be uniquely equipped to conduct rehabilitation - oriented
research focusing on improving quality of life and
outcomes for
children who have MS.
Through education, support, advocacy and
research, API's principal goal is to heighten global awareness of the profound significance of secure attachment — not only to invest in our
children's bright futures, but to reduce and ultimately prevent emotional and physical mistreatment of
children, addiction, crime, behavioral disorders, mental illness and other
outcomes of early unhealthy attachment.
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Research tells us that involving dads in scans and building on that contact to support their hands - on involvement through pregnancy, birth and beyond, we can improve
outcomes for
children and make families stronger.
In recent years there has been considerable
research from the US on positive
outcomes for
children whose fathers become «involved» in their care.
Available for download here is a presentation by Liz Trinder, Senior Lecturer and Director of
Research Programmes, UEA, called «Messages from research about children's needs, outcomes and interventions in separated families
Research Programmes, UEA, called «Messages from
research about children's needs, outcomes and interventions in separated families
research about
children's needs,
outcomes and interventions in separated families».
Other Resources: Tax Resources for Families Childhood Adversity Narratives (CAN): Opportunities to Change the
Outcomes of Traumatized
Children Services for Families of Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Trauma: A
Research - to - Practice Brief Promising Evidence that Early Head Start Can Prevent
Child Maltreatment: A
Research - to - Practice Brief
The
research provides some of the most conclusive evidence to date of fathers» importance to
children's
outcomes and reinforces the idea that early childhood programs such as Head Start should focus on the whole family, including mother and father alike.
Your
child has up to a 1.7 % chance of having this
outcome, and that's partially based on whether you have good nutrition, have high levels of vitamin k, have a c - section, take antibiotics during your labor... Do your
research, ladies, instead of listening to this doctor call people who raise their kids without medicine «crazy».
It's not exactly clear what's behind the trend of more parents moving away from corporal punishment — it could be a result of doctors and other
child health and welfare experts spreading the word about extensive and well -
researched evidence showing a clear link between corporal punishment and negative
outcomes for kids, or it could be that this form of punishing kids is less socially acceptable than it used to be, or a combination of both factors.
Previous
research had also linked poor sleep in
children to negative
outcomes in mother's mental health.
Through education, support, advocacy and
research, API's principal goal is to heighten global awareness of the profound significance of secure attachment - not only to reduce and ultimately prevent emotional and physical mistreatment of
children, addiction, crime, behavioral disorders, mental illness, and other
outcomes of early unhealthy attachment, but to invest in our
children's bright futures.
Help Further
Research on Adult Attachment Adult attachment has been found to be strongly associated with
child psychological, socio - emotional, and behavioral
outcomes.
Helping adolescent males to delay fatherhood may also be important from a
child health perspective:
research that controlled for maternal age and other key factors found teenage fatherhood associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy
outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal death (Chen et al, 2007).
A substantial body of
research now indicates that high levels of involvement by fathers in two parent families are associated with a range of desirable
outcomes in
children and young people, including: better peer relationships; fewer behaviour problems; lower criminality and substance abuse; higher educational / occupational mobility, relative to that of parents; capacity for empathy; non-traditional attitudes to earning and childcare; more satisfying adult sexual partnerships; and higher self - esteem and life - satisfaction (for reviews see Flouri 2005; Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004).
Specifically, for fathers, higher expectations about their
children's educational level, and greater level / frequency of interest and direct involvement in
children's learning, education and schools, are associated strongly with better educational
outcomes for their
children, including: • better exam / test / class results • higher level of educational qualification • greater progress at school • better attitudes towards school (e.g. enjoyment) • higher educational expectations • better behaviour at school (e.g. reduced risk of suspension or expulsion)(for discussion / review of all this
research, see Goldman, 2005).
But
research shows that parenting that is problematic without reaching the level of maltreatment can also lead to seriously negative educational and mental health
outcomes for
children.
Three decades of
research has shown that parent training can improve developmental
outcomes for
children.
17) Measured
outcomes /
Research evaluation (fathers,
children, other participants, home - school links)
For
research shows that fathers who are involved with their
children in the early weeks are more likely to stay involved with positive
outcomes for
children.»
His
Child Development paper, «Family Members as Third Parties in Dyadic Family Conflict: Strategies, Alliances, and
Outcomes» (with Samuel Vuchinich and Jude Cassidy), won the 1989 «Outstanding
Research Publication Award» from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
The
research that supports the Principles has been shown to promote healthy parent -
child relationships and positive
child outcomes.
Outcomes for the
research include attachment and long - term parental and
child physiological and psychological health.
The long - term goal of Dr. Aleeca Bell's
research program is to promote optimal birth & exemplary birth care by understanding the biological underpinnings linking the birth experience with maternal -
child outcomes, such as postpartum mood and mother - infant interaction.
These results contradicts
research in the United States that links permissive parenting with inferior
child outcomes.
Pediatric Therapy Network (PTN) was founded in 1996 by a handful of therapists, parents and volunteers who envisioned an organization that would provide the community with high quality therapy,
research and education as it relates to fostering the best possible
outcomes for
children with special needs.
For example,
research is needed to determine the thresholds of dosage and duration of services necessary to positively affect family and
child outcomes.
More
research is needed to understand how participation in home visiting programs in the early years of life serves to encourage high - risk parents to take advantage of early education programs available to them that can further support
children's school readiness
outcomes.
Most notable, perhaps, is that the assumed link between parent behaviour change and improved
outcomes for
children has not received general support in
research conducted to date.
Identifying core components of interventions found to be effective and understanding what it takes to implement those components with fidelity to the program model is critical to successful replication and scale - up of effective programs and practices in different community contexts and populations.7 There is growing recognition in the early childhood field of the importance of effective implementation and the need for implementation
research that can guide adoption, initial implementation, and ongoing improvement of early childhood interventions.8, 9,10 The promise of implementation
research and using data to drive program management is compelling because it offers a potential solution to the problem of persistent gaps in
outcomes between at - risk
children and their more well - off peers.
«We have come a long way in improving
outcomes for babies born early, but more
research is needed to understand long term developmental
outcomes,» says senior author Julie Lumeng, M.D., a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at C.S. Mott
Children's Hospital.
Is grounded in
research about the professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to promote positive
child outcomes;
As we learn more about the mechanisms for these impacts, both direct and indirect,
research will demonstrate the most effective approach to link home visiting services and early childhood education and
child care programs to more fully realize positive
outcomes.
Research has demonstrated that a large proportion of mothers served in home visiting suffer from mental health problems, with up to 50 percent experiencing clinically elevated levels of depression during the critical first years of their
child's development.5 There is evidence that many depressed mothers fail to fully benefit from home visiting.6 Identifying depressed mothers or those at risk for depression who are participating in home visiting, and treating or preventing the condition and its deleterious consequences, can improve program
outcomes and foster healthy
child development.
The
research confirms that a father's emotional engagement — not the amount of time fathers spend with
children, rather how they interact with them — leads to multiple positive
outcomes, and serves as a significant protective factor against high risk behaviors in both girls and boys.
Mothers reported more symptoms of psychological distress24, 25 and low self - efficacy.26, 27 And, although mothers report more depressive symptoms at the time their infants are experiencing colic, 28,29
research on maternal depression 3 months after the remittance of infant colic is mixed.30, 31 The distress mothers of colic infants report may arise out of their difficulties in soothing their infants as well as within their everyday dyadic interactions.32 The few studies to date that have examined the long - term consequences of having a colicky
child, however, indicate that there are no negative
outcomes for parent behaviour and, importantly, for the parent -
child relationship.
A well - established body of
research confirms that a father's active participation and emotional engagement with his
children leads to improved social, emotional, academic and behavioral
outcomes.
But
research has shown significant positive
outcomes for vulnerable families enrolled in home visiting, including improved maternal, newborn, and infant health, better educational attainment for moms, improved school readiness, and reduced
child abuse.
Continued
research is needed to evaluate
child and parenting
outcomes in a broader variety of cultural and socioeconomic groups.
However, his
research shows that higher engagement from fathers is crucial to better
outcomes for
children.
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
He is also the Principal Investigator for the project
research on the specific importance of good fathering for positive
outcomes in
children's lives.
With the goal of improved health
outcomes for
children through increased emotional engagement of fathers, our
research is anticipated to lead to new evidence - based standards for intervention.
His
research interests include examination of racial disparities in birth
outcomes and
child health; the adequacy and content of pre-conception, prenatal and inter-conception care;
child health services; home visiting,
child nutrition; fatherhood; and health data policy.
A number of
research reviews and syntheses have been published that examined the relationship between family - centered helpgiving practices and parent, family, and
child outcomes.26, 22,27,5,28,29,30,31 The studies in these reviews and syntheses used different measures of family - centered capacity - building helpgiving, many of which assessed either or both relational and participatory helpgiving practices.