These included characteristics on multiple levels of the child's biopsychosocial context: (1) child factors: race / ethnicity (white, black, Hispanic, and Asian / Pacific Islander / Alaska Native), age, gender, 9 - month Bayley Mental and Motor scores, birth weight (normal, moderately low, or very low), parent - rated child health (fair / poor vs good / very good / excellent), and hours per week
in child care; (2) parent factors: maternal age, paternal age, SES (an ECLS - B — derived variable that includes maternal and paternal
education, employment status, and income), maternal marital status (married, never married, separated /
divorced / widowed), maternal
general health (fair / poor versus good / very good / excellent), maternal depression (assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale at 9 months and the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview at 2 years), prenatal use of tobacco and alcohol (any vs none), and violence against the mother; (3) household factors: single - parent household, number of siblings (0, 1, 2, or 3 +), language spoken at home (English vs non-English), neighborhood good for raising kids (excellent / very good, good, or fair / poor), household urbanicity (urban city, urban county, or rural), and modified Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment — Short Form (HOME - SF) score.
In 2003, Karen opened her own solo general legal practice, focusing on Family Law, including Collaborative Divorce and the Defense of Nurses and other Health Care Professionals before the New York State Education Dept. in licensing action
In 2003, Karen opened her own solo
general legal practice, focusing on Family Law, including Collaborative
Divorce and the Defense of Nurses and other Health Care Professionals before the New York State
Education Dept.
in licensing action
in licensing actions.