Not exact matches
A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The
effects of fathers on children can include later - life
educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on
early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and
earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in
early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35
Some studies of children who attended preschool 20 or more years ago find that
early childhood education programs also have lasting
effects on children's later life chances, improving
educational attainment and earnings and, in some cases, reducing criminal activity.
The specifics and mechanism remain unclear, but previous research has suggested that these
early maternal immune compounds may have «
educational effects» on the newborn's developing immune profile — that they may somehow be priming the system to be on the lookout for common local diseases or parasites.
Some studies have found the
effects of
early childhood programs on children's cognitive and
educational development fade out by the end of elementary school.
A broad range of
early educational interventions are found to produce meaningful, lasting
effects on cognitive, social, and schooling outcomes.
Not only can the provision of high - quality
early childhood education and care (ECEC) facilitate women's participation in the labor force, it can also have a positive
effect on their children's
educational performance.
Of course, we should work on expanding
educational and job opportunities at the same time to increase the motivation to avoid
early pregnancy, but I know of no other approach that could have as large an
effect on unwed childbearing as better birth control and at the same time save money for the government.
Most research on the impact of
early - childhood programs has focused on structural measures of quality, such as the teacher's
educational level or staff ratios, or on the
effects of classroom quality, broadly construed.
While improved curricular standards yielded benefits in employment and in course - taking, minimum - competency testing had relatively few of the desired
effects on
educational attainment and
early labor - market experiences.
Long - term
effects of an
early childhood intervention on
educational achievement and juvenile arrest: A 15 - year follow - up of low - income children in public schools.
Although research as
early as the 1970s has demonstrated the
effect of principals on student achievement, the improvement of procedures used to select principals have managed to largely evade the attention of
educational stakeholders, policy makers, and researchers.
A further unique feature of the research is that the origin of the economic returns can be empirically traced through a chain of
early educational advantages to cumulate in long - term
effects.
Advocates continue to emphasize that research shows that quality
early childhood programs can have significant
effects in terms of lower crime, improved
educational outcomes and other quality - of - life factors, for at least some period of time.
Due to
effects of multigenerational poverty, limited
educational and economic opportunities, high levels of drug use and trade, and pervasive community violence, urban youth in Baltimore and many US cities are at increased risk for exposure to a variety of stresses, including
early life stress, recurrent and chronic stress, and exposure to significant and / or recurrent traumas.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the
effects of a preventive
educational - behavioral intervention program, the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) program, initiated
early in the intensive care unit hospitalization on the mental health / psychosocial outcomes of critically ill young children and their mothers.
Adolescence is a critical period for the development of depression with prevalence rates rising sharply from childhood to
early adulthood.1 Many adult depressive disorders have their first onset in adolescence2 with longer episode duration being the strongest predictor of future problems.3 In addition to increasing the risk of later mental health problems, adolescent depression is associated with significant
educational and social impairment and is a major risk factor for suicide.1 Providing effective
early interventions to shorten the duration of episodes and potentially reduce the impact on later life is therefore important.3 This study explores this question and compares the
effects of...
Parenting skills and a variety of family risk factors are influenced by the
effects of disadvantage, meaning that Indigenous children are more likely to miss out on the crucial
early childhood development opportunities that are required for positive social,
educational, health and employment outcomes later in life.
The need for creative, new strategies to confront these morbidities in a more effective way is essential to improve the physical and mental health of children, as well as the social and economic well - being of the nation.6 Developmental, behavioral,
educational, and family problems in childhood can have both lifelong and intergenerational
effects.7 — 18 Identifying and addressing these concerns
early in life are essential for a healthier population and a more productive workforce.5, 6,19 — 21 Because the
early roots or distal precipitants of problems in both learning and health typically lie beyond the walls of the medical office or hospital setting, the boundaries of pediatric concern must move beyond the acute medical care of children and expand into the larger ecology of the community, state, and society.
Getting it right in the
early years can have a transformative
effect on the longer term outcomes for disabled children, and those with special
educational needs, and their families.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics The purpose of this study was to evaluate the
effects of a preventative
educational - behavioral intervention program, the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) program, initiated
early in the intensive care unit hospitalization on the mental health / psychosocial outcomes of critically ill young children and their mothers.
• to describe the lives of children in Ireland, in order to establish what is typical and normal as well as what is atypical and problematic; • to chart the development of children over time, in order to examine the progress and wellbeing of children at critical periods from birth to adulthood; • to identify the key factors that, independently of others, most help or hinder children's development; • to establish the
effects of
early childhood experiences on later life; • to map dimensions of variation in children's lives; • to identify the persistent adverse
effects that lead to social disadvantage and exclusion,
educational difficulties, ill health and deprivation; • to obtain children's views and opinions on their lives; • to provide a bank of data on the whole child; and to provide evidence for the creation of effective and responsive policies and services for children and families; • to provide evidence for the creation of effective and responsive policies and services for children and families.
Analyses of findings from an
earlier intensive child development program for low birth weight children and their parents (the Infant Health and Development Program) suggest that the cognitive
effects for the children were mediated through the
effects on parents, and the
effects on parents accounted for between 20 and 50 % of the child
effects.10 A recent analysis of the Chicago Child Parent Centers, an
early education program with a parent support component, examined the factors responsible for the program's significant long - term
effects on increasing rates of school completion and decreasing rates of juvenile arrest.11 The authors conducted analyses to test alternative hypotheses about the pathways from the short - term significant
effects on children's
educational achievement at the end of preschool to these long - term
effects, including (a) that the cognitive and language stimulation children experienced in the centres led to a sustained cognitive advantage that produced the long - term
effects on the students» behaviour; or (b) that the enhanced parenting practices, attitudes, expectations and involvement in children's education that occurred
early in the program led to sustained changes in the home environments that made them more supportive of school achievement and behavioural norms, which in turn produced the long - term
effects on the students» behaviour.
Mothers» employment during a child's
early years appears to have a modest adverse
effect on
educational attainment.»
Early child development and growth (prenatal to age 3)
Early child development can have significant
effects on physical and mental health in childhood and adulthood, growth, language development and later
educational attainment.
A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The
effects of fathers on children can include later - life
educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on
early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and
earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in
early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35
Early interventions to promote the health and well - being of children have been shown to help mitigate the negative consequences of child maltreatment and have long - term positive effects on the health of maltreated children.5 Services are required that provide support to families as soon as they need it, and provide early permanency decisions.6 Interventions that exhibit these characteristics are most likely to improve children's mental health and well - being and reduce health and societal costs over the long term through increased likelihood that children will have higher educational achievements, successful lives and be less likely to be dependent on the s
Early interventions to promote the health and well - being of children have been shown to help mitigate the negative consequences of child maltreatment and have long - term positive
effects on the health of maltreated children.5 Services are required that provide support to families as soon as they need it, and provide
early permanency decisions.6 Interventions that exhibit these characteristics are most likely to improve children's mental health and well - being and reduce health and societal costs over the long term through increased likelihood that children will have higher educational achievements, successful lives and be less likely to be dependent on the s
early permanency decisions.6 Interventions that exhibit these characteristics are most likely to improve children's mental health and well - being and reduce health and societal costs over the long term through increased likelihood that children will have higher
educational achievements, successful lives and be less likely to be dependent on the state.