But rather than cut the grandparents off, the custodial or surviving parent should engage them in constructive dialogue so that grandparent contact will have the desired
effect of nurturing the child, rather than causing confusion and distress.
Not exact matches
Close,
nurturing relationships with parents or other caregivers, he writes, have been shown to engender resilience in
children that insulates them from many
of the worst
effects of a harsh early environment.
Margot Sunderland (2016) What Every Parent Needs to Know: The incredible
effects of love,
nurture and play on your
child's development
Great parents
nurture compassion about a
child's particular mental challenges and, in the moment, take into account the
effect of hormones, hunger, and temperament on behavior.
If you talk about the divorce and the feelings associated with it on semi-regular basis, it will help provide an environment that is
nurturing and emotionally supportive thus reducing the
effects of divorce on
child.
Research also suggests that having a positive and low - stress family relationships (sensitive,
nurturing & emotionally intelligent) offer a protective
effect for the mental health
of children that are biologically predisposed to schizophrenia (a fact that is almost impossible to identify beforehand, but is indicated when there is a family history
of brain disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, etc.).
When we
nurture and cultivate a
child's natural brilliance and curiosity, there are positive ripple
effects throughout every area
of life — both for
children and their families.
Let there be no question, then: educators, parents, and other adults are desperately needed to offer guidance, to act as models (we hope), to pose challenges that promote moral growth, and to help
children understand the
effects of their actions on other people, thereby tapping and
nurturing a concern for others that is present in
children from a very young age.
Children who have been abused or neglected need safe and
nurturing relationships that address the
effects of child maltreatment.
If a
child benefits from highly loving,
nurturing, positive relationships from other relatives, he may not feel the
effects of a mother figure's absence so greatly.
Additionally,
EFFECT aims to increase protective factors — family functioning and resilience, social support, knowledge
of parenting and
child development, concrete support, and
nurturing and attachment — to reduce the risk
of child maltreatment and to promote positive family wellbeing.
EFFECT aims to improve
children's wellbeing by helping fathers become more involved, responsible, and committed to their
children through parent education skills, guidance, and support systems.17 Additionally,
EFFECT aims to increase protective factors — family functioning and resilience, social support, knowledge
of parenting and
child development, concrete support, and
nurturing and attachment — to reduce the risk
of child maltreatment and to promote positive family wellbeing.18 In addition to investing in fatherhood programs through
EFFECT, Texas is committed to considering a broader system
of supports for fathers.
In an early impact study on the effectiveness
of «skills - based relationship education programs designed to help low - income married couples strengthen their relationships and, in turn, to support more stable and more
nurturing home environments and more positive outcomes for parents and their
children,» MDRC reported [20] «Overall, the program has shown some small positive
effects, without clear indications (yet no clear negative proof) for improving the odds to stay together after 12 months.»
However, as with other
children at environmental risk, a stable,
nurturing family environment can protect foster
children against the negative
effects of these experiences.
We anticipated the sustained
effects regarding favorable parenting practices because
of the fidelity to the intervention that was demonstrated across the study sites22 and the theoretical underpinnings
of the intervention, which intended to improve
child outcomes by focusing on parent behaviors that support and
nurture child development.3
Additionally, some studies with institutionalized
children experiencing neglect and transitioning into
nurturing homes through adoption show an initial normalization
of diurnal cortisol slopes, 10 but other studies show that years later dysregulated cortisol patterns are present again when compared with nonadopted
children.33 This raises the possibility that early adversity may have programming
effects on the HPA axis that become apparent with time and development, similar to what has been observed in experimental studies in primates and rodents.34 The follow - up assessment in the present study is ideally suited for testing the possibility
of long - lasting reversals in HPA functioning.
The current study tested a moderated mediational model to investigate the respective
effects of peer victimization and
nurturing parenting on the relation between fearful temperament and
child anxiety.
Parents in our program are working to provide safe, healthy and
nurturing environments for their
children, while also receiving support with mental illness, homelessness, and / or the
effects of abuse, neglect, or other traumatic experiences, As most are also making the transition from adolescence to young adulthood, The Mothers Project focuses on the acquisition
of independent living skills, in addition to providing education and support to develop healthy parenting skills.