At 1 - year follow - up, initial treatment
effects on child behaviour problems were maintained, while parenting continued to improve.
The meta - analyses showed the most pronounced effect sizes for parent — child interaction and maternal sensitivity, whereas
the effects on child behaviour and cognitive development were either small or not significant; however, small effect sizes can have meaningful impact on population - level outcomes.60 The non-significant outcomes for internalising and externalising behaviours were also small, but may be clinically relevant for large, at - risk populations.
The meta - analysis of parent - reported child behaviour shown in figure 2 included eight studies.36 45 48 52 55 58 59 The analysis showed a small but significant
effect on child behaviour (d = 0.14; 95 % CI 0.03 to 0.26) favouring the intervention group.
Not exact matches
They will study the
effects the chemicals have
on children's health,
behaviour and brain function.
The Committee recommends that the Minister for Health and Ageing commission research into the
effect of the advertising of food products with limited nutritional value
on the eating
behaviour of
children and other vulnerable groups.
Father involvement moderates the
effect of maternal depression during a
child's infancy
on child behaviour problems in kindergarten.
• Where new mothers are depressed, fathers» positive parenting (self - reported) plus substantial time spent in caring for his infant, was found to moderate the long - term negative
effects of the mothers» depression
on the
child's depressed / anxious mood — but not
on their aggression and other «externalising»
behaviours (Mezulis et al, 2004).
Conflict with fathers, fathers» negativity and fathers» harsh or neglectful parenting are strongly associated with
children's externalising
behaviour, and fathers» harsh parenting has a stronger
effect than mothers»
on children's aggression.
• However, in this same study, the parents» functioning with each other (e.g. their hostility, overt conflict etc.) also had a direct
effect on their young
children, predicting «externalizing» difficulties (e.g. aggression, «bad
behaviour» etc.)(Cowan et al, 1994).
The fathers are shown that in fact they can exercise a lot of control — over their own
behaviour and their reactions to others and this can help them change their situation; it is empowering for them to act positively and to see the
effect this has
on their
child and their relationship.
Holding men who use violence fully responsible for their
behaviour and its
effect on their
children will provide better outcomes for the whole family.
Fact: Many
children may give the impression that they don't need much sleep; however, all young
children and babies need a minimum amount of sleep and if they don't get this, you will soon start to notice the
effects on their
behaviour.
Research
on home visitation programs has not been able to show that these programs have a strong and consistent
effect on participating
children and families, but modest
effects have been repeatedly reported for
children's early development and
behaviour and parenting
behaviours and discipline practices.
Studies of the Nurse Family Partnership model followed
children to 6 years and found significant program
effects on language and cognitive functioning as well as fewer
behaviour problems in a randomized controlled trial study.24 In addition, more recent evaluations of Healthy Families America have shown small, but favourable
effects on young
children's development.25, 26
Six models showed favourable
effects on primary outcome measures (e.g., standardized measures of
child development outcomes and reduction in
behaviour problems).13 Only studies with outcomes using direct observation, direct assessment, or administrative records were included.
Breastfeeding has been shown to have a positive
effect on the physical health of
children, as well as their early
behaviour and relationship with parents.
Finally, a Finnish trial of universal home visiting by nurses35 and two U.S. programs implemented by master's degree - level mental health or developmental clinicians have found significant
effects on a number of important
child behavioural problems.36, 37 Additionally, a paraprofessional home visitation program found
effects on externalizing and internalizing
behaviours at
child age 2; however due to the large number of
effects measured in this study, replication of the findings is warranted.38
Evidence dating back to at least the 1930s linking troubled marriages and
child behaviour problems led to the hypothesis that while some of the association between marital processes and
child functioning is direct and unmediated via parenting, 31 some of it derives from the
effect of marriage
on parenting.6, 32,33,34
Two reviews do not report summary measures of effectiveness but suggest that parent training has a positive
effect on children's
behaviour problems, parental well - being and social outcomes [15] and a positive
effect for young
children with conduct disorder [16].
In two studies, mothers reported more negative emotional
behaviour in their preschool - aged
children who formerly had colic, although there were no differences in all other reported
behaviour problems when compared to infants who did not have colic.20, 21 Finally, several studies have also examined mental development in infants with colic and likewise have demonstrated no
effect of colic.15, 16,20,22 In one study, although differences
on the Bayley MDI were revealed at six months, both groups were within the normal range, and no differences were found at 12 months of age.23
The interactive
effect of infant temperament and parent
behaviour on child development has been explained by the «differential susceptibility model, «39,40 which proposes that highly reactive infants are more sensitive than their peers to both negative and positive environmental influences.
Parent support programs can have important positive
effects on both parenting
behaviours and the social and emotional development of young
children.
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 develo
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 develo
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 develo
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 develo
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 develo
children's cognitive development.35
Meta - analyses of studies evaluating these programs show positive
effects on the competence, efficacy and psychological health of the parents, as well as
on the
behaviour of the
children.49, 50 A recent implementation study of a strategy for parenting and family support showed that families in the treatment group had far fewer cases of substantiated
child maltreatment, abuse injuries and out - of - home placements.51
A small number of secondary prevention programs for fathers of young
children have been conducted and evaluated.18 For example, Parent —
Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a short - term, evidence - based, training intervention for parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the interven
Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a short - term, evidence - based, training intervention for parents dealing with preschool
children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large
effect on fathers» reports of
child behaviour problems at the completion of the interven
child behaviour problems at the completion of the intervention.
Much of the evidence for the negative
effects of screen use in
children and teenagers is not based on robust enough science says the British Psychological Society (BPS) in its new briefing paper «Changing behaviour: Children, adolescents and screen use
children and teenagers is not based
on robust enough science says the British Psychological Society (BPS) in its new briefing paper «Changing
behaviour:
Children, adolescents and screen use
Children, adolescents and screen use».
Frans Folkvord tested the
effects of such hidden online food advertisements
on the eating
behaviour of more than 1000
children.
The study uses data from the Norwegian Mother and
Child Cohort Study to investigate the
effect of paracetamol during pregnancy
on psychomotor development,
behaviour and temperament at 3 years of age.
A study
on the role of Teaching Assistants (TAs) in primary schools has suggested that TAs perceive themselves to have a positive
effect on children displaying challenging
behaviour and believe that without their support many of these
children would be excluded from mainstream school.
Building
on existing research (Kirschner and Tomasello in 20102) which found that making music significantly improves pro-social
behaviour in young
children) the current study investigated not only the potential
effects of music making (singing or playing an instrument)
on pro-sociability but also its
effects on problem - solving and whether there was a difference between boys and girls.
The research shows that the modelling
effect is stronger in older
children than in younger
children, which also suggests that relying
on external rather than internal cues for how much to eat is a learnt
behaviour.
In this second study, the researchers tested
children who were in the bottom quarter of ability in reading, and found that fish oil supplements did not have any or very little
effect on the
children's reading ability or working memory and
behaviours.
The core difficulties in social communication, which can mean
children not even being able to communicate verbally, and the rigid and repetitive
behaviours usually have a profound
effect on development into adulthood and result in estimated # 1 - 1.5 million lifetime societal costs per
child.
Dr Bateman published a controlled trial in 2004 showing the adverse
effect of artificial food colouring and benzoate preservatives
on the
behaviour of 3 year old
children.
Not only does it boast to improve a
child's fitness in just four weeks, but it also is proven to boost confidence and have a positive
effect on pupils»
behaviour, mood and concentration.
Just under half believe good eyesight is needed for sporting and physical ability and alittle over two fifths of parents thought it had an
effect on a
child's
behaviour.
RV: And I want to talk a little more about labels because the report notes that labels can have a powerful
effect on the
behaviour and socialisation of
children.
And so teachers have a very big socialising
effect, particularly in the classroom, from that research that was done and it's been shown that even if their views of
children are not accurate at all, that in fact the
children, depending
on what the
behaviour is, but it could be in a relatively short amount of time, actually come to fit when they didn't initially.
There are many occasions where music has had a transformational
effect on children and helped turn their lives around and research by the QCA in 2002 — «Investigation Arts - Rich Schools» has shown that success in the arts, including music, changed pupils»
behaviour, increasing concentration levels, developing team work and creating respect for the school environment.
While we know from other research that teacher - student relationships are important for younger
children in relation to learning and student development, much less was known about the specific
effects on behaviours and even more specifically in adolescence.
I think the other interesting finding is that the
children's reports were a stronger predictor of these
effects and a stronger predictor of longer - term
effects, which is perhaps not surprising because it the
child who is perceiving the relationship and then how they are seeing the relationship is impacting
on their
behaviours.
The
effects of social norms
on parents» reading
behaviour at home with their
child.
The program's aim is to teach awareness of the skills needed to form respectful relationships and more specifically to challenge gender stereotypes that can lead to gender - based violence and disrespectful attitudes to women.The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) states that, «Early interventions with
children and young people can have a lasting
effect on their relationships in the future... On the basis of current evidence, violence prevention and respectful relationships initiatives among young people can make a real difference, producing lasting change in attitudes and behaviours.&raqu
on their relationships in the future...
On the basis of current evidence, violence prevention and respectful relationships initiatives among young people can make a real difference, producing lasting change in attitudes and behaviours.&raqu
On the basis of current evidence, violence prevention and respectful relationships initiatives among young people can make a real difference, producing lasting change in attitudes and
behaviours.»
There were a range of social
effects as well:
children were seen to be negotiating items with other
children, which is quite a higher order thinking skill; they were modelling
behaviour on others, so they could actually see how
children were playing with some of the equipment and then being able to join in (so it was a lot more inclusive, they were able to see how some of the
children used some of the equipment); and they were really working together, using teamwork skills and creating these different objects and structures and stations to play around in the school playground.
Including physical activity into a
child's day has a positive
effect on their
behaviour and their ability to focus.
This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance);
behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive
effect on classroom
behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity
on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as
on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).
Incorporating physical activity into a
child's day has a positive
effect on their
behaviour and their ability to focus for longer periods of time.
Parental engagement with
children's learning — when understood this way — can have positive
effects on behaviour, attendance, engagement with learning and ultimately with
children's academic outcomes.
Unless further appealed, these cases are of precedent - setting
effect — namely, that neither
children accused of bullying nor their parents can rely
on standard homeowners» insurance coverage for any damages or costs resulting from such
behaviour.
The
effects of emotional abuse
on a
child are shown through the
child's
behaviour, emotional state or development.