14, are developing Girls Thinking Global, a network connecting organizations around the world that focus on the education, health, life - skills training, and civic
engagement of adolescent girls.
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
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
Guided by the integrative model
of parenting, the present study investigated the relationship between parental monitoring and racial / ethnic minority
adolescents» school
engagement and academic motivation as a function
of parental warmth, and explored whether these associations varied for boys and
girls.