Influenza vaccine coverage overall is
low among young children and those in need of two doses in a given season are at particular risk, with less than half of those who receive the first dose returning to receive the second needed doses.
Not exact matches
Among fathers of
young adolescents, negative work - to - family spillover has been found to predict (
low) paternal knowledge of their
children's daily activities — indirectly, via father -
child acceptance and fathers» involvement in joint activities with them (Bumpus et al, 2006).
''... in a new Council on Contemporary Families briefing paper, the sociologists Margaret Usdansky and Rachel A. Gordon report that
among mothers of
young children, those who were not working and preferred not to have a job had a relatively
low risk of depression — about as
low as mothers who chose to work and were able to attain high - quality jobs.
Or at least try harder in
lowering the amount of fatalities and serious injuries
among young children?
Results published in the American Journal of Public Health were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program designed to improve
child outcomes by promoting positive parenting
among low - income mothers of infants and
young children.
It is an evidence - based program whose aim is to improve
child outcomes by promoting positive parenting
among low - income mothers of infants and
young children.
Legacy for
Children ™ (Legacy) is CDC's evidence - based public health approach to improve child outcomes by fostering positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young c
Children ™ (Legacy) is CDC's evidence - based public health approach to improve
child outcomes by fostering positive parenting
among low - income mothers of infants and
young childrenchildren.
Some dental malocclusions have been found more commonly
among pacifier users than nonusers, but the differences generally disappeared after pacifier cessation.284 In its policy statement on oral habits, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry states that nonnutritive sucking behaviors (ie, fingers or pacifiers) are considered normal for infants and
young children and that, in general, sucking habits in
children to the age of 3 years are unlikely to cause any long - term problems.285 There is an approximate 1.2 - to 2-fold increased risk of otitis media associated with pacifier use, particularly between 2 and 3 years of age.286, 287 The incidence of otitis media is generally
lower in the first year of life, especially the first 6 months, when the risk of SIDS is the highest.288, — , 293 However, pacifier use, once established, may persist beyond 6 months, thus increasing the risk of otitis media.
The mantra
among universal pre-K advocates is its supposed benefits to
young children, especially those coming from
low - income families.
The mantra
among universal pre-K advocates is its benefits to
young children, especially those coming from
low - income families.
«Majority of Americans say benefits of childhood vaccines outweigh risks: But parents of
young children are
among several groups that see higher risk and
lower benefits of the MMR vaccine.»
Physical activity
among children and teens is
lower than previously thought, and, in another surprise finding,
young adults after the age of 20 show the only increases in activity over the lifespan, suggests a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Children of color accounted for approximately 49 percent of all
young people in 2015, but were overrepresented
among those living in poor and
low - income families.
Overall, the
lowest proportion of
children (80 %) having at least one local adverse event was observed in the 10 µg group
among the
younger children aged 1 — 2 years.
The
low rate of suicide
among young children does not mean they are immune to experiencing profound distress or sadness.
But I believe a lot of the discussion about the value of
children in
low - income communities is based on small samples of highly disadvantaged individuals and should not be extrapolated to the half of all births that are now occurring outside of marriage
among the
youngest generation.
One likely explanation for the across - the - board increase in parents» investing in their
young children's learning is that parents today are just far more aware of the unique importance of the early childhood years in shaping their
children's development... It also may be that the increase in parent -
child interactions
among low - income families has been driven, in part, by the shift of
low - income
children out of preschool programs and into parental care during the economic recession.
But along with a similar initiative launched last year by the administration to expand educational opportunities for Native American kids (and slowly revamp the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education), the new effort does bring attention to the
low educational achievement
among young black
children — especially
young black men — and reinforces Obama's generally laudable record as School Reformer - in - Chief.
We know why men are reluctant to enter the teaching profession — with
low salary, status and the perception that teaching
young children is better suited to women being chief
among these reasons.
A lot of data was presented to the attendees about the
low numbers of ebook sales in
children's and
young adult literature, although there was information that the popularity
among digital editions for those readers is on the rise in the past year.
Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the second leading cause of death
among 15 — 19 - year - old women, 1 and babies born to adolescent mothers face greater health risks than those born to older women.2, 3 Moreover, adolescent childbearing is associated with
lower educational attainment, and it can perpetuate a cycle of poverty from one generation to the next.4, 5 Thus, helping
young women avoid unintended pregnancies can have far - reaching benefits for them, their
children and societies as a whole.
Illinois» Fathers for New Futures (FNF) hosts the Power of Fathers Symposium, a statewide collaborative of nonprofits that seeks to strengthen and support
low - income minority fathers in developing relationships with their
children, families, and communities.77
Among its programs, FNF provides job readiness training, parent education, case management,
child support information, and additional services to
young fathers and men trying to reconnect with their families.78 FNF also hosts a working group of practitioners, and research and policy experts that supports outcomes for
children of noncustodial, African - American fathers.79
Positive parenting practices (e.g., parental support, monitoring, avoiding harsh punishment) are associated with positive
child outcomes, such as better adjustment, higher self - esteem, higher grades, fewer behavior problems, and
lower reports of deviance
among school - age
children.6 Even if programs target parents of
young children, parents may be able to use the skills they develop for years into the future or to help parent older
children.
For instance, in their prospective study
among young adolescents, Garber and Flynn (Garber and Flynn, 2001) found that negative self - worth develops as an outcome of
low maternal acceptance, a maternal history of depression and exposure to negative interpersonal contexts, such as negative parenting practices, early history of
child maltreatment, negative feedback from significant others on one's competence, and family discord and disruption.
Aboriginal Australians experience multiple social and health disadvantages from the prenatal period onwards.1 Infant2 and child3 mortality rates are higher
among Aboriginal
children, as are well - established influences on poor health, cognitive and education outcomes, 4 — 6 including premature birth and
low birth weight, 7 — 9 being born to teenage mothers7 and socioeconomic disadvantage.1, 8 Addressing Aboriginal early life disadvantage is of particular importance because of the high birth rate
among Aboriginal people10 and subsequent
young age structure of the Aboriginal population.11 Recent population estimates suggest that
children under 10 years of age account for almost a quarter of the Aboriginal population compared with only 12 % of the non-Aboriginal population of Australia.11
Domestic violence
among the
low income couples who would be targeted for the healthy marriage initiative is very rare.In fact, only 2 percent experience domestic violence.Critics of the healthy marriage initiative often cite statistics showing that a high percent of middle - aged welfare mothers have suffered domestic violence at some point in the past.These figures are irrelevant for two reasons.First, the healthy marriage initiative will focus on
younger women around the time of a
child's birth, not older mothers with a long history of welfare dependence.The domestic violence rates are very different for these two groups.Second, the fact a woman has experienced domestic violence in the past does not mean she is experiencing violence in a current relationship, or that most prior relationships have involved violence.
Aboriginal health is clearly much
lower than it could be, but the problem is one of adult mortality, in addition to avoidable deaths
among young children.
Parenting is a proximal variable in the causal pathway to adverse outcomes in childhood and adolescence, of which material disadvantage and economic hardship are distal variables.32 Behavioural problems and temper tantrums
among young children have been shown to increase as a result of parenting changes associated with economic hardship.33 Economic deprivation has also been associated with decreased respect for the father and increased dependence on peer group for adolescent boys, and
lowered feelings of self adequacy and reduced goal aspirations for adolescent girls.15 Economic hardship appears to have direct and indirect effects on adolescent functioning.