The statistical models in this report adjust for the level of the driver
of poor child outcomes before the event occurred when investigating whether the driver was exacerbated after the event.
Undoubtedly there is a complex interaction between parental separation and other factors that can help increase or decrease the risk
of poor child outcomes.
Garner provides the biological impacts of in utero and early childhood adversity and toxic stress, which we now understand to be the underpinnings
of poor child outcomes.
Not exact matches
These
outcomes include reducing the welfare caseload; employing former welfare recipients; increasing incomes for the
poor and near
poor; improving the cognitive, physical and social development
of children; reducing out -
of - wedlock births; improving health care for low - income residents; and bolstering job stability and advancement.
(vi) engage particularly with groups
of fathers who previously have been excluded from services and whose
children are at risk
of poor outcomes — including young fathers and black and minority ethnic fathers;
• Where mothers had been depressed AND the fathers had worked long hours (particularly at weekends) in the first two years
of their baby's life, this predicted
poor developmental
outcomes for their
child through to age 10, especially among boys (Letourneau et al, 2009).
The researchers also found that many
of the studies showed that
children who had restrictive parents were less likely to get involved in negative behaviors such as cyberbullying, drug use, vandalism, and theft, and were less likely to have
poor body image — factors the study authors called «negative consumer socialization
outcomes.»
Child maltreatment, the most extreme
outcome of poor parenting, seriously impairs the mental health and disrupts the development
of children.
Comparisons between the
outcomes of children of married and unmarried parents are then, at least to some extent, comparisons between the
outcomes of children from well - off families and
children from
poorer families.
The prognosis for
children with conduct problems is
poor, with
outcomes in adulthood including criminal behaviour, alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence,
child abuse and a range
of psychiatric disorders.
The prognosis for
children with conduct problems is
poor, with
outcomes in adulthood including criminal behaviour, alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence,
child abuse and a range
of psychiatric disorders [3 — 6].
By facilitating their involvement in parenting programs, these families will have the opportunity to change some
of their parenting behaviours and beliefs, which may ultimately buffer
children who are at risk
of poor developmental
outcomes because
of genetic vulnerability, low birth weight, low socio - economic status, or cumulative environmental risks, among others.
While father absence has been associated with a host
of negative
children's
outcomes, including increased risk
of dropping out
of school and lower educational attainment,
poorer physical and mental health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels
of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the negative effects
of father absence on
children's
outcomes.41, 42 Quality
of the parents» relationship before divorce, or
of the pre-divorce father /
child relationship, can also be an important factor:
children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were
poor, 43,44 suggesting
children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the
child or the mother was not good.
Some
of the potential causes
of poor breastfeeding
outcomes among black and Puerto Rican women include breastfeeding ambivalence (7), the availability
of free formula from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC)(8), a high level
of comfort with the idea
of formula feeding (9), limited availability and lower intensity
of WIC breastfeeding support for minority women (10, 11), and issues surrounding trust building and perceived mistreatment by providers (12).
Because wealthy white men and women who have
children with more than one partner are not the focus
of the research on multi-partner fertility, they are largely exempted from conclusions about its dire consequences, such as increased substance abuse,
poor educational
outcomes and behavioral issues.
This paper summarizes the harmful impacts
of poverty, food insecurity, and
poor nutrition on the health and well - being
of children; and summarizes research demonstrating the effective role
of the
Child Nutrition Programs in improving food and economic security, dietary intake, weight
outcomes, health, and learning.
If not, consider that many families who had a
poor outcome with a midwife have become bankrupt and have to rely on Medicaid and other forms
of assistance to care for their
child.
Poor nutrition during these critical growth and developmental periods places infants and
children at risk
of impaired emotional and cognitive development and adverse health
outcomes.
The scheme's critics argued that Specialist Schools encouraged segregation in education, insofar as the middle class parents who were long best placed to ensure favourable
outcomes from school admissions regimes
of grammar schools would continue to be able to get their
children into the better schools, at the expense
of those from
poorer and socially excluded backgrounds.
In a population - based Canadian study
of children with epilepsy, each
of whom had access to universal health care, those from
poor families had the same medical course and remission rate as their wealthier counterparts, but they had a less favorable social
outcome as adults.
They found a higher prevalence
of risk factors for
poor outcomes in black
children that include ventilator use, oxygen support, wound infections, transfusions and neonatal status.
In this cohort born after 2007, the number
of children with
poor outcome is lower at 34 per cent (11 per cent death and 23 per cent survived with disability).
They do shed light on the complexity
of the issue
of talking to
children about their weight in ways that don't lead to
poor health
outcomes in the long run.»
Poorer children have worse cognitive, social - behavioural and health
outcomes because they are
poor, and not just because poverty is correlated with other household and parental characteristics, according to a new report from the London School
of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The study, titled «The association
of fast food consumption with
poor dietary
outcomes and obesity among
children: is it the fast food or the remainder
of diet?
A study by Perth's Telethon Kids Institute has found
children with a parent who has gone to prison are significantly more likely to have
poor development
outcomes — yet many risk being overlooked because there is no standard system in place to Read more about «Invisible»
children of imprisoned parents at risk
of falling through the cracks - Scimex
Thus, although both groups may post lower rates
of school readiness, Hispanic
children from Spanish - speaking homes face the additional challenge
of learning the language
of the classroom, making them especially vulnerable to
poor academic
outcomes.
If the single - parent family structure adversely affects
children's educational
outcomes, then the difference in trends across income groups could possibly account for more
of the growing gap in educational attainment between rich and
poor children than income inequality itself.
The
outcome of this programme was published in a letter to Ian Comfort, chief executive officer
of AET, which warned that the
children from
poor backgrounds under achieve in the trust.
On average, these
children are less likely to make successful transitions to school and are at risk
of poorer long - term educational
outcomes.
The disproportionality literature consistently notes that
children's
outcomes are causally affected by out -
of - school factors such as
poor nutrition, stress, and exposure to environmental toxins, and that exposure to these influences unduly affects
poor children and
children of color.
A handful
of experimental studies have documented that early - education programs promote school achievement, especially for
children at risk for
poor school
outcomes.
The challenge before us is to understand why and how disadvantaged environments lead to impaired learning,
poor health, and maladaptive behavior, and to use that knowledge to increase the probability
of more positive
outcomes for all
children.
The proposed changes would lead to
poorer educational
outcomes and require thousands
of children (some as young as four) to travel long distances on inadequate road systems to school every day;
Dr David Armstrong, PwC partner and one
of the authors
of the independent report said the review provided evidence that the activities
of the Achieving Schools programme were effective: «If we focus on wider
outcomes, such as improving self - esteem and confidence, and interventions that seek to address
poor behaviour, these can contribute to achieving emotional intelligence in
children and young people.
Much
of the public conversation around school improvement focuses on early childhood and the elementary years, in an effort to prevent or lessen inequitable
outcomes for
poor children.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions
of children at risk
of poor educational, economic, social and health
outcomes.
When we apply these practices to large numbers
of poor children with predictably horrific
outcomes, it is a crime.
An analysis
of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS - K) revealed that
children who become overweight between kindergarten and 3rd grade have
poorer school
outcomes than those who did not become overweight during the early grades.
Parents are understandably wary about a new offer to their
children, free schools are struggling to make an impact in
poor - performing areas
of the country, and we are yet to see any discernible improvement in
outcomes.
Sir Michael Wilshaw, said: «One
of the greatest challenges this country faces is closing the unacceptable gap that remains between
poorer children and their better - off classmates when it comes to educational
outcomes.
Although there is evidence pointing to positive gains from both, and there are some indications that no - excuses charters might have an edge, the magnitude and duration
of each model's supposed advantages — especially for
poor children's employment, earnings, and general life
outcomes — remain to be seen.
Meanwhile, a new report from Stanford University's Center for Research
of Education
Outcomes (CREDO) found that online charters do a very
poor job
of educating
children.
Poverty in particular has been a persistent and overwhelming predictor
of poor outcomes on all measures
of child achievement and wellbeing across the United States, which several decades
of school reform have not been able to change.
As a condition
of basic funding, they demand concrete results, like standardized test scores, that are often irrelevant to important educational and life
outcomes; and that often force schools to deprive
poor children of the types
of learning that are most important in life.
Expand the Nurse - Family Partnership The Nurse - Family Partnership program helps improve the educational, economic and health
outcomes of poor children of first - time mothers through home visits and personal instruction.
Children's health and learning are affected when schools have
poor air quality, can not maintain a comfortable temperature, are excessively noisy, or are poorly lit.92 School infrastructure projects are a wise investment because well - maintained school buildings can last up to 50 years and facilitate achievement
of student
outcomes.
But by the end
of Key Stage 1 in 2017, the
outcomes for disadvantaged
children in the local authority were in the top 20 % nationally, with 67 %
of poorer children achieving the expected level.
In a statement, the organisation said it shared the «ambition and passion for social mobility», but warned that experts were «unanimous that an expansion
of grammar schools would lead to worse
outcomes for the majority
of children, especially the
poorest».
So the
outcome of No
Child Left Behind and Race to the Top has been more funding for schools that are doing well and more discipline and narrow test - preparation for the
poorest schools.