«Of course there are
other contributing factors outside of school to consider when it comes to addressing the gender gap, but giving our children the best possible environment in which to learn — and the encouragement, support and motivation they need — gives them a solid foundation and the confidence to aim high.»
For children living in poverty, although parenting has been shown to be a consistent predictor of later child functioning,
other factors in the child's social environment have been found to
contribute independent variance to children's adjustment, effects that are not accounted for by parenting.15 Such
factors include parental age, well - being, history of antisocial behaviour, social support within and
outside the family, and beginning around age three to four in Canada's most impoverished communities, neighbourhood quality.16