Sentences with phrase «problems of adolescents»

[jounal] Conger, R. D / 1994 / Economic stress, coercive family process and developmental problems of adolescents / Child Development 65: 541 ~ 561

Results suggest a potential benefit of identifying youth risks prior to interventions, and targeting specific modifiable mediators that lead to reductions of internalizing problems of adolescents.

If emotional and behavioral problems of adolescents are left untreated, they may result in ongoing and lifelong psychological, social, and economic problems for the adolescent, families, and society [13].

«Economic - stress, coercive familes process and developmental problems of adolescents», Child Development 65 (2): 541 - 561.

Economic stress, coercive family process, and developmental problems of adolescents.

Congress identified the following purposes: the promotion of «self - discipline and other prudent approaches to the problem of adolescent premarital sexual relations,» the promotion of adoption as an alternative for adolescent parents, the development of new approaches to the delivery of care to pregnant teenage girls, and the support of research and demonstration projects «concerning the societal causes and consequences of adolescent premarital sexual relations, contraceptive use, pregnancy, and child rearing.»

Rather than adopting specific short - term approaches to problems of adolescent sexuality, Congress opted in this Act to authorize a series of grants for research and services directed to the discovery of fundamental causes and long - term remedial measures.

On Wednesday, April 9, the forum, Adolescent Literacy: Translating Research into Effective Policy and Practice, brought together Ardice Hartry, senior research associate for MPR Associates; Timothy Shanahan, director of the Center for Literacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and Professor Catherine Snow to discuss the problems of adolescent readers and what can be done to improve adolescent literacy skills.

One of her latest projects tackles the problem of adolescent literacy, not solely through dry survey data or statistical analyses, but also by studying middle school classrooms in the Boston Public Schools.

The reason I mention this is because lack of owner knowledge about the amount of work required to socialize, raise, and train a puppy, is one of the main factors contributing to a huge national problem: the problem of adolescent and young adult dogs being «given up» by owners within the first year or so of having acquired the animal.

These study findings will contribute to creating a executable and socially acceptable program that promotes good functions of smartphone and discourage negative ones, thus helping alleviate the smartphone addiction problem of adolescents.

Not exact matches

Increasing numbers of adolescents are becoming victims of this new form of violence... Like traditional forms of youth violence, electronic aggression is associated with emotional distress and conduct problems at school.»

It is also important to keep in perspective the very real problems that beset our society in other respects, including adolescent depression and the terrible cost it can extract on young lives, on families and on all of us.

In coming of age the adolescent recognizes that he must stand on his own feet, and not be looking to his parents to extricate him from the problems and difficulties into which his ineptness and weakness lead him.

Remember, couples either hang together or they will hang separately on the problems of providing loving limits for an adolescent.

But such loss may be hardest on children, Carroll said, with preteens exhibiting higher levels of depression and anxiety and adolescents being more likely to show attention problems and anger.

(9) Many of the problems of troubled children and adolescents, which bring families to therapy, stem from the unfulfilling, one - down position of their mothers and the emotionally distant, high - pressure life - styles of their success - driven fathers.

The problem with religion is the installation of a «God Based Reality» into a young child or adolescent mind which is not challenged over a significant period of time resulting in improbable, or nearly impossible rational judgment at later stages in life with respect to religious claims.

Obese children and adolescents have a greater risk of social and psychological problems, such as discrimination and poor self - esteem.

Founded in 1975, The Help Group is the largest, most innovative and comprehensive nonprofit of its kind in the United State serving children, adolescents and young adults with special needs related to autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, ADHD, developmental delays, abuse, and emotional problems.

An aspect of this problem is that adolescents are programmed to stay up later than adults.

«The first is autistic disorder,» explains Allison Kawa, child psychologist specializing in the evaluation of children and adolescents, «which is when the individual has problems with their communication, with their social skills, and behaviors that are repetitive or idiosyncratic or excessive.»

Involvement of the father or a father figure has a significantly protective role against psychological problems in adolescents in families where parents have separated.

«There's more emphasis now and there will be more emphasis because of the Affordable Care Act [on] offering mental health services in primary care settings,» suggests Curry, who is about to start a clinical trial looking at the effects of cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with depression and substance abuse problems.

The therapists at Concentric are experts in relationship problems, couples and marriage, child, adolescent and family issues, addictions and compulsive behaviors, substance abuse, life transitions and stress management, depression, anxiety, bipolar, varying degrees of trauma and unresolved family - of - origin issues.

None of the adolescents surveyed mentioned potential problems referable to the consumption of these beverages, and they did not distinguish use on the basis of the degree of athletic participation.»

Teen depression is a serious problem in America, with an estimated 20 % of adolescents suffering depression at some stage.

She has had a large clinical practice with an emphasis on child and adolescent problems and parenting issues, and has taught Child Development classes to graduate students at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.

With maturing adolescent psychology, your teen will get better at solving problems and start to appreciate the opinions of others.

Luthar found significant psychological problems at the high end of the income spectrum, and in fact in one study she found higher rates of depression and substance abuse in high - income adolescents than low - income adolescents.

Practising Play Therapist who works with Children, Adolescents and Special Needs and as a Counsellor / Psychotherapist for Adults.I have my own private practise and I have experience working with a wide range of learning difficulties, behaviour problems, developmental delays and emotional difficulties.

When children come from homes where there is abuse, domestic violence, an incarcerated parent, or a parent with drug or mental health problems, they don't get that kind of attention and suffer the consequences: higher risks of later - life depression, adolescent pregnancy, alcoholism, drug use, and poor academic performance.

So I would say the field has to approach the problem of untreated child and adolescent bipolar disorder with a fair bit of humility.

Bryl W, Matuszak K, Hoffmann K. Physical activity of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities - a public health problem.

An adolescent's biology bears some of the blame for this sleep problem.

We see more than 4,000 children a year, and our doctors and nurse practitioners continue to help set the standards of care for sleep problems in children of all ages, from newborns to adolescents.

While they specialize in treating the sleep problems of young children, they also address sleep difficulties arising in children of all ages, from infants to adolescents.

Based on a survey by the Office of National Statistics (UK) from 1999 [1], 5.3 % of all children and adolescents between the ages of 5 — 15 had clinically significant conduct problems, the commonest reason for referral for psychological and psychiatric treatment in childhood [2].

The psychosocial outcome receiving the most attention from researchers is problem behaviour, with most studies finding perceived negative reactivity in infancy to predict problem behaviour in childhood33, 34 and adolescent.35 Specifically, infants prone to high levels of fear, frustration, and sadness, as well as difficulty recovering from such distress, were found to be at increased risk for internalizing and externalizing problem behaviours according to parental and / or teacher report.

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

For instance, in one recent study, adolescents who had been coached by their mothers showed a pattern of decreasing behavior problems over time (Shortt et al 2010).

Obese children and adolescents have a greater risk of social and psychological problems, such as discrimination and poor self - esteem.

Given the relatively young ages of children at follow - up assessment, longer term evaluations of these cohorts will be important to see if these findings remain as children enter the more behaviourally challenging late middle childhood and adolescent years when emotional and behavioural problems often become more pronounced.

Parent training is known to be effective for children and adolescents with behavior problems, and is now demonstrated to be effective for children with ASD,» commented John Walkup, MD, a child psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Weill - Cornell Medical College and New York - Presbyterian Hospital.

The problem is that scientists have been studying the relative influence of parents and peers on children and adolescents for decades, and they don't agree with Sax's diagnosis.

«Adolescent sleep duration is associated with daytime mood: Promoting healthy sleep in adolescents could potentially prevent development of more serious mental health problems for some teens.»

In the light of these risk factors, the First Lady said that the problem of Anaemia in adolescent girls should be treated with urgency and the required investment in their nutrition made.

Launching the initiative at the Sunyani Jubilee Park today, the First Lady noted that «Anaemia is a serious public health problem that affects women, adolescent girls and children and current data indicates that over four in ten women have Anaemia in Ghana and about half of all adolescent girls and pregnant women in Ghana are also Anaemic.»

Clinical findings have repeatedly shown there is a distinct connection between maternal depression and an increased level of emotional and functional problems in infants, prepubescent, adolescent and adult children.

The mother of all parliaments has a problem: its adolescent offspring in Edinburgh is getting above itself.