Sentences with phrase «quality parenting associated»

Children with the 7 - repeat allele were influenced by parenting quality, with lower quality parenting associated with higher levels of sensation seeking; children without the 7 - repeat allele were uninfluenced by parenting quality.

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Variables associated with not being re-incarcerated were number of close relationships within their family network, the quality of the parent - child relationship, being employed, and having stable housing.

Good parenting by fathers is associated with better mental health in children, higher quality of later relationships, less criminality, better school attendance and behaviour, and better examination results.»

Bullying is common among children with food allergies, and is associated with lower quality of life and distress in children and their parents.

Meta - analyses of this expanded research base confirm the model's impacts on a range of risk and protective factors associated with child maltreatment.7, 8,9 In addition, all of the major home visitation models in the U.S. are currently engaged in a variety of research activities, many of which are resulting in better defined models and more rigorous attention to the key issue of participant enrolment and retention, staff training and quality assurance standards.10 For example, recent findings emerging from the initial two - year follow - up of the Early Head Start National Demonstration Project confirm the efficacy of home visitation programs with new parents.

Individual differences in effortful control, although partly due to heredity, are also associated with the quality of parent - child interactions.

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.

Good quality, evidence based information on the risks and benefits associated with infant feeding methods should inform government policy and enable parents to make an informed choice.

After surveying parents about their kids» technology and sleep habits, researchers found that using technology before bed was associated with less sleep, poorer sleep quality, more fatigue in the morning and — in the children that watched TV or used their cell phones before bed — higher body mass indexes (BMI).

Parents» ratings of neighborhood quality were not associated with externalizing behaviors among children six - years - old and younger.

If yours is truly an organization that cares about the quality of life and education for ALL Connecticut students, I would think you'd want to see a balance in funding so no matter what district or school a child is in, they get the benefit of being able to succeed, not just the kids of the parents associated with your organization.

Second, it would facilitate the formation of communities of practice capable of developing coherent courses of study in settings where parents, students, and teachers share a common understanding of the enterprise — all qualities associated with teacher satisfaction, parent approval, and high student achievement.

Excluded were single - parent families and those with irregular employment history, out - of - wedlock births, criminal records, narcotics addiction, or mental illness — in other words, any family with the qualities we now associate with public housing.

To support attendance, schools must first establish a positive and engaging school climate.87 To reduce chronic absenteeism, however, schools may need to implement more rigorous interventions.88 For example, schools can increase parent engagement to educate guardians on the risks associated with accumulated absences, which they often underestimate.89 Schools may also need to address systemic barriers to attendance by providing safe transportation or high - quality afterschool programs.90

Although parents weren't charged a fee, they didn't like the word «free,» associating it with a possible lack of quality.

Supportive parenting has been shown to be associated with improved diabetes management and quality of life among adolescents with T1D.

Although not previously linked to health inequalities, sleep problems are associated with poorer health - related quality of life, psychosocial and behavioural problems, and risk for obesity.41 Physical health indicators were based on parent report and dichotomised according to recommended cut - points (table 1).

And because other studies have linked parenting quality with child maltreatment, improved parenting skills would likely be associated with improved child well - being and corresponding decreases in maltreatment, even if these effects remain difficult to document.

Clearly, the adjustments and conflict associated with divorce or separation would be a source of stress, which might in turn impair parental mental health or detract from parenting quality.

These findings demonstrating enhanced child and parent benefits associated with collaborative care extend those reported in quality improvement interventions for child behavior problems, 13,14 ADHD, 6 — 8 adolescent depression, 10,11 and other problems.5 In the follow - up period, EUC showed significantly greater remission since posttreatment in behavior problems than DOCC, which may reflect DOCC patients having achieved greater remission by the end of treatment.

In addition, programs that alter parenting behaviors such as responsivity, sensitivity, and harshness, as well as those that improve the quality of the home environment and maternal mental health, will likely also be associated with positive effects on children's well - being.

The «selection» perspective Explanations that focus on economic hardship, the quality of parenting, and exposure to stress all assume that the circumstances associated with living in a single - parent household negatively affect children's well - being.

However, for both child abuse and parent stress, the average effect sizes were not different from zero, suggesting a lack of evidence for effects in these areas.108 Earlier meta - analytic reviews have also noted the lack of sizable effects in preventing child maltreatment — again citing the different intensity of surveillance of families in the treatment versus control groups as an explanation (though the authors did report that home visiting was associated with an approximately 25 percent reduction in the rate of childhood injuries).109 Another review focusing on the quality of the home environment also found evidence for a significant overall effect of home - visiting programs.110 More recently, Harriet MacMillan and colleagues published a review of interventions to prevent child maltreatment, and identified the Nurse - Family Partnership and Early Start programs as the most effective with regard to preventing maltreatment and childhood injuries.

Individual differences in effortful control, although partly due to heredity, are also associated with the quality of parent - child interactions.

The primary purpose and goal of Abrazo Adoption Associates is to offer birthparents and adoptive parents from all walks of life the opportunity to provide children with safe and loving homes through compassionate and open adoption planning, in which the highest quality of counseling, pre-placement preparation, and post-placement follow - up is provided at reasonable costs.

Parental attachment style, but not environmental quality, is associated with use of opposite - sex parents as a template for relationship partners.

Grandmothers» higher ratings of positive relationship quality with their middle - aged children were associated with lower feelings of positivity among middle - aged targets regarding their offspring but greater offspring reports of positivity regarding the middle - aged parents.

In studies employing a range of designs and comparison groups, and all of reasonable quality, mothers» BPD diagnosis was clearly associated with differences in parenting.

Evaluation results demonstrated both enhanced quality of care and promotion of more - favorable parenting practices related to perceptions of children's behavior at 30 to 33 months, discipline at 30 to 33 months, and health care seeking at 2 to 4 months and 30 to 33 months.4 — 7 In addition, HS reduced income disparities in the use of preventive services and enhanced parents» satisfaction with care at 30 to 33 months.8 Using observational data and a longitudinal sample, Caughy et al9 reported that participation in HS was associated with positive child development outcomes, including greater attachment and fewer child behavior problems when children were 34 to 37 months of age.

The prenatal phase of the program reduced fetal exposure to tobacco, improved the qualities of women's prenatal diets, reduced rates of pyelonephritis, improved levels of informal social support, and reduced intellectual impairment and irritable behavioral styles associated with fetal exposure to tobacco.6, 10,11,22 Prenatal exposure to tobacco is a risk factor for early behavioral dysregulation, problems with attention, and later crime and delinquency.22 Moreover, the combination of birth complications (and, by implication, neurological impairment) and rejecting parenting substantially increases the likelihood of violent offenses by the time children are 18 years old.5

Results show that (a) the quality of intergenerational relationships appears to be influenced by the structural circumstances of parents and adult children — especially as defined by divorced status, gender, and age; (b) the negative aspects of intergenerational relationships are more strongly associated with psychological distress of parents and adult children than are the positive aspects; and (c) the estimated effects of intergenerational relationships on distress levels sometimes depend on the structural circumstances of parents and children.

The primary mechanisms implicated in associations between postnatal depression and young children's development have been problems in parenting and high stress levels, both of which have strong associations with depression in women.7, 29 Depression interferes with the qualities of parenting known to be associated with infants» and young children's healthy development, as it is associated with parenting likely experienced as stressful by children (e.g., unresponsive / disengaged, hostile / critical or unpredictable).

Contrary to meta - analytic findings of the earlier literature that focused only on the effects of the amount of care provided without adequately controlling for selection effects, the NICHD Study found that a number of features of child care (the amount of child care, age of entry into care, and the quality and stability of child care) were unrelated to the security of infant — mother attachments or to an increased likelihood of avoidant attachments, except when mothers provided less sensitive parenting of their infant.11 For the children who received less sensitive maternal care, extended experience with child care, lower - quality child care, and more changes in child care arrangements were each associated with an increased likelihood of developing an insecure attachment with their mothers.

For example, marital quality is associated with the quality of parenting and the parent — child relationship (Erel and Burman 1995) and is negatively associated with child behavior problems (Reid and Crisafulli 1990).

Having graduated from high school with a diploma, having graduated college with a bachelor's degree, and having lived with one's biological parents together at age 14 were associated with significantly higher marital quality.

In addition, the quality of the parents» relationships has been associated with both parenting and child outcomes.

A number of current family characteristics are not associated with father - child relationship quality (parent's ethnicity, household employment, number of children in the household, area deprivation, and urban - rural location).

This pattern may also be associated with a history of pre-divorce domestic violence qualities within the family involving control, dominance, and verbal / emotional abuse from the narcissistic / (borderline) / antisocial parent (husband) toward the other parent (wife).

The quality of the parent — child relationship appears to be another dimension of family functioning associated with CU traits.

Past research has shown that various dimensions of parent — child interaction, including qualities of parents» disciplinary behavior and the parent — child relationship, are associated with levels of CU traits in children.

Before I learned of Magda Gerber's respectful parenting approach I would have never thought to associate caregiving time (feeding, diapering, bathing etc) with quality time.

Evidence indicates that unsupportive and high conflict marriages are associated with lower quality parenting, and that poor parenting in turn impacts child well - being.

Prior research has demonstrated that high - quality home visiting programs are associated with better maternal and infant health, 1 enhanced school readiness for children, 2 reduced rates of abuse and neglect, 3 and higher levels of parent education and income.4 Home visiting is also a good investment; one rigorous research study found that for every tax dollar spent on high - quality home visiting programs, there is a return of more than five dollars due to reduced spending on health and welfare services.5

Parent - child interactions affect many different domains of development.41, 42,43 Child - focused, responsive and moderately controlling parenting attitudes have been positively associated with self - esteem, academic achievement, cognitive development and fewer behaviour problems.44, 45 Furthermore, high warmth and contingent responsiveness promote a wide range of positive developmental outcomes.46, 47,48,49 Parental management style and affective involvement may be especially salient for children's prosocial development, self - control and internalization of behaviour standards.41 The quality of parenting has been found to be important for child socialization, 50,51 and parenting variables show direct links with child adjustment.52

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.

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.

High - quality home visiting programs are associated with better maternal and infant health, enhanced school readiness, reduced rates of maltreatment, and higher levels of parent education and income.

They impact children's quality of life and are associated with problems in behaviour, social and emotional functioning, concentration and learning, as well as parent mental health issues.

Considered especially important was (a) taking into account confounding child, parent and family background factors that could be responsible for any putative child care effects; (a) distinguishing and disentangling potential effects of distinctive features of the child - care experience, particularly quality, quantity and type of care (e.g., center - based vs. home - based); and (b) determining whether day care was associated with less separation distress in the SSP or independent behavior was mischaracterized as avoidant behavior.

In a study of parents of children with cancer, Barbarin, Hughes, and Chesler (1985) found that for wives, marital quality was associated with the husband's involvement in the care of the sick child.