Sentences with phrase «term benefits for children»

Research has shown that early childhood education has significant long - term benefits for children.

Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted early intervention programme for families with children, or who are expecting a child, that aims to prevent vulnerable children and families from entering the child protection system through provision of intervention and support that will achieve long - term benefits for the children.46 The programme provides a range of tailored services including case management, casework focused on parent vulnerabilities, structured home visiting, quality children's services, parenting programmes and brokerage funds.

Policymakers at the federal and state level should acknowledge that access to high - quality early childhood education is a public good, with long - term benefits for children, parents, and the wider society.

Decades of research have demonstrated the short - and long - term benefits for children and society of attending a high - quality program.

For example, researchers have found that attendance in a high - quality early childhood program has short - and long - term benefits for children, their families, and the wider society.33 These benefits range from reduced need for special education services or remedial support during the K - 12 years to reduced dependency on government assistance in adulthood and increased tax revenue.34 Attempts to quantify these benefits have found a return on investment of between $ 3 and $ 13 for every dollar invested in early childhood.35 Even at the low end of this estimate, this is a significant return.

Furthermore, research continues to affirm the short - and long - term benefits for children who participate in high - quality early learning programs.

Research has demonstrated the short - and long - term benefits for children who participate in high - quality early learning programs, and more than 15 million children have both parents in the workforce — making access to high - quality early learning programs an economic necessity.

What all share is the belief that services delivered in the home will have some sort of positive impact on families and that altering parenting practices can have measurable and long - term benefits for children's development.

High - quality pre-K programs produce both short - and long - term benefits for children and can also contribute to narrowing the achievement gap through building increased academic skills among disadvantaged groups.

Research suggests that participation in a high - quality early childhood education program can enhance children's development, reduce achievement gaps at kindergarten entry, and even have long - term benefits for children's school trajectories.

The policy arguments on this topic have largely been sideshows about research on long term benefits for children, whether it is desirable for government to gain substantial control over the environments in which young children are reared, and roles of federal vs. state government.

The policy arguments on this topic have largely been sideshows about research on long term benefits for children; whether it is desirable for government to gain substantial control over the environments in which young children are reared; and roles of the federal vs. state government.

A large - scale study tracking the progress of more than 270 000 students has concluded that teaching reading through a synthetic phonics programme has long - term benefits for children from poorer backgrounds and those who do not speak English as a first language.

Teaching reading through a synthetic phonics programme has long - term benefits for children from poorer backgrounds, a large - scale study has found.

A study at the University of Oslo found that early paternal interaction has longer term benefits for children as well.

She noted that there is strong research that indicates that the extra income the tax credit gives to low - income families has significant long - term benefits for the children, improving their educational, health, and career outcomes, on top of helping to mitigate immediate hardship.

They concluded these findings «add to a growing body of evidence to suggest that breast milk feeding may have small long - term benefits for child cognitive development.»

Not exact matches

Bottom line, investing can make a great long term gift, especially for a young child that has the long term benefit of time.

As a consequence, marriages are viewed as (short - term) contracts subject to a cost / benefit analysis, children become consumer goods or accessories, family bonds are weakened and our bodies are treated like so many raw materials to be mined and exploited for manufacture and pleasure.

The child may cry and scream because he / she doesn't understand why they can't do what they want, and have what they want, when they want it; but loving parents will endure the anger of the child in the short - term for the long - term benefit of a well - adjusted, healthy, wise and mature child as he / she grows.

Finally, it is true that having no children also increases the risk of breast cancer, for two likely reasons: (1) The breasts never receive the benefit of a full - term pregnancy, which renders the breast tissue more mature and thus less susceptible to cancerous change; (2) The breasts are chronically stimulated with more cyclic surges of estradiol, without interruption by periods of pregnancy and lactation.

Even though alcoholism ranks as one of the country's three major health problems, along with cancer and heart disease; even though it accounts for approximately 98,000 deaths every year; even though it is the root cause of most pastoral - care crises (suicides, auto fatalities, child abuse, divorces, hospital admissions, accidental deaths and home violence); even though it costs the nation $ 120 billion annually in terms of lost work time, health and welfare benefits, property damage, medical expenses, insurance and lost wages; and even though its effects impair the educational process of every child in every classroom, still the church acts as though alcoholism does not exist.

My background in sports medicine and exercise physiology has allowed me to see the benefits from having young children develop a wide variety of skill sets in order to promote the best opportunity for long - term physical development.

I wonder, too, what the long term benefits are for children whose mothers did make that sacrifice (when able) and how it impacts society on a much grander scale than cost of formula vs. cost of breastfeeding.

«Finding ways to decrease the incidence and severity of sports - related injuries is critical to keeping kids playing sports long - term and reaping the benefits that organized athletics provides,» said Dawn Comstock, PhD, a co-author of the study and assistant professor at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

If you wear your baby, you know how amazing it is to have your hands free to accomplish many noble household tasks: laundry, dishes, playing with your older children, mopping the floor... You may also know that babywearing has benefits for your baby: Dr. Sears says that «sling babies» (his term, not mine) learn -LSB-...]

Breast milk is a critical source of energy and nutrients during illness and reduces mortality among children who are malnourished.3 It reduces the risk of a number of acute and chronic diseases in early childhood and has long - term benefits for cardio - vascular health.4 In the context of HIV, early cessation of breastfeeding after six months is associated with increased serious morbidity, growth faltering, and increased mortality.5

But there are also studies that address long - term benefits of exercise for children.

More and more parents in the UK are choosing to «wear» their babies and toddlers in slings and baby carriers and research shows that there are long - term health and social benefits for parents and children.

Nursing a child for a longer period definitely has benefits in terms of health and even in terms of intelligence.

BFHI has been shown to be very effective in increasing breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration in many countries, as well as improving mother's health care experiences and reducing rates of infant abandonment.12 Given the short and long - term benefits of breastfeeding to the infant, mother and society, implementing BFHI — alongside with the other objectives stated in the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding - continues to have an important role to play in health services worldwide.

On the other side of the debate, the American Academy of Pediatrics states that the benefits for the infant in terms of reduced risk of infection, adult obesity, allergies, and asthma are so great that breastfeeding must be viewed as an «investment in your child's future» rather than a «lifestyle choice.»

I breastfed both my children for over a year, and was disappointed to find that the research supporting long - term benefits was so poor.

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has been shown to provide immediate and long - term benefits for both mothers and children [3 — 7].

CIMS Fact Sheet: Breastfeeding is Priceless This fact sheet lists the short - and long - term benefits of breastfeeding for babies, premature infants, children, and mothers.

Bernadette Daelmans, a Medical Officer in WHO's Division for Newborn and Child Health and Development, says breast - feeding has many benefits, not only in the short - term, but also in the long - term for children's health.

In your search for awesome toys for your child, you might also consider wagons, scooters and even sandboxes, all of which have similar benefits in terms of sparking a child's imagination.

Just as we encourage parents in intact families to share care of their children, the social science evidence on the development of healthy parent — child relationships, and the long - term benefits of healthy parent — child relationships, supports the view that shared parenting should be the norm for post-divorce parenting plans for children of all ages, including infants and toddlers.

Lack of breast feeding is significantly associated with higher use and cost of health care.28 Improved short and long term health of breastfed children, improved wellbeing of mothers who have breast fed, and the cost of goods consumed are major factors leading to economic benefits from the promotion of breast feeding.6 29 30 31 Future research should compare the specific cost effectiveness of such strategies for improvement of breastfeeding practice.

The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents shows you the way, with information on how to: safeguard your child's well - being with wills, trusts, and life insurance; best weigh your child - care options and decide whether to go back to work; save on taxes with child - friendly tax credits and deductions plus tax - advantaged benefits at work; manage your family's health - care costs; save for long - term costs by setting up a college fund; spend smart and save money at every stage of your child's development; continue to contribute to your own retirement savings

Randomized studies showed that preterm children require a dietary supply of DHA in the first few weeks of life for optimal visual development, but it is unclear whether full - term children experience similar benefits from breast milk or DHA supplements.

«This study alerts parents that breast - feeding should always be considered, both for the short - term and long - term benefits when deciding how to feed your baby,» says Jodi Mindell, associate director of the Sleep Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

«Although well intentioned, the last Government received very little for their money in terms of social mobility and a reduction in the gap between the rich and the poor, and they have further fuelled a culture of benefit dependency in which children grow up seeing parents and grandparents who have never worked as their role models, in which people are better off living apart than living together, and in which there is no incentive to work because of the fear of becoming worse off.

Families receiving child benefit would continue to see the value of their payments fall in real terms for the first two years of a Labour government.

On 25 November 2010, a week after the announcement of his intended peerage, Flight provoked controversy by suggesting that the government's cuts to child benefits would «discourage the middle classes from breeding» - a politically charged term in discussions on class - «but for those on benefits there is every incentive».

But since shortly after the original law was passed, patient advocates and the bill's Assembly sponsor Richard Gottfried have decried the fact that the law made no provision to grant early access ot the drug for the extremely ill children who could benefit from it in the short term.

That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Welfare Benefits Up - rating Bill because it fails to address the reasons why the cost of benefits is exceeding the Government's plans; notes that the Resolution Foundation has calculated that 68 per cent of households affected by these measures are in work and that figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that all the measures announced in the Autumn Statement, including those in the Bill, will mean a single - earner family with children on average will be # 534 worse off by 2015; further notes that the Bill does not include anything to remedy the deficiencies in the Government's work programme or the slipped timetable for universal credit; believes that a comprehensive plan to reduce the benefits bill must include measures to create economic growth and help the 129,400 adults over the age of 25 out of work for 24 months or more, but that the Bill does not do so; further believes that the Bill should introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee, which would give long - term unemployed adults a job they would have to take up or lose benefits, funded by limiting tax relief on pension contributions for people earning over # 150,000 to 20 per cent; and further believes that the proposals in the Bill are unfair when the additional rate of income tax is being reduced, which will result in those earning over a million pounds per year receiving an average tax cut of over # 100,000Benefits Up - rating Bill because it fails to address the reasons why the cost of benefits is exceeding the Government's plans; notes that the Resolution Foundation has calculated that 68 per cent of households affected by these measures are in work and that figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that all the measures announced in the Autumn Statement, including those in the Bill, will mean a single - earner family with children on average will be # 534 worse off by 2015; further notes that the Bill does not include anything to remedy the deficiencies in the Government's work programme or the slipped timetable for universal credit; believes that a comprehensive plan to reduce the benefits bill must include measures to create economic growth and help the 129,400 adults over the age of 25 out of work for 24 months or more, but that the Bill does not do so; further believes that the Bill should introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee, which would give long - term unemployed adults a job they would have to take up or lose benefits, funded by limiting tax relief on pension contributions for people earning over # 150,000 to 20 per cent; and further believes that the proposals in the Bill are unfair when the additional rate of income tax is being reduced, which will result in those earning over a million pounds per year receiving an average tax cut of over # 100,000benefits is exceeding the Government's plans; notes that the Resolution Foundation has calculated that 68 per cent of households affected by these measures are in work and that figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that all the measures announced in the Autumn Statement, including those in the Bill, will mean a single - earner family with children on average will be # 534 worse off by 2015; further notes that the Bill does not include anything to remedy the deficiencies in the Government's work programme or the slipped timetable for universal credit; believes that a comprehensive plan to reduce the benefits bill must include measures to create economic growth and help the 129,400 adults over the age of 25 out of work for 24 months or more, but that the Bill does not do so; further believes that the Bill should introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee, which would give long - term unemployed adults a job they would have to take up or lose benefits, funded by limiting tax relief on pension contributions for people earning over # 150,000 to 20 per cent; and further believes that the proposals in the Bill are unfair when the additional rate of income tax is being reduced, which will result in those earning over a million pounds per year receiving an average tax cut of over # 100,000benefits bill must include measures to create economic growth and help the 129,400 adults over the age of 25 out of work for 24 months or more, but that the Bill does not do so; further believes that the Bill should introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee, which would give long - term unemployed adults a job they would have to take up or lose benefits, funded by limiting tax relief on pension contributions for people earning over # 150,000 to 20 per cent; and further believes that the proposals in the Bill are unfair when the additional rate of income tax is being reduced, which will result in those earning over a million pounds per year receiving an average tax cut of over # 100,000benefits, funded by limiting tax relief on pension contributions for people earning over # 150,000 to 20 per cent; and further believes that the proposals in the Bill are unfair when the additional rate of income tax is being reduced, which will result in those earning over a million pounds per year receiving an average tax cut of over # 100,000 a year.

• Short - term savings from cutting the middle class out of state benefits as Nick Clegg suggests on child benefit (Britain needs «savage» cuts, says Clegg, 19 September) would weaken public support for the social safety net on which the poorest depend and ultimately endanger the future of the welfare state itself.

Especially informative are the long - term studies on the effects of early childhood interventions, which indicate that an appropriate schooling of children as young as 3 years old produces remarkably large benefits for society, even in cases where the children do not perform significantly better academically.

«We found very high response rates to this treatment combination, which has the added benefit of having a much reduced risk of long - term organ damage compared to the highly toxic chemotherapy agents typically used for patients with relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma,» says Dr. Kelly, who is Program Director of the Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Service Line at the Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo and holds an additional faculty appointment with the University at Buffalo.