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This report summarizes the proceedings of a conference held at the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton, Virginia, October 5-7, 2009, that brought together 35 leaders and practitioners from the youth development and relationship education fields to discuss the needs of disadvantaged youth and...
This report identifies a set of core components for supportive housing programs serving pregnant and parenting teens and presents case studies of programs meeting these standards. Information was derived from working with a national advisory group consisting of partners in the fields of housing...
This report identifies a set of core components for supportive housing programs serving pregnant and parenting teens. Information was derived from working with a national advisory group consisting of partners in the fields of housing, child welfare, transitional living, and pregnant/parenting...
Five million children in the U.S. have at least one undocumented parent and three million of these children are U.S. citizens. Immigrant parents who are detained or deported risk losing their U.S. citizen children. This report outlines this loss of parental rights and contains recommendations to...
This publication, released by the Urban Institute, reviews research describing the impact of unstable child care on low-income families who receive child care benefits. Child care benefits can impact child care stability, since changes in enrollment or eligibility criteria may prompt the need...
This short paper focuses on the role that information giving and other more complex interventions with both parents can play in tackling some of the modifiable variables associated with decline in relationship satisfaction over the transition to parenthood. A wide range of delivery options are...
Family Expectations (FE) is a program in Oklahoma City designed to strengthen the relationships of low-income couples who are expecting a baby or have just had a baby. For all families, this period is typically full of promise but also vulnerability. FE is one of eight sites that are...
This paper calls for the reconceptualization of the health dimension of early childhood policy that is guided by an understanding of four interrelated dimen¬sions that comprise a new framework for improving physical and mental well-being: the biology of health; the foundations of health;...
Children need guidance and discipline to grow into responsible, caring adults. Respectful and kind discipline that sets firm limits will teach youth to be responsible. This fact sheet discusses natural and logical consequences that will help youth learn what is expected of them.
This fact sheet defines the meaning of dating. It highlights parents' concerns about dating before age 14 or 15 and consequences of early dating consistently shown in research (e.g., involvement in early sexual activity). It also provides detailed information for parents on what to do when their...