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Latinos are the fastest growing and largest ethnic group in the United States (U.S.). According to the U.S. Census, Latinos are those people who classified themselves in one of the specific Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino categories listed on the Census 2010 questionnaire ("Mexican," "Puerto Rican...
Concerted cultivation is the active parental management of children’s educations that, because it differs by race/ethnicity, nativity, and socioeconomic status, plays a role in early educational disparities. Analyses of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Kindergarten Cohort (n=10,913)...
Father involvement in early childhood (EC) programs has increased over the last several decades supported by recent attention on the positive influences of fathers on children.1,2 Program initiatives such as Early Head Start, and the fact that the majority of children ages 0 to 5 are enrolled in...
This research study explored the development of attachment between foster parents and young foster children aged 2-4 years old. Using a qualitative research methodology, this exploratory study was conducted in the hope of directing future research by suggesting factors that may affect the...
Intended for early care and education staff and directors, school principals, educators, and parents, this compendium presents evidence-based parenting interventions that are most likely to be effective with families of young children. It begins by defining parenting interventions, emphasizing...
Modifying parenting attitudes and behaviours has been a central focus of many programs designed to improvethe social and emotional development of young children. The impetus for focusing on parenting is based on common sense and a large body of research demonstrating associations between...
This report discusses the challenges faced by low-income families and highlights the two-generation approach that aims to create opportunities for families by simultaneously equipping parents and kids with the tools they need to thrive while removing the obstacles in their way. The three...
This fact sheet reports preliminary findings from the newly available National Survey on Early Care and Education (NSECE) Household Survey to provide insight into how parents perceive the early care and education (ECE) arrangements available to them, how and why they search for care, and when...
Intended for parents and caregivers, this fact sheet explains what it is like to be a child with complex trauma, reactions to trauma reminders, how complex trauma affects the way children see the world, how complex trauma changes the thinking of a child, strategies parents can use to take care...
This slide presentation was presented at a symposium held on June 17, 2014, in Washington, DC, to discuss the emerging science demonstrating the impact of toxic stress on the lifelong health of a child. The symposium was also designed to create consensus on a broad, implementable vision to...