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Seventy percent of American children growing up in poor households will not reach the middle class. What role do family structure and early-childhood parenting play in making the ladder of economic opportunity easier or harder to climb? And how should public policy address these challenges? On...
According to this paper, the parenting gap is a big factor in the opportunity gap. The chances of upward social mobility are lower for children with parents struggling to do a good job -- in terms of creating a supportive and stimulating home environment. Children lucky enough to have strong...
In our discussion, we review and synthesize research evidence on five identified domains of instability that have been well established in the literature: family income, parental employment, family structure, housing, and the out-of-home contexts of school and child care. In our review of the...
This report explores family trends in 45 countries. It begins by reviewing the process for selecting indicators, countries, and data sources. Key findings are then shared on family structure, family socioeconomics, family processes, and family culture. Results of the review indicate: the...
The current study represents a novel test of parenting outcomes among participants in couple and relationship education (CRE). Utilizing a systems theory framework and empirical linkages between couple functioning and parenting, this study examined the extent to which several parenting...
This tip sheet provides specific guidelines for healthcare providers to start and facilitate conversations with parents and children on core relationship skills such as communication, conflict resolution, parenting, and financial literacy. (Author abstract)
The purpose of this document is to describe how strengthening couple and co-parenting relationships encourages family stability, and consequently child safety, permanence, and well-being, and how the integration of couple and relationship education (also referred to as relationship and marriage...
The living arrangements of children appear to be diverging according to social class. Although children of college educated parents enjoy relatively stable family lives, children of less educated parents tend to have experienced more family changes in recent decades (McLanahan, 2004; Cherlin,...
The aim of the study was to investigate patterns of self-selection into the Prevention and Relationship Education Program (PREP) as it was offered universally to expectant couples attending maternity services in a Swedish town. The baseline questionnaire was answered by 141 couples, of whom 63%...
This tool can be used by service providers to work with individuals, couples, and families to assist clients in identifying ways they and their partner demonstrate their commitment to each other and to the relationship. This tool includes instructions for the service provider and a worksheet for...