Effect of Early Parenting on Child Adaptation to School
Parenting has a strong influence on social-emotional development. Children who experience psychosocial stressors such as poverty, domestic violence, parental substance abuse, and physical and social disorder are at greatest risk for social and behavioral problems. Moderating this, however, are children and families who are particularly resilient. . . .
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At What Age are Children Ready to be Home Alone
Not surprisingly, the authors answer this question without a specific age. Rather, they offer a set of questions that parents should ask themselves. Authors note that 7 to 15 million children are left home alone on a daily basis in the U.S. . . .
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Librarians Help Parents of Special Needs Children (2005)
Community libraries can help parents with special needs children access health, development and resource information on the Internet. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine funded a project in Washington State in which parent coordinators (from two family support agencies) were paired with community librarians . . .
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Do Parents Influence Adolescent Health Habits? (2007)
A single, cross-sectional study of adolescents and their parents was developed to describe the prevalence and patterns of certain adolescent health risk behaviors (time spent each day in physical activity or watching television and usual daily intake of fruit/vegetables and fat) and to determine any relationships between parental health behaviors and youth health risk behaviors. . . .
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Diabetes Control and Parent Perception (2006)
Intensive treatment regimens in adolescents with diabetes prevent the onset and progression of complications. This puts pressure on the child and their family to improve glycemic control. Will cautious and frequent monitoring of blood glucose, adherence to correct and frequent insulin injections, and careful control of diet and exercise lead to family pressure that can adversely affect family dynamics? . . .
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Chat Rooms for Pregnant and Parenting Youth (2006)
Computer conferencing may help youth provide input on community health program planning and evaluation. Fourteen females who were either pregnant or parenting (ages 15 and up) and three males (young parents) were recruited from a variety of settings. . . .
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An Increasingly Resistant Infection (2006)
Staphyloccus aureus causes a wide array of infections in children, ranging from minor skin infections such as impetigo and furuncles (boils) to more serious conditions such as pneumonia, osteomyelitis, arthritis, endocarditis, and sepsis. . . .
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Youth with Incarcerated Parents
Some of the factors of parental incarceration that can seriously affect children are: witnessing arrest, changing household structure or even changing homes (and then schools), social stigma (leading children to withdraw from relationships), and emotional separation issues. A program called "Girl Scouts Beyond Bars" is designed to offer mothers and guardians of girls with an incarcerated parent to form a partnership focused on providing these girls with the foundation for healthy communication, sound decision-making, leadership skills and cooperation with others. . . .
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Youth-Parent Relationships and Health Risk Behaviors
Do teen-parent relationships, or their "connectedness," influence the likelihood that youth engage in risky behaviors (suicide attempts, unhealthy eating, and substance use) or experience low self-esteem, depression, or dissatisfaction with their body? For this study, connectedness was measured by youths valuing their parents' opinions more than their peers when making a serious decision, to what extent they can talk with a parent about problems, and to what extent they feel their parents care about them. . . .
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