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Family Investments in Low-Income Children's Achievement and Socioemotional Functioning
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Longo, Francesca; McPherran Lombardi, Caitlin; Dearing, Eric – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Family processes and parenting practices help explain developmental differences between children in low- versus higher-income households. There are, however, few studies addressing the question of: what are the key family processes and parenting practices for promoting low-income children's growth? We address this question in the present study,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Low Income Groups, Academic Achievement
Families: Influences in Children's Development and Behaviour, from Parents and Teachers' Point of View
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de Figueiredo, Claudia Rodrigues Sequeira; Dias, Filomena Valadao – Online Submission, 2012
Family plays a very important role in infant's development and behaviour, being that the parents' divorce can be a very stressful experience. This is an exploratory and comparative study that aims at identifying the differences in children's behaviour with divorced parents (or separated) and married parents (or living together), based on the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Behavior, Family Influence, Divorce
The Good Enough Home? Home Environment and Outcomes of Young Maltreated Children
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Robinson, Lara R.; Boris, Neil W.; Heller, Sherryl Scott; Rice, Janet; Zeanah, Charles H.; Clark, Cinda; Hawkins, Shantice – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2012
Background: Mixed results in the literature related to type of permanent placement and developmental outcomes of maltreated children suggest differences in postmaltreatment placement environments may be an important mechanism to consider. Objective: The goal of this study was to identify how home environment variables mediate risk in maltreated…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Social Problems, Behavior Problems, Intelligence Tests
Teacher-Child Relationship and Behavior Problem Trajectories in Elementary School
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O'Connor, Erin E.; Dearing, Eric; Collins, Brian A. – American Educational Research Journal, 2011
The present study examined associations between the quality of teacher-child relationships and behavior problems among elementary school students using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, a study of 1,364 children from birth through adolescence. There were two main findings. First, high-quality teacher-child…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Behavior Problems, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Behavior
Effects of the Proximal Home Environment on Language and Behavioral Outcomes in Children Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine
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Bono, Katherine E.; Dinehart, Laura H. Bolzani; Dobbins, Dionne R.; Claussen, Angelika H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
Proximal environmental variables illustrate aspects of the environment that are experienced directly and specifically by the child. The current study examined the associations between three proximal environmental variables: (1) quality of the home environment, (2) regularity of family routines and (3) frequency of parenting daily hassles and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Cocaine, Parent Child Relationship
The Role of Grandmothers in the Lives of Preschoolers Growing up in Urban Poverty
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Pittman, Laura D.; Boswell, Michelle K. – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Little is known about how grandmothers may influence children's development, although they may frequently assist parents in the raising of their children, especially among low-income families. Data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study were used to explore how preschoolers function academically and psychologically over time…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Low Income Groups, Grandparents