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Rachael E. Wagner; Melissa Jonson-Reid; Brett Drake; Patricia L. Kohl; Laura Pons; Yi Zhang; Robert T. Fitzgerald; Mark L. Laudenslager; John N. Constantino – Prevention Science, 2025
Adverse experiences superseding a child's capacity to sustain regulation of emotion and adaptive function are theorized to constitute "toxic stressors" when they induce a deleterious biological response within an individual. We ascertained presumptive parameters of toxic stress among 164 low-income infants and toddlers (ages 4-48 months)…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Early Experience
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Cara L. Kelly; Gerilyn Slicker; Jason T. Hustedt – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
Supportive early relationships are critical to young children's development. Previous research has focused primarily on aspects of specific parenting practices that impact infants' and toddlers' development. However, additional research is needed for a more nuanced understanding of the relationships among family experiences, parenting behaviors,…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Toddlers
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Ann M. Stacks; Katherine Halquist; Carla C. Barron; Holly E. Brophy-Herb; Maria Muzik; Katherine Rosenblum; Claire Vallotton – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
Consistent, sensitive caregiving across home and childcare contexts supports optimal development. In this paper, we share the story of the development of Hearts and Minds on Babies (HMB) for Early Head Start (EHS) administrators, teachers, and parents. HMB was designed to support caregiver reflective functioning and sensitivity and reduce…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Child Care, Child Development, Program Descriptions
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Berlin, Lisa J.; Martoccio, Tiffany L.; Jones Harden, Brenda – Developmental Psychology, 2018
This randomized controlled trial tested an enhanced model of Early Head Start (EHS) that combined home-based EHS with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC; Dozier & Bernard, 2017), a brief, attachment-based intervention. The trial included 208 low-income mothers (87% Latina) and their 6- to 18-month-old infants. Control participants…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Parent Education
Home Visiting Campaign, 2015
The federally funded, locally administered Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program sponsors family support programs that are often called "home visiting" because they take place in the homes of at-risk families. These families often lack support, experience, and knowledge of basic parenting skills. Because children…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Family Programs, Federal Programs, Mothers
Faucetta, Kristen; Michalopoulos, Charles; Portilla, Ximena A.; Qiang, Ashley; Lee, Helen; Millenky, Megan; Somers, Marie-Andrée – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
In 2010, Congress authorized the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program by enacting section 511 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 711, which also appropriated funding for fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Subsequently enacted laws extended funding for the program through fiscal year 2022. The program is…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Mothers, Infants, Federal Programs
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Marvin, Christine; Kuhn, Miriam; Knoche, Lisa – Grantee Submission, 2013
Parents' interactions with their children can have influential effects on children's language outcomes. Special supports may be needed however, when young children live in poverty and show developmental delays early in life. This study analyzed data for a subset of children enrolled in Early Head Start (EHS) programs and participating in a…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Infants, Toddlers, Early Childhood Education