Schools and the families they serve are sometimes perceived as deficient and in need of fixing. One response has been the implementation of evidence-based family intervention programmes, which may be highly regulated and prescriptive as a condition of their (often philanthropic) funding. This article seeks to explore and bring to the foreground…

Evidence strongly supports a positive, causal effect of physical activity on bone strength and suggests long-term benefits of childhood physical activity to the prevention of osteoporosis. The contribution of healthy bone development in youth is likely to be as important to fracture prevention as the amount of late adulthood bone loss. Families,…

The article reviews the premises, objectives, and practices of programs for the support and education of low-income parents from the mid- nineteenth century to the present. The society's ambivalence about poverty and communal responsibility for children is seen to still be the main constraint to greater program efficacy. (DB)