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When Cultural Norms Discourage Talking to Babies: Effectiveness of a Parenting Program in Rural Senegal
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Weber, Ann; Fernald, Anne; Diop, Yatma – Child Development, 2017
In some areas of rural Africa, long-standing cultural traditions and beliefs may discourage parents from verbally engaging with their young children. This study assessed the effectiveness of a parenting program designed to encourage verbal engagement between caregivers and infants in Wolof-speaking villages in rural Senegal. Caregivers (n = 443)…
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Cultural Influences, Infants, Language Acquisition
Effects of Simulated Interventions to Improve School Entry Academic Skills on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Educational Achievement
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Chittleborough, Catherine R.; Mittinty, Murthy N.; Lawlor, Debbie A.; Lynch, John W. – Child Development, 2014
Randomized controlled trial evidence shows that interventions before age 5 can improve skills necessary for educational success; the effect of these interventions on socioeconomic inequalities is unknown. Using trial effect estimates, and marginal structural models with data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (n = 11,764,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Justice, Socioeconomic Influences, Longitudinal Studies
Promoting Effective Parenting Practices and Preventing Child Behavior Problems in School among Ethnically Diverse Families from Underserved, Urban Communities
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Brotman, Laurie Miller; Calzada, Esther; Huang, Keng-Yen; Kingston, Sharon; Dawson-McClure, Spring; Kamboukos, Dimitra; Rosenfelt, Amanda; Schwab, Amihai; Petkova, Eva – Child Development, 2011
This study examines the efficacy of "ParentCorps" among 4-year-old children (N = 171) enrolled in prekindergarten in schools in a large urban school district. "ParentCorps" includes a series of 13 group sessions for parents and children held at the school during early evening hours and facilitated by teachers and mental health…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Behavior Problems, Mental Health Workers, Parenting Styles
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Home-Visiting Intervention Aimed at Preventing Relationship Problems in Depressed Mothers and Their Infants
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van Doesum, Karin T. M.; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne; Hosman, Clemens M. H.; Hoefnagels, Cees – Child Development, 2008
This study examined the effect of a mother-baby intervention on the quality of mother-child interaction, infant-mother attachment security, and infant socioemotional functioning in a group of depressed mothers with infants aged 1-12 months. A randomized controlled trial compared an experimental group (n = 35) receiving the intervention (8-10 home…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Mothers
Effects of Maternal Visitation to Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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Zeskind, Philip Sanford; Iacino, Richard – Child Development, 1984
Investigated whether directing mothers to make weekly appointments to visit the neonatal intensive care unit would generalize to increase the frequency of independent maternal visiation and affect maternal perceptions of the infant and infants' length of hospitalization. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Hospitalized Children, Intervention, Mothers, Parent Attitudes
Comparative Study of Behavioral Qualities of Only Children and Sibling Children.
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Jiao, Shulan; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Investigates the manifestations and socialization processes of only and sibling children for improved implementing of the Chinese one-child family program planning. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Children