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Beck, Kelly B.; Northrup, Jessie B.; Breitenfeldt, Kaitlyn E.; Porton, Shannon; Day, Taylor N.; MacKenzie, Kristen T.; Conner, Caitlin M.; Mazefsky, Carla A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Emotion dysregulation (ED) underlies psychiatric symptoms and impedes adaptive responses in autistic individuals. The Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE) program was the first mindfulness-based intervention designed to target emotion dysregulation in autistic adolescents (12-17 years old). This project partnered with stakeholders to…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Program Development, Emotional Response, Autism
Ellen Osei – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Young children with HCP experience difficulties performing age-appropriate daily activities such as self-care and play. Research in neuroplasticity has shown that intensive, task-specific training in early development is ideal to maximize functioning in children with HCP. The aim of this study was to analyze the feasibility of a new manualized…
Descriptors: Young Children, Cerebral Palsy, Physical Disabilities, Physical Mobility
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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Martí, Maria; Bonillo, Albert; Jané, Maria Claustre; Fisher, Elisa M.; Duch, Helena – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: Supportive mother-child interactions promote the development of social-emotional competence. Poverty and other associated psychosocial risk factors have a negative impact on mother-child interaction. In spite of Latino children being disproportionately represented among children living in poverty, research on mother-child…
Descriptors: Risk, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Economically Disadvantaged
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Anticich, Sarah A. J.; Barrett, Paula M.; Silverman, Wendy; Lacherez, Philippe; Gillies, Robyn – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2013
This study is the first to examine the effectiveness of the "Fun FRIENDS" programme, a school-based, universal preventive intervention for early childhood anxiety and promotion of resilience delivered by classroom teachers. Participants (N = 488) included children aged 4-7 years attending 1 of 14 Catholic Education schools in Brisbane,…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Intervention
Rider, Steven; Winters, Katie; Dean, Joyce; Seymour, Jim – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
The Fostering Hope Initiative is a neighborhood-based Collective Impact initiative that promotes optimum child and youth development by supporting vulnerable families, encouraging connections between neighbors, strengthening systems to ensure collective impact, and advocating for family-friendly public policy. This article describes the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Development, Family Programs, Social Support Groups
Karen L. Bierman; Meghan E. McDoniel; John E. Loughlin-Presnal – Grantee Submission, 2019
Preschool parent interventions may produce downstream benefits if initial intervention gains are sustained and improve later socialization experiences. This study explored associations between initial effects of the REDI (Research-based Developmentally Informed) Parent program and later benefits. A randomized trial involving 200 Head Start…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Intervention, Educational Benefits, Socialization