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Direct linkGrossman, Jennifer M.; Jones, Charnell; Richer, Amanda M. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
The protective effects of talk with parents about sex in delaying sex and reducing young people's risky sexual behaviour may extend from adolescence to emerging adulthood. However, little is known about the content and process of this communication, or how parents and their emerging adult children perceive their conversations about sex and…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Sexuality, Risk Management, Interpersonal Communication
Foley, Sarah; Devine, Rory T.; Hughes, Claire – Developmental Psychology, 2023
This study examined the development of caregiver mind-mindedness--defined as the propensity to see one's child as an agent with an independent mind--across the first 1,000 days of life. At four timepoints (i.e., third trimester of pregnancy, 4, 14, and 24 months postpartum), 384 first-time mothers (M[subscript age] = 32.55, SD = 3.63 years) and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Mothers, Fathers, Infants
Catherine Poehling; Margaret Mary Downey; Melissa Indera Singh; Candice C. Beasley – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
This conceptual article aims to inform social work educators on facilitating critical discourse among social work students by applying reproductive justice, leveraging interdisciplinary practice, and addressing the Social Work Grand Challenges. Reproductive justice tenets provide an interdisciplinary framework that assists in the development of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Teachers, Pregnancy, Social Justice
McFarlane, Megan D.; Alaybek, Balca; Schatz, Anna; Painter, Julia E.; Olsen, Gordon P.; Hogan, Kathryn M.; Mondoloka, Tondi; Zhang, Hanzhe; McCleary-Sills, Jennifer; Richmond, Alicia – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
Although U.S. adolescent birth rates in general have declined in recent decades, they continue to be a primary public health concern due to notable disparities among adolescent birth rates. In response, pregnancy prevention program development has increasingly focused on understanding how to better serve the needs of adolescents in underserved…
Descriptors: Minority Group Children, Teachers, Adolescents, Pregnancy
Download full textKirsten Slungaard Mumma – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
The recent spike in book challenges has put school libraries at the center of heated political debates. I investigate the relationship between local politics and school library collections using data on books with controversial content in 6,631 public school libraries. Libraries in conservative areas have fewer titles with LGBTQ+, race/racism, or…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Books, School Libraries, Library Materials
YuChun Chen; K. Lacey Deal – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
Typical health lessons are taught in a classroom setting, where students sit in their chairs and passively receive information. This instructional method may not be the optimal approach, as Ratey discovered in his famous experiment that the human brain is more aroused when the body is physically and actively engaged in the learning environment.…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Physical Health
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2024
This National Early Head Start Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women served by Early Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include: (1) Funded Enrollment;…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services, Early Intervention
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2024
This National Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start.…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services, Early Intervention
Hirokawa, Kumi; Kimura, Takashi; Ikehara, Satoyo; Honjo, Kaori; Ueda, Kimiko; Sato, Takuyo; Iso, Hiroyasu; Kishi, Reiko; Yaegashi, Nobuo; Hashimoto, Koichi; Mori, Chisato; Ito, Shuichi; Yamagata, Zentaro; Inadera, Hidekuni; Kamijima, Michihiro; Heike, Toshio; Iso, Hiroyasu; Shima, Masayuki; Kawai, Yasuaki; Suganuma, Narufumi; Kusuhara, Koichi; Katoh, Takahiko – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
The purpose of the present study was to investigate associations of dietary intake including vitamin D, folate, and n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in pregnant women with broad autism phenotype (BAP). The Japan Environment and Children's Study is a government-funded birth cohort study. All complete data of 92,011 were analyzed. The…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Dietetics, Nutrition, Pregnancy
Gatica-Domínguez, Giovanna; Rothenberg, Stephen J.; Torres-Sánchez, Luisa; Schnaas, Lourdes; Stein, Aryeh D.; Schmidt, Rebecca J.; López-Carrillo, Lizbeth – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2020
Prenatal folate and vitamin B[subscript 12] status have been linked to child neuropsychological development, but less is known about maternal genetic influences on this association. We conducted an exploratory longitudinal study of 181 mother--child pairs to assess whether maternal MTHFR 677C>T genotype modifies the association between maternal…
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Child Development, Genetics, Mothers
Vecchione, Rachel; Vigna, Chelsea; Whitman, Casey; Kauffman, Elizabeth M.; Braun, Joseph M.; Chen, Aimin; Xu, Yingying; Hamra, Ghassan B.; Lanphear, Bruce P.; Yolton, Kimberly; Croen, Lisa A.; Fallin, M. Daniele; Irva Hertz-Picciotto; Newschaffer, Craig J.; Lyall, Kristen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
We examined the association between prenatal fish intake and child autism-related traits according to Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and cognitive development scores in two US prospective pregnancy cohorts. In adjusted linear regression analyses, higher maternal fish intake in the second half of pregnancy was associated with increased child…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mothers, Pregnancy, Prenatal Influences
Rutherford, Alyssa; Llewellyn, Douglas – Science Teacher, 2021
Secondary school biology teachers constantly face the challenge of finding ways to connect students with topics that are engaging and relevant to them. In-vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies are increasingly common medical practices that students may hear about in their lives outside of school, whether from hearing…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Biology, Relevance (Education)
Novotny, Maria – Community Literacy Journal, 2021
In the era of a global pandemic, this article claims that community literacy scholars are well poised to support challenges currently facing healthcare providers. To demonstrate this, I offer one example drawing on my work with The ART of Infertility and explain how I repurposed patient art and stories to curate emotional literacy amongst…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Art, Patients, Emotional Intelligence
Bilder, Deborah A.; Esplin, M. Sean; Coon, Hilary; Burghardt, Paul; Clark, Erin A. S.; Fraser, Alison; Smith, Ken R.; Worsham, Whitney; Chappelle, Katlin; Rayner, Thomas; Bakian, Amanda V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Epidemiologic studies link increased autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk to obstetrical conditions associated with inflammation and steroid dysregulation, referred to as prenatal metabolic syndrome (PNMS). This pilot study measured steroid-related biomarkers in early second trimester maternal serum collected during the first and second trimester…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Metabolism
Szucs, Leigh E.; Barrios, Lisa C.; Young, Emily; Robin, Leah; Hunt, Pete; Jayne, Paula E. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: School health education, including sexual health education, plays a crucial role in shaping adolescents' protective health behaviors, experiences, and outcomes. Adolescents need functional knowledge and skills to practice, adopt, and maintain healthy behaviors for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human…
Descriptors: Health Education, Sex Education, Health Behavior, Adolescents
