Child TrendsPub Date : 2012-11-01DOI: 10.1037/e537952013-001
Nina C. Chien, V. Harbin, S. Goldhagen, L. Lippman, Karen E. Walker
{"title":"Encouraging the Development of Key Life Skills in Elementary School-Age Children: A Literature Review and Recommendations to the Tauck Family Foundation. Working Paper. Publication #2012-28.","authors":"Nina C. Chien, V. Harbin, S. Goldhagen, L. Lippman, Karen E. Walker","doi":"10.1037/e537952013-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e537952013-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127124153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2012-10-01DOI: 10.1037/e668442012-001
M. Terzian
{"title":"Assessing Peer Relations: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2012-32.","authors":"M. Terzian","doi":"10.1037/e668442012-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e668442012-001","url":null,"abstract":"Getting along well with peers and having supportive friendships are critical goals for positive youth development. Although most children and youth enjoy healthy relationships with their peers, some young people are disliked, excluded, and/or bullied by others. These children and youth are more likely than their better liked and accepted peers to experience problems with academic, social, and behavioral adjustment. Promoting positive relationships with same-age peers can deter and prevent these problems. i This brief describes factors that promote positive peer relations; provides information about easy-to-use measures for assessing peer relations (both positive and problematic); and lists several resources for promoting positive peer relations in childhood and adolescence.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128700239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2012-09-01DOI: 10.1037/e668502012-001
D. Murphey, Z. Redd, S. Moodie, Dylan Knewstub, J. Humble, Kelly J Bell, M. Cooper
{"title":"Assessing the Status and Needs of Children and Youth in the National Capital Region.","authors":"D. Murphey, Z. Redd, S. Moodie, Dylan Knewstub, J. Humble, Kelly J Bell, M. Cooper","doi":"10.1037/e668502012-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e668502012-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131565542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2012-08-01DOI: 10.1037/e668542012-001
Kelly Bell, M. Terzian, K. Moore
{"title":"What Works for Female Children and Adolescents: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions. Fact Sheet. Publication #2012-23.","authors":"Kelly Bell, M. Terzian, K. Moore","doi":"10.1037/e668542012-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e668542012-001","url":null,"abstract":"OVERVIEW Girls face unique developmental challenges in childhood and adolescence. Compared to boys, girls tend to report more mental health problems 1 , and they are susceptible to reproductive health risks, such as unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease 2 . While a number of evidence-based programs have been found to be effective at reducing risk factors for children and adolescents, many programs have differential impacts for girls and boys. Understanding what works for girls is critical to improving outcomes youth. This brief and its companion brief, focused on boys 3 , examine programs and strategies that work, as well as those that don’t for each gender.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133204799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2012-08-01DOI: 10.1037/e617562012-001
A. Chrisler, K. Moore
{"title":"What Works for Disadvantaged and Adolescent Parent Programs: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Programs and Interventions for Children. Fact Sheet. Publication #2012-19.","authors":"A. Chrisler, K. Moore","doi":"10.1037/e617562012-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e617562012-001","url":null,"abstract":"In 2010, the declining birth rate among teenagers in the United States reached an historic low, and since 1991, the rate has declined 44 percent. Though this trend is promising, 372,252 teens nevertheless became mothers in 2010. That same year, 41 percent of all births were to unmarried women. Moreover, in 2010, 15 percent of the U.S. population lived in poverty, as did 22 percent of children and 47 percent of children in single-mother families. These statistics underscore the association between single parenthood and childhood poverty; a significant body of research documents the negative implications of teen and non-marital parenthood for children and parents. 5 Therefore, it is important to identify evidence-based parenting programs that focus on the well-being of youth parents and their children.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"1085 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133797412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2012-08-01DOI: 10.1037/e610092012-001
Z. Redd, C. Boccanfuso, Karen E. Walker, Daniel Princiotta, Dylan Knewstub, K. Moore
{"title":"Expanding Time for Learning Both inside and outside the Classroom: A Review of the Evidence Base.","authors":"Z. Redd, C. Boccanfuso, Karen E. Walker, Daniel Princiotta, Dylan Knewstub, K. Moore","doi":"10.1037/e610092012-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e610092012-001","url":null,"abstract":"Overview For decades, the American public and its leaders have demanded improvements in educational outcomes for children and youth, especially disadvantaged children and youth. In response, a variety of education reforms have been implemented across the country, both within classrooms and schools and across schools and community programs. Some of these reform efforts have involved greater use of extended learning time for students – a longer school day or year, for example, or opportunities to expand learning into the out-of-school time hours. As schools, communities, and funders consider investments in extending learning opportunities, they are right to ask for evidence of the effectiveness of various approaches and to seek lessons learned from others’ experiences in this field.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124543429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2011-06-01DOI: 10.1037/e586352011-001
A. Chrisler, Thomson J. Ling
{"title":"What Works for Early Language and Literacy Development: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Intervention Strategies. Fact Sheet. Publication #2011-18.","authors":"A. Chrisler, Thomson J. Ling","doi":"10.1037/e586352011-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e586352011-001","url":null,"abstract":"Early childhood represents a critical period in the development of young children’s language and literacy skills. Children’s experiences both inside the home and in early care and education settings play a significant role in the development of their emerging language and literacy skills. Early childhood interventions and curricula have been designed to promote children’s development in language and literacy. Results from experimental evaluations of approaches have suggested that children’s literacy skills can be influenced by effective early childhood programs. Given the importance of the early childhood period as a time when the foundation is laid for later language and literacy, it is important to determine what activities and experiences lead to positive language and literacy outcomes in early childhood.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126366713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2010-03-01DOI: 10.1037/e531752010-001
A. Collins, Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew
{"title":"Incorporating Technology into Out-of-School Time Programs: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication # 2010-06.","authors":"A. Collins, Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew","doi":"10.1037/e531752010-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e531752010-001","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND Children and youth are growing up in an increasingly technology-saturated world. Digital devices, the Internet, and interactive media have become ubiquitous. 1,2 As a result, young people are not only becoming expert users of technological devices, but technology and technologically-based learning environments are extending student learning beyond the conventional classroom. 3,4,5 This brief draws on results from non-experimental research and the insights of practitioners to outline the benefits, challenges, and strategies associated with incorporating technology into out-of-school time programs.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125694391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2010-03-01DOI: 10.1037/e531372010-001
A. M. Hadley, Kassim Mbwana, E. Hair
{"title":"What Works for Older Youth during the Transition to Adulthood: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions. Fact Sheet. Publication #2010-05.","authors":"A. M. Hadley, Kassim Mbwana, E. Hair","doi":"10.1037/e531372010-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e531372010-001","url":null,"abstract":"OVERVIEW Major strides have been made in the field of youth development. However, youth transitioning into adulthood have not received similar attention. These older youth have frequently been overlooked by policymakers and practitioners who have been more focused on designing programs and services for adolescents and young children. Because older youth face a unique set of challenges and risks as they move into adulthood, i it is important to identify intervention strategies that can enhance the development and success of these individuals in domains such as employment, independent living, drug and alcohol use, pregnancy, parenting, life skills, mental health, release from the foster care system, homelessness, violence, education, and literacy.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"47 9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113973063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}