Child TrendsPub Date : 2009-12-01DOI: 10.1037/e531442010-001
Kassim Mbwana, M. Terzian, K. Moore
{"title":"What Works for Parent Involvement Programs for Adolescents: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Interventions. Fact Sheet. Publication #2009-48.","authors":"Kassim Mbwana, M. Terzian, K. Moore","doi":"10.1037/e531442010-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e531442010-001","url":null,"abstract":"Adopting healthy and positive behaviors and avoiding risky ones are key developmental tasks of adolescence. Parents can play an important role in helping their adolescent children acquire or strengthen the behaviors, skills, attitudes, and motivation that promote physical and mental health and overall wellbeing. Recognizing this, a variety of programs and interventions seek to engage parents in efforts to achieve one or more outcomes for their adolescents: academic achievement; a reduction in internalizing behaviors such as depression and anxiety, or in disruptive or delinquent behaviors; a reduction or avoidance of substance use; avoidance of sexual risk-taking; and achieving/maintaining health and fitness.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127850322","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 : 2009-11-06DOI: 10.1037/e508632011-001
K. Moore, D. Murphey, Carol A. Emig, Kathleen Hamilton, A. M. Hadley, Kathleen Sidorowicz
{"title":"Results and Indicators for Children: An Analysis to Inform Discussions about Promise Neighborhoods.","authors":"K. Moore, D. Murphey, Carol A. Emig, Kathleen Hamilton, A. M. Hadley, Kathleen Sidorowicz","doi":"10.1037/e508632011-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e508632011-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122557039","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 : 2009-10-01DOI: 10.1037/e631332009-001
L. Guzman, E. Ikramullah, J. Manlove, Kristen Peterson, H. J. Scarupa
{"title":"Telling It like It Is: Teen Perspectives on Romantic Relationships. Research Brief. Publication #2009-44.","authors":"L. Guzman, E. Ikramullah, J. Manlove, Kristen Peterson, H. J. Scarupa","doi":"10.1037/e631332009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e631332009-001","url":null,"abstract":"Overview. Teen romantic relationships have become a pervasive part of popular culture, from TV shows, movies, and books to blogs and social networking sites. But the attention paid to these relationships extends beyond the parameters of popular culture. Romance, teen style, has become of increasing interest to anyone concerned with healthy adolescent development—with good reason. The initiation of romantic relationships represents a key developmental task of adolescence. Research suggests that several critical dimensions of adolescent romantic and sexual relationships—such as how teens define the different types of relationships, how serious they consider these relationships, and how they communicate within them—may influence when teens first have sex and whether they use contraception. In turn, these considerations have a bearing on teens’ risks of having or fathering a child or of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI).6,9,13,16 Moreover, relationship habits and patterns developed during adolescence can affect later adult relationships,2,8 a finding that highlights the importance of developing healthy relationship behaviors during the teen years.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130951345","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 : 2009-07-01DOI: 10.1037/e571852009-001
K. Moore
{"title":"Programs for Children and Youth In A Community Context. Research-to-Results Practitioner Insights. Publication #2009-35.","authors":"K. Moore","doi":"10.1037/e571852009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e571852009-001","url":null,"abstract":"OVERVIEW Participants in a recent Child Trends Roundtable explored how evidence-based programs might be integrated into community initiatives to strengthen outcomes for children. Participants discussed both practice and policy implications for this approach. Those attending agreed that it was important for programs and initiatives to be based on research, but noted that many gaps exist in available research and that no one simple formula exists for improving child outcomes. Participants also noted that communities and the initiatives that they implement differ in many ways. Consequently, evidence-based programs often need to be adapted to recognize these differences, while retaining core components and fidelity of implementation. Participants emphasized the need for programs to identify outcomes and to be data driven. While agreeing that integrating evidence-based programs into community initiatives is harder than it sounds, participants said that synergies were likely to result and that ways to integrate and align out-ofschool time programs with community initiatives need greater attention. Insights from this Roundtable provide valuable guidance to policymakers and foundations considering investments in similar initiatives and to communities seeking to build or improve a system of services for disadvantaged children and youth.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121662025","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 : 2009-07-01DOI: 10.1037/e571942009-001
M. Terzian, Lindsay J Giesen, Kassim Mbwana
{"title":"Why Teens are not Involved in Out-of-School Time Programs: The Youth Perspective. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2009-38.","authors":"M. Terzian, Lindsay J Giesen, Kassim Mbwana","doi":"10.1037/e571942009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e571942009-001","url":null,"abstract":"To better understand why youth do not participate in out-of-school time programs, Child Trends invited adolescents who were not affiliated with out-of-school time programs to participate in a Youth Roundtable discussion. 1 This Roundtable provided an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of what program qualities are important to increase and maintain participation in out-of-school time programs. Youth identified 19 issues relating to barriers to participation and program improvement strategies. Barriers to participation ranged from a program being located in an unsafe or unfamiliar neighborhood to participation in a program being perceived in a negative light by parents and/or peers. Program improvement strategies ranged from teaching youth practical skills and addressing family issues to offering a variety of activities and hiring skilled, experienced staff. These findings should offer valuable insights to program providers and funders about program planning and design.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"340 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132177409","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 : 2009-07-01DOI: 10.1037/e571912009-001
T. Bandy, K. Moore
{"title":"Non-Participation of Children and Adolescents In Out-of-School Time Programs: Child, Family, and Neighborhood Factors. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2009-39.","authors":"T. Bandy, K. Moore","doi":"10.1037/e571912009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e571912009-001","url":null,"abstract":"OVERVIEW Out-of-school time programs can offer a secure and nurturing environment for children and adolescents, reducing the worries about what they are doing during these most vulnerable hours. For example, research suggests that participation in out-of-school time programs and activities can lessen the likelihood that children and adolescents will engage in negative behaviors, such as using drugs and alcohol, dropping out of school, and practicing unhealthy eating habits. Despite the benefits associated with this involvement, millions of children between the ages of 5 and 14 still do not participate in these programs.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125442609","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 : 2009-05-01DOI: 10.1037/E538012009-001
G. Matthews, K. Moore, M. Terzian
{"title":"Children's Access to Health Insurance and Health Status in Washington State: Influential Factors. Research Brief. Publication #2009-21.","authors":"G. Matthews, K. Moore, M. Terzian","doi":"10.1037/E538012009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/E538012009-001","url":null,"abstract":"Health insurance, and especially coverage for children, has been a subject of recent political debate in Washington State, as well as on the national stage. Policy makers and health care providers can use high-quality state-level data to assess which children lack health insurance and devise possible solutions to address this need. Illustrating the value of this approach, Child Trends analyzed 2003 data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) for a representative sample of children from Washington State. We find that children’s access to health insurance and their health status were correlated with social and economic factors, including race/ethnicity, family income, and parent education.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123772034","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 : 2009-05-01DOI: 10.1037/e538022009-001
R. Wertheimer, K. Moore, J. Kahn
{"title":"The Well-Being of Maryland Parents and Their Children: Differences by Income Status and Family Structure. Research Brief. Publication #2009-22.","authors":"R. Wertheimer, K. Moore, J. Kahn","doi":"10.1037/e538022009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e538022009-001","url":null,"abstract":"OVERVIEW When compared with their higher-income counterparts, on average, parents in low-income Maryland families (that is, those with incomes that are less than twice the official poverty threshold) have less advantageous environments for raising children, and both the parents and their children experience fewer positive outcomes. Similarly, when compared with their counterparts in families headed by two biological or adoptive parents, families headed by single mothers are associated with less advantageous environments for raising children and fewer positive outcomes for both parents and children. When family structure and income are jointly taken into account, family circumstances and child outcomes are often dramatically different.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115247899","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 : 2009-04-01DOI: 10.1037/e538102009-001
L. Lippman, Camille R. Whitney
{"title":"A Developmental Perspective for High School Practitioners On College and Workplace Readiness. Research Brief. Publication #2009-23.","authors":"L. Lippman, Camille R. Whitney","doi":"10.1037/e538102009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e538102009-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123157028","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 : 2009-04-01DOI: 10.1037/e538212009-001
D. J. Hernandez, N. Denton, S. Macartney
{"title":"Children in Immigrant Families--The U.S. and 50 States: Economic Need beyond the Official Poverty Measure. Research Brief Series. Publication #2009-19.","authors":"D. J. Hernandez, N. Denton, S. Macartney","doi":"10.1037/e538212009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e538212009-001","url":null,"abstract":"Few would deny that reducing child poverty is a worthy goal for this nation, or any nation. Far less agreement exists about the best way to measure poverty. Increasingly, though, informed voices have raised questions about the adequacy of the official U.S. poverty measure. This Research Brief , the second in our series on immigrant children, draws on new results from Census 2000 data to examine differences in the poverty rates between children in immigrant families and children in native-born families. The brief reports results for the official poverty measure, but also for two alternatives to the official measure. Most notably, the official poverty measure does not explicitly take into account what families need to spend for housing, food, and other necessities; transportation for work; child care/early education; income and payroll taxes; and differences in the cost of living across geographic areas of the country. We calculated a new “baseline basic budget poverty” measure that takes into account the costs of housing, food, other necessities, transportation for work, and federal income/payroll taxes. We calculated a second new measure—which might be termed “baseline basic budget poverty plus”—that also takes into account the costs for formal child care and early education. Our calculations show that when the new Baseline Basic Budget Poverty measure for children is used, the rate of poverty is much higher than that suggested by the official measure. Moreover, children in immigrant families tend to live in states showing large gaps in the two measures and these gaps widen further when the costs for child care and early education are taken into account. These results also suggest that policies and programs to combat childhood poverty, to be truly effective, should consider the full range of costs that strain family budgets. Taking this approach could especially benefit immigrant children, who are more likely to experience poverty than are their native-born peers.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116391710","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}