Intergenerational Social Mobility: The United States in Comparative PerspectiveFuture of Children - Tập 16 Số 2 - Trang 19-36 - 2006
Emily Beller, Michael Hout
Emily Beller and Michael Hout examine trends in U.S. social mobility, especially as it relates to the degree to which a person's income or occupation depends on his or her parents' background and to the independent contribution of economic growth. They also compare U.S. social mobility with that in other countries. They conclude that slower economic growth since 1975 and the...... hiện toàn bộ
The Consequences of Childhood Overweight and ObesityFuture of Children - Tập 16 Số 1 - Trang 47-67 - 2006
Stephen R. Daniels
Researchers are only gradually becoming aware of the gravity of the risk that overweight and obesity pose for children's health. In this article Stephen Daniels documents the heavy toll that the obesity epidemic is taking on the health of the nation's children. He discusses both the immediate risks associated with childhood obesity and the longer-term risk that obese childre...... hiện toàn bộ
Evaluation of Hawaii's Healthy Start ProgramFuture of Children - Tập 9 Số 1 - Trang 66 - 1999
Anne K. Duggan, Elizabeth McFarlane, Amy Windham, Charles A. Rohde, David S. Salkever, Loretta Fuddy, Lynn Rosenberg, Sharon B. Buchbinder, Calvin Sia
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect with Parent Training: Evidence and OpportunitiesFuture of Children - Tập 19 Số 2 - Trang 95-118 - 2009
Richard P. Barth
Researchers have identified four common co-occurring parental risk factors—substance abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, and child conduct problems—that lead to child maltreatment. The extent to which maltreatment prevention programs must directly address these risk factors to improve responsiveness to parenting programs or can directly focus on improving parenting ...... hiện toàn bộ
The Role of Home-Visiting Programs in Preventing Child Abuse and NeglectFuture of Children - Tập 19 Số 2 - Trang 119-146 - 2009
Kimberly Howard, Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn
Kimberly Howard and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn examine home visiting, an increasingly popular method for delivering services for families, as a strategy for preventing child abuse and neglect. They focus on early interventions because infants are at greater risk for child abuse and neglect than are older children.
In their article, Howard and Brooks-Gunn take a close look at...... hiện toàn bộ
Prevention and Drug TreatmentFuture of Children - Tập 19 Số 2 - Trang 147-168 - 2009
Mark F. Testa, Brenda D. Smith
Evidence linking alcohol and other drug abuse with child maltreatment, particularly neglect, is strong. But does substance abuse cause maltreatment? According to Mark Testa and Brenda Smith, such co-occurring risk factors as parental depression, social isolation, homelessness, or domestic violence may be more directly responsible than substance abuse itself for maltreatme...... hiện toàn bộ