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Center-Based Child Care and Differential Improvements in the Child Development Outcomes of Disadvantaged Children
BackgroundResearch finds center-based child care typically benefits children of low socio-economic status (SES) but few studies have examined if it...
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Child Care Providers’ Quality Improvement within QRIS
BackgroundChild care quality rating and improvement systems exist to inform child care decisions and improve the quality of care. While previous...
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Child Care Subsidies: Opportunities for Prevention of Child Maltreatment
Child care access shapes parental involvement in the workforce, and inherently families’ economic security. Given the well-supported relationships...
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A Disruption, Not an Interruption: The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care in Iowa
BackgroundIn March 2020, when public health stay home orders began in order to halt the spread of COVID-19, child care as an industry was drastically...
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Working Mothers’ Infant Feeding Experiences During Their Children’s Transition to Child Care: A Qualitative Study
Infant feeding is closely related to children’s life-long health and well-being. It is common for parents to withstand infant feeding challenges and...
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The Intensity of Formal Child-Care Attendance Decreases the Shared Environment Contribution to School Readiness: A Twin Study
The purpose of this study was to explore if child-care intensity (hours/weeks) and age of onset could moderate genetic and environmental...
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“I wasn’t Enrolled”: Exploring the Educational Narratives of Black Caribbean Youth Navigating Out-of-Home Care in Ontario’s Child Welfare System
The educational system is the leading referral source for Black families involved in Ontario’s child system. Across both the education and child...
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Improving Children’s Behavior in Seven Sessions: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE) for Children Aged 2–10 Years
Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE) is a brief intervention for children with externalizing behaviors designed to address issues with their access to and...
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The Long and the Short of It: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Parent–Child Care (PC–CARE) and Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Research shows that parenting interventions struggle with kee** clients in treatment. The purpose of this study was to compare attrition and rates...
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Impact of Emotional Exhaustion and Self-efficacy on the Psychological Well-Being of Child Care Workers in the Philippines
Child care workers are reported to play a significant role in the healing process of children placed under their care. Although research is emerging...
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Bangladesh
According to the latest mental health survey, the prevalence of mental illness among children and adolescents is 12.6% in Bangladesh. Though in...
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Toddlers’ Developmental Trajectories as a Function of QRIS Rated Child Care Quality
BackgroundState-level child care quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) have been implemented in a majority of states in the U.S.A. One goal...
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Mind–Body Issues in Children with Complex Medical Conditions and Complex Care Needs: Effects and Manifestations in the Child
This chapter describes the realities of the medical and emotional care of children who require longstanding pediatric care. We focus on the lived...
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Engaging Families in Supporting the Whole Child: Chicago West Side Parents’ Perceptions of Child Health
Schools and districts nationwide have heavily emphasized supporting students’ health and wellbeing by engaging families and caregivers to truly...
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“I Did a Lot of Good Today”: Child and Youth Care Workers’ Perceptions of Their Work
BackgroundChild and Youth Care is a challenging field characterized by intensive daily involvement with youth at risk. It belongs to the wider area...
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Child Social Support Moderates the Association Between Maternal Psychopathology and Child School Engagement
BackgroundSchool engagement is a positive, malleable aspect of youth functioning that may be influenced by familial factors. Both risk and protective...
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Unveiling the Truth: Understanding Child Abuse
The well-being and development of children are seriously threatened by child abuse: a widespread global problem. This chapter gives a general review...
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Enhanced Dental Care
Oral health care is the most prevalent unmet health care need of children with special needs. Unmet oral health care needs can lead to problems such...
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Engaging Fathers in Child Welfare and Foster Care Settings: Promoting Paternal Contributions to the Safety, Permanency, and Well-being of Children and Families
Father engagement in child welfare is an important process as their participation and inclusion in case activities may lead to improved placement and...
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Case Study of Sexual Child Abuse
A real case of sexual child abuse is provided and analyzed. The chapter gives a brief description of the case and, in studying the case, presents...