Schools invest scarce time and money to put a stop to bullying and end the misery that it inflicts on children. Can they trust that the programs they adopt really work? Maybe not, according to reviews of the evidence. However, a new study encouragingly finds that one program makes a small but reliable difference.
December 2012
17 December 2012
Poor attachment to parents has long been linked to offending behavior among youth. A recent meta-analysis confirmed this link, showing that young people – both boys and girls – who have poor attachment to their parents are more likely to be delinquent. The study from The Netherlands also found that the link between poor attachment and youth crime is stronger for younger children than older ones.
14 December 2012
Neither group dynamics nor individual children’s characteristics fully explain how children respond when they see bullying. But combine the two and you have a powerful picture, new research from Italy argues.
12 December 2012
The two keys to school-based substance misuse prevention programs are problem solving skills training and social skills training, a recent Spanish study finds. And the best outcomes happen when the two “active ingredients” are used together.
11 December 2012
As evidence-based programs go global, the issue of cultural adaptation will come increasingly under the spotlight. What do effective program adapters do? Nine models are reviewed to offer some clues.
10 December 2012
Research has been focused on finding out how to improve parenting practices in order to foster better children outcomes. But sometimes parenting programs may benefit kids via a different route – by doing more for mom and dad’s stress than for their skills.
07 December 2012
Evaluations of parenting programs often show us whether a program works and for whom. Rarely do they test the theory behind it. A Dutch team shows that good evaluations can test “how and why” as well as “what and whom.”
06 December 2012
There is more to the international transfer of prevention programs than just hitting the “copy and paste” buttons. The introduction of the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program to Ireland offers insights into how to succeed.
03 December 2012
Neglect is a pervasive form of child abuse, and exceptionally damaging for children. Yet a UK review of prevention services finds that definition difficulties and bureaucratic procedures mean neglect is, itself, being neglected by professionals.
