It’s a tough world for girls in chaotic home and school situations. Among other perils, they face risks from unsafe sex and violence. Can a program address both risks at the same time? Maybe it can – if it helps youth build skills through steady, supportive relationships. A new study of Prime Time, a program for teen girls at high risk of pregnancy, offers encouraging results.
November 2014
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24 November 2014
Obesity among children holds debilitating, lifelong implications for their health and wellbeing and is a growing international problem. Preschool settings have a potentially crucial contribution to make towards prevention, but research among black children in Chicago shows up the implementation challenges as well as opportunities.
19 November 2014
In the UK, one in 10 children reports a low level of subjective well-being, according to the latest report from the Children’s Society. The results from England and Scotland give particular grounds for concern.
11 November 2014
Stress and depression in pregnant women are linked to poor birth outcomes and a variety of long-term medical and developmental problems in children. Typical interventions focus on treating the mother’s stress, and leave the father out of the picture. But a program that takes a different approach – aiming to improve the parents’ relationship – shows encouraging results.
05 November 2014
Training for foster parents that encourages sensitive caregiving and stronger bonds of attachment could lead to more stable care placements for abused and neglected toddlers, according to researchers in the United States.
