Having children can be one of the most joyful experiences of life. But it comes with challenges, and when children display difficult behavior, often parents need extra help. A Belgian parenting program teaches mothers and fathers to be more aware of their own thoughts and choices as parents, with positive results.
January 2016
19 January 2016
Children taken into care tend to do less well in school than classmates as they progress through school. But are their relatively low levels of educational attainment the result of pre-existing factors or a direct consequence of being placed in care? Oxford University analysts have sought to shed new light on a continuing controversy.
14 January 2016
Public policies that aim to improve children’s outcomes usually focus first on their intellectual development, second on their conduct, and finally – if at all – on children’s emotional health. But as far as life satisfaction is concerned, these priorities may be exactly backward.
04 January 2016
Teachers, daycare workers, and clergy are responsible for nearly two-thirds of the reports of sexual abuse to child protective services in the US. But programs that prepare these professionals to recognize and prevent abuse are rare. A brief training program called Stewards of Children aims to fill the gap.
