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Rossin-Slater, Maya; Stearns, Jenna – Future of Children, 2020
Compared to unpaid leave, paid family leave may better help working parents balance the competing needs of job and family early in a child's life, among other advantages. Yet the United States remains one of only two countries in the world without a statutory national paid maternity leave policy, and one of the only high-income countries that…
Descriptors: Leaves of Absence, Fringe Benefits, State Programs, Family Programs
Child Welfare, Education, Inequality, and Social Policy in Comparative Perspective
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Fusarelli, Lance D. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
Using international data on child well-being and educational attainment, this article compares child well-being in the United States to member countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Multiple measures of child well-being are analyzed, such as material well-being (including poverty, unemployment, and income…
Descriptors: Well Being, Educational Attainment, Comparative Analysis, Poverty
Women's Education Levels and Its Impact on Their Attitudes towards Children's Health Development
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Bjorgen, Kathrine – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
Relations between socio-economic differences and health have previously been well documented, but women's education level and relative attitudes towards children's health development has been seldom found in studies. This paper examines the relation between women's education level and their attitudes in understanding kindergarten children's health…
Descriptors: Employees, Health Promotion, Mothers, Preschool Children
Mental Health Problems in Norwegian School Children Placed Out-of-Home: The Importance of Family Risk Factors
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Havnen, Karen Skaale; Jakobsen, Reidar; Stormark, Kjell Morten – Child Care in Practice, 2009
The main aim of this article is to explore the association between mental health problems in children placed out-of-home and family risk factors reported as reasons for placement. The sample consisted of 109 Norwegian children aged 6-12 years. Mental health problems were assessed by the Revised Rutter scales reported by the parents and the…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Mental Health, Children
Are Parental Health Habits Transmitted to Their Children? An Eight Year Longitudinal Study of Physical Activity in Adolescents and Their Parents
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Anderssen, Norman; Wold, Bente; Torsheim, Torbjorn – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
Parents are believed to play a role in influencing their children's health behaviours. This longitudinal study of two generations (parents and their children) examined associations between parents' self-reported leisure-time physical activity changes and the self-reported physical activity changes of their offspring in a sample of 557 adolescents…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Child Health, Health Behavior
Chronic Physical Illness and Mental Health in Children. Results from a Large-Scale Population Study
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Hysing, Mari; Elgen, Irene; Gillberg, Christopher; Lie, Stein Atle; Lundervold, Astri J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in detecting emotional and behavioural problems among children with chronic illness (CI). Methods: Parents and teachers of a population of primary school children in Norway (n = 9430) completed a…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Chronic Illness, Mental Disorders, Measures (Individuals)