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Predictors of Enrollment and Retention in a Preventive Parenting Intervention for Divorced Families
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Winslow, Emily B.; Bonds, Darya; Wolchik, Sharlene; Sandler, Irwin; Braver, Sanford – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2009
Participation rates in parenting programs are typically low, severely limiting the public health significance of these interventions. We examined predictors of parenting program enrollment and retention in a sample of 325 divorced mothers. Predictors included intervention timing and maternal reports of child, parent, family, and sociocultural risk…
Descriptors: Divorce, Intervention, Family Income, Parent Education
The Relationship of Parental Knowledge to the Development of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants.
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Dichtelmiller, Margo; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
This study found that mothers (n=40) of extremely high-risk infants (averaging 1000 grams birthweight and 28 weeks gestational age) called upon the same experiences and sources of information as mothers of full-term infants. Infants of mothers with above average knowledge about infancy scored significantly higher on tests of infant development at…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Child Development, Information Sources
Preverbal Communicative Abilities of High-Risk Infants.
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Brown, Marcia J.; Ruder, Kenneth F. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1995
This study examined differences between the preverbal communicative behaviors of 20 premature and 20 full-term infants at 4 and 7 months of age. Significant differences between groups were found in such communicative skills as gestures, eye contact, tactile-kinesthetic behaviors, and vocalizations. Mothers also differed in their communication…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Caregiver Speech, Communication Skills, Developmental Stages
An Experimental Evaluation of In-Home Child Abuse Prevention Services.
Barth, Richard P. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1991
Women (n=97) identified as at risk for engaging in child abuse were referred to the Child Parent Enrichment Project (CPEP) during or just after pregnancy. CPEP services involve home visits and linkage to community resources. No advantages on self-report measures or child abuse reports were found for the CPEP group compared to a control group. (DB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Home Visits, Incidence
Home Environments of Mothers with Mental Retardation.
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Keltner, Bette – Mental Retardation, 1994
Comparison of the home environments provided by 38 low-income mothers with IQs less than 75 and 27 low-income mothers with IQs over 85 found significant differences, indicating greater developmental risk for children of low IQ mothers resulting from environmental deprivation. Most of the variance was in the area of interaction. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Family Environment, Interaction
Risk Factors for Disruption in Primary Caregiving among Infants of Substance Abusing Women.
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Nair, Prassana; Black, Maureen M.; Schuler, Maureen; Keane, Virginia; Snow, Laurel; Rigney, Betty Ann – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
Mother/infant dyads (n=152) with substance-abusing histories were assessed for evidence of disruption of primary caregiving or neglect during the first 18 months of life. Women who were younger, were heroin users, had two or more children, had other children in foster care, and reported depressive symptoms were most likely to have had disruptive…
Descriptors: Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Child Caregivers, Child Neglect