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Research: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children with Autism Also Beneficial for Parents
August 4, 2017 | Emily Taylor
In a study recently published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, researchers with York University’s Faculty of Health looked at the effect on parents who participate in cognitive therapy for their children with autism. The randomized controlled trial surveyed parents before and after the treatment and found improvements in parent mental health and mindful parenting.
National Home Visiting Yearbook 2017
July 31, 2017 | Emily Taylor
The National Home Visiting Resource Center has published the 2017 Home Visiting Yearbook with key data on early childhood home visiting, a service delivery strategy that connects parents-to-be and parents of young children with a designated support person who guides them through the early stages of raising a family. The report includes a history of home visiting in this country, as well as information on workforce development, research in this evidence-based practice, current practice by state and a calculation of the ROI of these programs.
Research: Quality of Early Family Relationships Affects Children’s Mental Health
June 22, 2017 | Emily Taylor
Researchers from the Academy of Finland conducted a seven-year longitudinal study to investigate the impact that the transition to parenthood has on families and what effect early family relationships have on children’s emotional development. The study included 710 Finnish families during pregnancy, when the children were two months, and again at one year and middle childhood. Researchers identified various family types and found that problematic family types were tied to different emotional regulation problems in middle childhood.
National Center for Children in Poverty Policy Report
May 23, 2017 | Emily Taylor
A new policy report, Strong at the Broken Places: The Resiliency of Low-Income Parents from The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, looks at traits of resiliency of low-income parents to identify ways to promote resiliency in other parents.
Research: Parenting-based therapies best for children with disruptive behaviors
May 3, 2017 | Emily Taylor
A new study published this week in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology found that involving parents in the treatment of children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) has the best results. Researchers compared more than 20 other therapeutic approaches used in the treatment of DBDs.
Research: Maternal Depression Impacts Children’s Basis of Empathy
February 8, 2017 | Emily Taylor
A study published in the January 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry followed children of mothers with depression from birth to preadolescence to look at the impact of mothers’ depression on children’s neural empathic response. Researchers found the neural reaction to pain in others stops earlier for children of depressed mothers than in controls. The patterns of interaction between mother–child were also found to be a factor.
Podcast: Home-visit program in child maltreatment cases strengthens parent-child interaction
January 24, 2017 | Emily Taylor
NIH funded a study of a home-visit program for parents previously investigated for child abuse. The study found that the program led to dramatic reduction in the percentage of young children who were removed from their homes and placed in foster care. During the home visits, trained specialists videotaped parents playing with their children and then provided feedback for the parents to help them be more sensitive to their child’s emotional and social cues.
Parenting Factsheets for Families Now Available in Spanish
January 12, 2017 | Emily Taylor
The Child Welfare Information Gateway now has Spanish versions available of three publications from their Factsheets for Families series on parenting abused children:
- Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents (La Crianza de un Niño que ha Sido Víctima de Abuso Sexual: Una Guía Para Padres de Crianza y Adoptivos)
- Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma (La Crianza de un Niño que ha Experimentado Trauma)
- Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Abuse or Neglect (La Crianza de un Niño que ha Experimentado Abuso o Negligencia)
These sheets along with additional resources in Spanish translation are available on the Information Gateway site.
Access the Spanish language resources on the Child Welfare Information Gateway»
New Research: Benefits of Close Paternal Bond
December 20, 2016 | Emily Taylor
A recent study from researchers at Oxford University found a link between a father’s emotional attachment to a child and greater positive behavioral outcomes for the child.
SAMHSA’s KnowBullying App
October 18, 2016 | Emily Taylor
The free KnowBullying app from SAMHSA features tips, warning signs and conversation starters for parents and those who work with children to help recognize and prevent bullying.