Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Parenting

Children With Incarcerated Parents

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:45:09 -0500

Children with incarcerated parents are particularly vulnerable because not only are they faced with the trauma of loss, but also the myriad economic and social challenges that parental incarceration can bring. The goals of Annie E Casey Foundation's work in this field are to support and promote effective responses to these challenges.

A Detailed Picture of Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:58:17 -0500

Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we consider how parental education relates to four outcomes in the children's generation: education, lifetime earnings, health, and wealth. By focusing on parents' and children's ranks, we characterize relative mobility in terms of distributions of outcomes and can see patterns that even a relatively disaggregated analysis, like a quintile-based transition matrix, can obscure.

Medicaid Cutbacks Imminent in Most States

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:16:29 -0600

The Kaiser Family Fund survey of state Medicaid directors finds that most states are facing the prospect of mid-fiscal year 2009 program cutbacks in this program that serves vulnerable families.

Parent Tip Sheets for Reading with Young Children

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:26:58 -0600

Here are some useful, age-appropriate “cheat sheets” to help parents and caregivers get the most out of their time with their children, boosting reading skills and enjoyment.

Incarcerated Parents and Their Children: Trends 1991-2007

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:08:43 -0600

In 2007, 1.7 million children under age 18 had a parent in prison—an 82 percent increase 1991, disproportionately affecting children of color. Children of incarcerated parents are more likely to drop out of school, engage in delinquency, and subsequently be incarcerated themselves. This Sentencing Project brief evaluates Department of Justice data and offers policy recommendations to support parent/child relationships and minimize the harm to children.

Girls & Women in Sports Day

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:31:42 -0600

February 4, 2009 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. On his blog, "The Dad Man" Joe Kelly has tips on what fathers can do with daughters tips on what fathers can do with daughters.

Project Play

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:22:44 -0600

Project Play is an initiative to inspire families and neighborhoods to play traditional backyard games like "Follow the Leader," "Treasure Hunt," or "Kick the Can"-games that demand imagination and foster creativity. Through a series of lively hardcover children's books featuring a group of active neighborhood kids, Project Play provides guidance to parents and children for getting back to basics and enjoying the joy and freedom of playtime. In addition, Project Play encourages parents to make play a priority-for as founder and author Marlene Byrne believes-it is as equally important to be creative and imaginative as it is to be smart.

Mapping Community Data on Children of Prisoners

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:07:25 -0600

Children of incarcerated parents are often an invisible population, but analyzing and mapping local data on these families can help policymakers and advocates understand these children's experiences and needs.

Core Concepts in Infant—Parent Psychotherapy

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:11:03 -0500

This article is an excerpt is from the first chapter of Finding Hope in Despair: Clinical
Studies in Infant Mental Health, edited by Marian Birch, was published by ZERO TO THREE
in June 2008. In this excerpt, the editor describes the core concepts, techniques, and

Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2006

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:02:05 -0500

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics released its latest annual report, America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-being 2006 on July 14th. The report is a compendium of statistics from 21 federal agencies with the latest available data on 26 key indicators related to children's economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education and on 9 background measures related to population and family characteristics.

Healthy Teen Network (formerly NOAPPP)

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:14:32 -0500

Healthy Teen Network's mission is to provide leadership, education, training, information, advocacy, resources and support to professional individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent health, with an emphasis on teen pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and teen parenting.

National Head Start Association

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:54:58 -0500

The National Head Start Association is a private not-for-profit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. It represents more than 1 million children, 200,000 staff and 2,700 Head Start programs in the United States. The Association provides support for the entire Head Start community by advocating for policies that strengthen serv

Dads and Daughters

Tue, 24 May 2005 13:22:53 -0500

Dads and Daughters inspires fathers to actively and deeply engage in the lives of their daughters, and galvanizes fathers and others to transform the pervasive cultural messages that devalue girls and women.

Collaborative for Children

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:22:30 -0600

Partnering with families and communities to build a strong foundation for young children to succeed in school and in life.

Pathfinder Family Center, Parent Training and Information

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:46:55 -0600

The Parent Training and Information program provides training and information to parents to enable them to participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children with disabilities.