Adult-child processes and early schooling
A discussion on the relationship of school outcomes to social processes
Reports & Papers
An analysis of parental attitudes toward child care arrangements in urban Chinese families
A study of the relationship between parental attitudes and parenting practices based on child care arrangements in the People’s Republic of China
Reports & Papers
Assessing the optimal length of parental leave for child and parental well-being: How can research inform policy?
A review of literature on concerns associated with parental leave, encompassing mothers' labor market outcomes, childbirth and maternal recovery, parent-infant bonding, children’s cognitive development, breastfeeding, and gender equity objectives
Literature Review
Balancing Work and Family During Children's First Three Years
A secondary analysis of data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care, consisting of two phases. Phase one explores the relationship between mothers' number of work hours and responsiveness to their children, and how this relationship is moderated by child care quality. Phase two examines how employed mothers balance work and family roles, and how the two are moderated by child care quality.
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Caregiver-mother partnership behavior and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions
An examination of the relationship between mother-caregiver communication, particularly concerning children’s behavior and experiences, and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions
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Caring as social right: Cash for child care and daddy leave
A study of policies aimed at gender division in family child care and employment policies in Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway
Other
Caring for infant daughters and sons in dual-earner households: Maternal reports of father involvement in weekday time and tasks
A study of maternal reports of gender differences in weekday father involvement with 12-month-olds in 47 dual earner households utilizing full time infant day care with a focus on father’s time alone with infants, time available to the infant, and participation in care giving tasks
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Child care and abuse in China
An account of child rearing practices, considered to be child abuse by current western standards, carried out in China during the period of 1000 B.C. to 1644 A.D.
Other
Child care and child rearing today and tomorrow
A discussion of child care and child rearing analyzed through an ecological socialist framework
Other
Child care as a neglected dimension of family burden research
A study of the relationship of severe mental illness to biological parenthood and to the family burden that arises from caregiving responsibilities for the children; based on interviews with family members impacted by mental illness
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies, maternal well-being, and child-parent interactions: Evidence from three nationally representative datasets
A study of the relationship of child care subsidy receipt to maternal physical and mental health status and parenting stress and behaviors, based on data from three nationally representative data sets: the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, and the DDB Needham Life Style Survey
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies, maternal well-being, and child-parent interactions: Evidence from three nationally representative datasets
A study of the relationship of child care subsidy receipt to maternal physical and mental health status and parenting stress and behaviors, based on data from three nationally representative data sets: the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, and the DDB Needham Life Style Survey
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies, maternal well-being, and child-parent interactions: Evidence from three nationally representative datasets
A study of the relationship of child care subsidy receipt to maternal physical and mental health status and parenting stress and behaviors, based on data from three nationally representative studies: the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99; and the DDB Needham Life Style Survey
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies, maternal well-being, and child-parent interactions: Evidence from three nationally represented datasets
A study of the relationship of child care subsidy receipt to maternal physical and mental health status and parenting stress and behaviors, based on data from three nationally representative studies: the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99; and the DDB Needham Life Style Survey
Reports & Papers
Child's play with adults, toys, and peers: An examination of family and child-care influences
A study of the influences of family and child care characteristics on the play of toddlers in family child care homes, based on observations and questionnaires
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Comparisons of the expectations of parents and teachers for the behavior of preschool children
A study of the differences between the behavioral expectations of parents and teachers involved in multiple-system child rearing based on role, social class and ethnicity
Reports & Papers
Corporal punishment as a determinant of developmental outcomes: Longitudinal and process models
A two-part study examining the influence of corporal punishment across infancy and early childhood using longitudinal analyses performed on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Childhood Care and Youth Development (NICHD-SECCYD) , and, this time using a college sample, the intervening role of individuals' subjective experiences of their parents' use of corporal punishment
Reports & Papers
Correlates of low-income African American and Puerto Rican fathers' involvement with their children
A study of sociostructural, psychological, and parenting skill determinants of parental involvement in socioeconomically disadvantaged Puerto Rican and African American fathers of preschool-age children
Reports & Papers
Defining and valuing quality as a parent
A discussion of the varying child care attitudes and perspectives among parents and child care providers
Other
Differential parenting of children from diverse cultural backgrounds attending child care
A comparison of the parenting and child care practices between white, Somali, and Vietnamese children, based on data on a subsample of 238 children in Melbourne, Australia who participated in the Child Care in Cultural Context (CCICC) study
Reports & Papers
Differential parenting of children from diverse cultural backgrounds attending child care [Executive summary]
A summary of a comparison of the parenting and child care practices between white, Somali, and Vietnamese children, based on data on a subsample of 238 children in Melbourne, Australia who participated in the Child Care in Cultural Context (CCICC) study
Executive Summary
Diversity and infant/toddler caregiving
A discussion of the importance of cultural sensitivity and specific cultural knowledge when providing care for infants and toddlers, with suggestions for responding to cultural differences
Other
Division of household labor among black couples and white couples
A study of structural and cultural factors that influence the division of household labor and gendered responsibilities among black couples and white couples in an urban county
Reports & Papers
Does the village still raise the child?: A collaborative study of changing childrearing and early education in Kenya
A collaborative study investigating how cultural, social, and economic changes have influenced child rearing and early education of Kenyan children, particularly the degree to which they are raised communally.
Other
Early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade
A study of the relationship between early child care experiences in a child's first 3 years of life and mother-child interaction through the child's transition to school
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