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African American fathers: Myths and realities about their involvement with their firstborn children
Smith, Carolyn A., 2005
Journal of Family Issues, 26(7), 975-1001

An examination of the extent and predictors of parental involvment among young, urban, African-American fathers, using data from the Rochester Youth Development Study, a longitudinal survey following 1,000 adolescents in 1987-1988 Rochester, New York

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Afterschool program participation and the development of child obesity and peer acceptance
Mahoney, Joseph L., 2005
Applied Developmental Science, 9(4), 202-215

A longitudinal study of the relationship between after school program participation and the obesity and peer acceptance of early elementary school children

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Are poor neighborhoods resource deprived?: A case study of childcare centers in New York
Small, Mario L., 2005
Social Science Quarterly, 86(Suppl. 1), 1013-1036

An inquiry into the availability of child care centers in poor neighborhoods, using geocoded data from all licensed child care facilities in New York City

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Assessment and early instruction of preschool children at risk for reading disability
Hindson, Barbara, 2005
Journal of Educational Psychology, 97(4), 687-704

An evaluation of an intervention to detect developmental delays of emergent literacy skills in preschool students, based on a sample of 169 students in Sydney, Australia

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Book reading interactions between African American and Puerto Rican Head Start children and their mothers
Hammer, Carol Scheffner, December 2005
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 5(3), 195-227

An observational study examining and comparing the interaction styles between African American and Puerto Rican mothers and their Head Start children during shared book reading

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Care neglect, supervisory neglect, and harsh parenting in the development of children's aggression: A replication and extension
Knutson, John F., 2005
Child Maltreatment, 10(2), 92-107

A study investigating the effects of poor supervision, parental neglect, and punitive parenting on the development of children's aggression

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Chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms, maternal sensitivity, and child functioning at 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 151-162). New York: Guilford Press

A study of the link between maternal depression and mother-child interaction as it relates to children’s functioning at 36 months, based on data from 89 percent of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care sample

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Can instructional and emotional support in the first-grade classroom make a difference for children at risk of school failure?
Hamre, Bridget, 2005
Child Development, 76(5), 949-967

An examination of ways children’s risk of school failure may be reduced by support from teachers, based on a national study of 910 children, ages 5-6, identified as at risk on the basis of demographic characteristics and their kindergarten teachers’ observations of behavioral, attention, academic, and/or social difficulties

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Confirmatory program evaluation: Applications to early childhood interventions
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2005
Teachers College Record, 107(10), 2401-2425

A discussion of confirmatory program evaluation as a method for conducting theory driven evaluations, and its role in identifying causal mechanisms of change in early childhood interventions, with examples from the Chicago Longitudinal Study and studies of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers

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Cortisol reactivity is positively related to executive function in preschool children attending Head Start
Blair, Clancy, 2005
Child Development, 76(3), 554-567

A study of the relationship between stress reactivity, as measured by changes in cortisol levels, and cognitive functioning and social behavior in low income preschool children

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The cost of caring for young children
Rosenbaum, Dan T., 2005
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 11837). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

An examination of family child care expenses as a percentage of after-tax income, based on the nationally representative Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) 1996 Panel

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The cost of caring for young children
Rosenbaum, Dan T., November 2005
(Discussion Paper No. 1860). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.

An exploration of the links between families’ child care expenses, income inequality, and child care subsidy policies, based on data on 4,524 families with 5,777 young children who participated in either the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

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Cumulative parenting stress across the preschool period: Relations to maternal parenting and child behaviour at age 5
Crnic, Keith A., 2005
Infant and Child Development, 14(2), 117-132

A study of cumulative parenting stress across two domains, life events, and parenting daily challenges, assessed with children 3-5 years old in a sample of 125 children and their mothers

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Custodial grandmothers' physical, mental, and economic well-being: Comparisons of primary caregivers from low-income neighborhoods
Bachman, Heather J., 2005
Family Relations, 54(4), 475-487

A study of the implications of custodial grandparent care by comparing the material hardship, mental health, and physical well-being of custodial grandmothers and biological mothers using data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study

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A day in third grade: A large scale study of classroom quality and teacher and student behavior
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
Elementary School Journal, 105(3), 305-323

A study evaluating the quality of 780 third grade classrooms observed as part of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD)

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Does amount of time spent in child care predict socioemotional adjustment during the transition to kindergarten? [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 297-317). New York: Guilford Press

An abridged reprint of a study of how children's socioemotional development is affected by the cumulative amount of time spent in nonmaternal care from birth to the preschool years, and the quality, type and other characteristics of child care, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Duration and developmental timing of poverty and children's cognitive and social development from birth through third grade
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
Child Development, 76(4), 795-810

A study of the relationship between duration and developmental timing of poverty and children’s development from birth to age 9, using comparisons of children from families who were never poor, poor only during their children’s infancy, poor only after their children's infancy, or chronically poor

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Early child care and children's development in the primary grades: Follow-up results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
American Educational Research Journal, 42(3), 537-570

A follow-up investigation into the effects of the quality, quantity, and type of child care on children’s development through primary school, using longitudinal data collected on child care settings and children's cognitive and social functioning

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Early child care and children's development prior to school entry [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 376-391). New York: Guilford Press

An abridged reprint of a study of the impact of early child care experiences, and the quality and types of child care, on children's functioning prior to school entry, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Early child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 281-296). New York: Guilford Press

An abridged reprint of a study of how time spent in child care, child care quality, and availability of peers relate to children's peer social competence at 23 and 36 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 246-258). New York: Guilford Press

A study of early child care, with respect to child care quality, stability, and amount, in the first 3 years of life as predictors of qualities of mother-child interaction across children’s transition to school

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Early child care and self-control, compliance, and problem behavior at 24 and 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 263-280). New York: Guilford Press

A comparison of early child care experiences and family factors, such as income-to-need ratio and mother’s psychological adjustment, as predictors of 2- and 3-year-olds’ self-control, compliance, and problem behavior outcomes

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Early childhood experiences and kindergarten success: A population-based study of a large urban setting
Fantuzzo, John W., 2005
School Psychology Review, 34(4), 571-588

An examination of the effects of center-based child care experiences on young urban children's kindergarten outcomes after controlling for significant risk factors, including neighborhood and family characteristics

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An ecological analysis of after-school program participation and the development of academic performance and motivational attributes for disadvantaged children
Mahoney, Joseph L., 2005
Child Development, 76(4), 811-825

An evaluation of the correlation between after school program participation and the development of academic performance and related motivational attributes in disadvantaged children, based on a sample of 599 children from three inner city public schools in the northeastern United States

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Effects of developmentally appropriate practices on children's development: A review of research and discussion of methodological and analytic issues
Van Horn, M. Lee, 2005
Elementary School Journal, 105(4), 325-351

A review of 17 empirical studies examining the effects of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) in early childhood education settings and comparing them with the effects of developmentally inappropriate practices, with descriptions of methodological issues pertinent to the study of DAP

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