Early Childhood (under 5 years)

Family dynamics and the individual differences of each family member can impact their stress.

This Social Policy Report summarizes what is currently known about our nation’s military children and families and presents ideas and proposals pertinent to the formulation of new programs and the policies t

Many studies have examined effects of prenatal stress on pregnancy and fetal development, especially on prematurity and birthweight, and more recently long-term effects on child behavioral and emotional deve

Many of the challenges facing children now are a function of changing times, including increase in urbanization, political violence, changing family forms, and in some areas decreased supplies of adequate fo

This study presents estimates of the effect of parental income on children's cognitive, social, and emotional development.

Servicemembers' family members may experience significant stress related to deployment of their loved ones.

Children of U.S. military personnel have an exceptional experience.

We assessed relations between early temperament and behavior problems across 12 years in an unselected sample of over 800 children.

976 New Zealand children participated in a longitudinal study from ages 3 to 15 to examine the relations between early temperament and later behavior problems. Factor analyses revealed three temperament dimensions at each age: Lack of control, approach, and sluggishness.

Examined cosleeping (i.e., parents and children sleeping in the same bed) habits in military dependents and how these habits change with the absence of their fathers.