This study investigated the relationships between various maternal characteristics and child outcomes in preschool age children. Participants included 128 mother-child pairs.
Mothers' emotional characteristics play an important role in children's emotion socialization and behaviors. By observing mother-child interactions and administering surveys, the study examined the association between maternal characteristics and child outcomes.
Few studies have examined whether parenting prevention programs might mitigate risk for suicidality in parents, yet parent suicidality is a strong risk factor for offspring suicidality.
A randomized controlled trial of the after deployment, adaptive parenting tools (ADAPT) program for deployed National Guard and Reserve (NG/R) families with a school-aged child was conducted.
Importance: Disruptive behavior is common in children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavioral interventions are used to treat disruptive behavior but have not been evaluated in large-scale randomized trials.
Children with autism spectrum disorder often show disruptive and noncompliance behaviors and many parents may need support as they deal with these behaviors.
We conduct a comparative analysis of breastfeeding behavior between military and civilian-affiliated mothers. Our focus is on African American mothers among whom breastfeeding rates are lowest.
There are many well-known health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and infants. This study examines the difference in breastfeeding rates for military-affiliated women and civilian women while considering racial differences within those groups as well.
The purpose of this study was to determine the deterrents to participation by adults in parenting education programs.
While many parenting education programs have been shown to improve parenting skills and behaviors, programs often have difficulty getting parent participation. This study surveyed parents of children in daycare about demographic information and deterrents to participating in parent education.