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| Subject: | Children and Parenting |
| Date: | November 1, 2002 |
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| Parenting Skill Contributing to Children's Well Being One thing is sure, parenting effort will always require developing multiple strategies that can be put into place to meet specific needs... in families, in neighborhoods, and in communities. For example, the following is a brief list that puts basic needs into age groups. Notice that many of the needs overlap from one age grouping into another.
At every age there is a need to develop a perspective of milestones with parents and children learning about themselves in the process. The above listing certainly isn't parenting. Where would I find help for learning about how to provide children with proper parenting? This apparently is a common problem. |
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| Studies
A recent study including randomized trials is reported in the October 16 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was a six-year follow-up of previous research involving 240 divorced families, including custodial mothers and their children, aged 9 to 12 years. Families were randomized to take part in a self-study literature program or in an 11-week class for the mothers, which focused on skills in a structured approach to listening and communication skills, consistent discipline, and other key parenting skills; or in a combined program for mothers and children, which included the parenting class and a coping skills class for the children. At six-month follow-up, the children whose mothers attended parenting classes had significantly fewer behavioral problems than those in the self-study program. "That the program had lasting effects on a wide variety of outcomes is remarkable and speaks to the importance of effective parenting in promoting positive developmental outcomes," lead author Sharlene A. Wolchik, PhD, from Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, says in a news release. |
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| According to findings of a 1994 report that examined juvenile
crime, its roots and its regulation, delinquency is linked to failures.
When the lives of troubled youths were examined by investigators for this report, the triggers for delinquency were multiple:
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| Results of these and of similar studies may help shape public policy guidelines for development of effective community prevention programs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If you have some time to devote to a worthy cause, donate some
of your invigorating and nurturing energy at a school, library, or an
organization that serves children.
Children and their parents always need some help with developing solid values, appropriate activities, good decision-making, and life skills. |
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| Interventions: when things go wrong Active interventions reduce mental disorders, use of illegal substances, problem externalization, drug and alcohol use, and number of sexual partners. |
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| How things are supposed to go is a useful tracking tool... not, a set of rules to follow. Developmental tracking is a means for understanding what developmental milestones and challenges that a child must face. A good system presents a range of skills for each age and grade level, from academic abilities to social development and growth spurts. One is available from iVillage at: http://www.parentsoup.com/tracker/. Toddler Development: http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002010.htm/ Parenting Dilemmas: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/3606.2325 |
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| Until next time, best wishes for successes in parenting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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