Supporting Research

Fatherhood

Tips to Help Fathers be Involved Parents Experts with Parents as Teachers National Center say the support and love fathers give to their children plays a unique role in impacting a child’s overall development. Below are some additional tips for parents on the importance of fathering and how dads can promote learning and bonding with [...]

Early Childhood Development

Infant and Toddler Brain Development Research Why focus on very young children? A landmark study concludes that nearly all aspects of early human development are shaped by a child’s experiences in its early years. Specifically, neuroscience research has established that the brain develops rapidly during the early years of life, largely forming the trajectory of [...]

Home Visiting Programs

What do we know about home visiting programs? Home visiting programs vary dramatically in their underlying theoretical models, the characteristics of target families, the number and intensity of visits prescribed, the duration of the program, the curriculum and approaches and the degree to which they are specifically described in a manual, the fidelity of program [...]

Schools and Education

Look Who’s Listening to You! Sometimes as parents we wonder if our children ever listen to us. How much can a baby really hear and understand? How can a toddler be listening when she is so engrossed in play? Does a preschooler listen even if he talks a mile a minute? Rest assured your child, [...]

Research on Family Services

Additional Resources Learning From Families: Identifying Service Strategies for Success (PDF format)

Zero to Three – Key findings about Child Development

Attached is national survey of 1,615 parents of children ages 0 to 3 in June of 2009 that explores issues and challenges that parents confront today. Focusing on social-emotional development, faith and religion, parent’s own upbringing, the economic downturn, grandparent influence and father’s parenting experience verses mother’s experiences. To read the full report of KeyFindings_HR [...]