This book provides an overview of children's kindergarten readiness with a focus on reports describing data from the 2009 cohort of the Head Start ...

Children's work is a controversial subject both in the sciences of sociology and history. It does not accord well with the modern idea of a good ch...

Foster children, often being removed from neglectful or abusive homes, are one of the country's most vulnerable populations. With the often traumat...

Experts have concerns that children with mental health conditions do not always receive appropriate treatment, including concerns about appropriate...

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is one of the largest food and nutrition assistance programs in the United States, feeding millions of chi...

"The miracle of the preserved word, in whatever medium--print, audio text, video recording, digital exchange--means that it may transfer into new t...

In this book, the authors present current research on the challenges, practices and cultural influences of parenting. Topics discussed in this comp...

Each day, the safety and well-being of children across the Nation are threatened by child abuse and neglect. Many of these children live in homes w...

Today's children and adolescents are experiencing higher rates of overweightness/obesity and poorer health outcomes than any other time in history....

This book presents cutting edge work and recent findings in the areas of language development, social skills, and behavioural functioning in pre-sc...

As the search for solutions that effectively address childhood obesity continues, organisations and communities across the country are experimentin...

Research findings showed that secondary school students in Hong Kong face many challenges. In particular, morbid emphasis on academic excellence ha...

Research with children is an invaluable way to tell their story in their own words. Research documenting ideas about children from parent and teach...

Scientific studies have shown that because children's bodies are still developing, they can be more vulnerable than adults to certain environmental...

Throughout the years, health research has focused mostly on urban and inner city subjects for various reasons. That focus has made our understandin...

Over the past 100 years, Congress has sought to prohibit acts of sexual abuse of minors and punish those who harm the nation's children. These effo...

While all child abuse is troubling, sexual abuse by school personnel raises particular concerns because of the trust placed in schools. Federal law...

When does a child learn to read? Many people might say, "in kindergarten or first grade". But researchers have told us something very important. Le...

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides grants to states for a wide range of benefits, services, and activities tha...

Since 2012, there has been a rapid increase in the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border. According t...

Congress has long been concerned about the well-being of youth. The nation's future depends on young people today to leave school prepared for coll...

"Warrior Kids" is a pioneering programme that over the past 17 years has empowered thousands of children across New Zealand, many of them from chal...

Youth development represents a complex set of individual transitions embedded in a particular socio-political environment, cultural context, and hi...

Every time a young person is harmed by violence, our nation's future strength and growth are jeopardised. We are losing our next generation of youn...