Over the last decade, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has been transitioning to electronic benefits (eWIC) in efforts to[...]

In this brief, the National Research Center on Hispanic Children andFamilies uses recent national data to better understand the predictors of quality of ECE centers that [...]

This study examined parents' developmentally appropriate beliefs about young children's play and parents' views on their child's play skills. This exploratory secondary d[...]

The purpose of this study was to: (1) determine the differences in nutrition knowledge, attitudes, beliefs (KAB), and self efficacy among low income African American and [...]

"Research indicates that low income, minorities are at increased risk for poor dietary behaviors leading to weight gain and poor overall health status. A secondary data a[...]

Economically disadvantaged mothers face numerous barriers to stable, quality employment opportunities. One barrier that has received limited attention in previous researc[...]

Over the last two decades child and family poverty has increased while resources for families at risk have decreased. Families in large urban areas, faced with increasing[...]

I recently spoke to a church group about business ethics, and I discussed Leviticus 19:14, which tells us: "You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before[...]

First-generation and low-income (FGLI) college student enrollment numbers are steadily increasing among American colleges and universities. The nation's Historically Blac[...]

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a fatherhood intervention designed to improve the fathering attitudes and behaviors of fathers who are low income from metropoli[...]

In this study we investigate the external validity of the food insecurity and insufficiency measures—specifically, how these measures correlate with food expenditures—usi[...]

There are severe gaps in reading achievement among students based on ability, race, and income levels. As a result, many high school students with reading difficulties, p[...]

School readiness research has indicated parents play salient roles in promoting school readiness skills for their children. However contextual factors such as household r[...]

This study examined the relationships among comorbid conditions, symptom stress, depression, functional status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in low-income ol[...]

Objectives: This paper aims to describe low-income recipients of a community-based diaper bank and the multiple daily challenges they face. Our paper seeks to document th[...]

ECE programs, especially those that are high quality and center-based, have been shown to promote school readiness and early achievement for children in low-income famili[...]

One aspect of ECE utilization that is relevant for child and family well-being is the amount and timing of hours that young children spend in different ECE settings. This[...]

As the United States has shifted to a 24/7 economy, increasing numbers of U.S. workers work nonstandard hours (i.e., beyond the traditional Monday to Friday daytime sched[...]

The Family Stress Model is a widely used framework that examines family stress processes as the mechanisms underlying economic hardship and parenting and child outcomes. [...]

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to test a comprehensive nutrition program developed specifically to target low-income parents of young school-aged children and [...]

Childhood overweight and obesity disproportionately aff ect low- income communities. Most school- based health promotion eff orts occur during the school day and are limi[...]

Peer play is a salient context for examining social competence in preschool children. Play experiences in preschool consisting of positive, prosocial and reciprocal excha[...]

The present study investigated the extent to which maternal intrusiveness and warmth during play, observed in 579 European American, 412 African American, and 110 more an[...]

Childhood obesity rates have tripled over the last thirty years and currently one in three children are overweight or obese. Primary care providers identify and provide c[...]

This report provides a rich picture of the lives of Mexican-American couples as they navigate parenting and family life in pre-emerging immigrant communities. Specificall[...]