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Peer reviewedRouse, Kimberly A. Gordon – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1998
Examines research findings on the resilience of infants and toddlers raised in poverty and stress. Describes the personal and environmental resilience characteristics of infancy and toddlerhood that are related to later resilience in middle childhood and adulthood. Highlights research findings significant for policymakers and caregivers, offering…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Coping, Day Care
Peer reviewedHeagarty, Margaret C. – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1990
Addresses the causes for and implications of infant mortality. Besides the more immediate causes such as disease, nutrition, and lifestyle, there are the additional hurdles of government bureaucracy, lack of funds, and institutional attitudes that block access to prenatal care. Suggests structural solutions, including a consistent, individual,…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Change Strategies, Child Health, Crack
Larner, Mary – 1990
This paper discusses home visiting programs for low income parents and infants and describes five such programs known collectively as the Child Survival/Fair Start (CS/FS) projects, funded by the Ford Foundation. It describes a conceptual model which links risk factors and intervention activities to effects on mothers and children and explains how…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Blacks, Child Welfare, Counseling Services
