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Vandekerckhove, Ankie; Aarssen, Jeroen – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
Among asylum seekers in the EU, many are families with young children (0-4 years). In policy and practice, however, these children remain invisible. During the asylum proceedings, which can take quite some time, there is hardly any pedagogical offer available in reception centres nor are there clear policies to guarantee accessible, useful and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Young Children
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de la Rie, Sanneke; van Steensel, Roel; van Gelderen, Amos; Severiens, Sabine – Education Sciences, 2021
It is hypothesized that variability found in the effects of family literacy programs results from differences in implementation by parents. In this study, the implementation and effects of a Dutch program were examined in a sample of 207 kindergarteners (mean age at pre-test: 64 months). No main intervention effects on children's literacy…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Family Programs, Kindergarten
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Boddy, Janet; Smith, Marjorie; Statham, June – Ethics and Education, 2011
The research literature on parenting support typically focuses on English-speaking countries, such as England, the United States and Australia. This article draws on a review, commissioned by the English government, which examined policies and services to support parenting in five European countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Best Practices
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Van Den Hoofdakker, Barbara J.; Van Der Veen-Mulders, Lianne; Sytema, Sjoerd; Emmelkamp, Paul M. G.; Minderaa, Ruud B.; Nauta, Maaike H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of behavioral parent training (BPT) as adjunct to routine clinical care (RCC). Method: After a first phase of RCC, 94 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ages 4-12, all referred to a Dutch outpatient mental health clinic, were randomly assigned to 5 months of BPT plus concurrent…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Hyperactivity, Child Rearing, Attention Deficit Disorders
Veerman, J. W.; de Kemp, R. A. T.; Brink, L. T. ten – 1997
Families First is a family preservation program aimed at providing therapeutic and practical help for families in the Netherlands faced with imminent placement of one or more of the children in out-of-home care. In 1994, the demonstration projects took place in four locations in the Netherlands. Participating were 320 children from 234 families…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Demonstration Programs
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Dunst, Carl J.; Trivette, Carol M.; Hamby, Deborah W. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
A meta-analysis of 47 studies investigating the relationship between family-centered helpgiving practices and parent, family, and child behavior and functioning is reported. The studies included more than 11,000 participants from seven different countries. Data analysis was guided by a practice-based theory of family-centered helpgiving that…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Family Programs, Child Behavior, Data Analysis
Terpstra, Linda; van Dijke, Anke – 1999
A crucial question for evaluating nationally or internationally implemented programs is whether local adaptations detract from program quality and effectiveness. An evaluation examined the program successes and challenges encountered in the first 5 years of Home-Start in the Netherlands, a home-based family support program for families with young…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Early Experience, Family Programs, Foreign Countries
Prinsen, Bert – 2000
Although support for parents has been common in Dutch policy and practice since the early 1990s, recent efforts are focusing on improving the match between supply and demand, improving coherence, and making it easier to identify and to access relevant support agencies; efforts are also focusing on prevention. This article examines how the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Child Rearing, Community Programs