Parenting and family self-sufficiency services contribute to impacts of Early Head Start for children and families.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is evidence that two-generation early childhood programs, those that strive to support not only child development, but also optimal parenting and family wellbeing, help to foster resilience for young children and their families in the face of adversity.

Methods

Using data from a large experimental evaluation, the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, this paper explores how parenting and family self-sufficiency services embedded in Early Head Start (EHS), a federally funded, nationally implemented two-generation early childhood program for low-income families lasting from pregnancy and until children are three, contribute to the impacts of the program for both the children and their families.

Results

Parenting support in any modality (ho

SUBMITTER: Chazan-Cohen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10752921 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature