Family Engagement & Well-Being

In research commissioned by the Foundation for Child Development — “Children’s Experience with Parental Employment Insecurity and Family Income Inequality” — Donald J. Hernandez and Jeffery S. Naprierala have created the Index of Parental Employment Insecurity to provide a more accurate picture of the economic health of families and to invest in children’s development.

This is a revised and updated version of the 2013 Getting-Started Guide providing new insights and lessons learned in designing and implementing two-generation strategies, especially those with a strong education and workforce orientation.

This National Academies of Sciences Report assesses the research on parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children birth through age eight.

This issue of Future of Children (Volume 24, Number 1 Spring 2014) assesses past and current two-generation programs.

Mother’s Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities for America’s Children is the second in a series of the Foundation for Child Development’s Disparities Among America’s Children reports.

At the Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Christopher T. King with Tara C. Smith and Robert W. Glover presented on Investing in Children and Parents: Fostering Dual-Generation Strategies in the United States.

Abstract Intervening in the parent generation can improve current and future prospects in the child generation.

As communities strive to ensure the success of all children, it is important that policymakers and early education professionals identify and respond to the needs of immigrant families so that teachers, schools, and early childhood programs are prepared to serve these children.