, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more psychological and physical aggression toward their children and … care subsidies are associated with worse maternal health and poorer interactions between parents and their children. In … particular, subsidized mothers report lower levels of overall health and are more likely to show symptoms consistent with anxiety …

, led to significant terror and disruptions in daily life over a three-week period. We compare birth outcomes of children …

In the U.S. teen mothers are more likely to give birth to low birth weight babies than non-teen mothers. There is also … the short and long term for parents, children, and society at large. This paper examines the causal link between teen age … estimator to identify the impact of smoking on babies of teen and non-teen mothers. We find that both OLS and matching estimator …

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care … type of care chosen. Results indicate that single mothers are highly responsive to child care subsidies by increasing their …

estimates suggest that children receiving subsidized care in the year before kindergarten score lower on tests of cognitive … time children reach the end of third grade. Our results point to an unintended consequence of a child care subsidy regime …

Child care subsidies play a critical role in facilitating the transition of disadvantaged mothers from welfare to work …. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study … the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals …

that subsidized children are more likely to receive intense exposure to low-quality child care …