much less research examines whether the benefits of social support to mothers extend to children. This paper examines the … relationship between mothers' perceptions of instrumental support and children's health using longitudinal data from the U … parents. Results suggest mothers' perceptions of instrumental support is positively associated with children's overall health …

Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System, we found that children whose mothers were temporary migrants, living … elsewhere, or dead had higher odds of moving than children whose mothers were coresident. Older children and children living in … richer households faced lower odds of mobility. For children whose mothers were coresident, there was no effect of maternal …