Census data, collected in July 2009, from 27,672 children were used to compare the effectiveness, coverage and efficacy … of three household-based methods for targeting cash transfers to vulnerable children in eastern Zimbabwe: targeting the …-constrained households using dependency ratios. All three methods failed to identify large numbers of children with poor social and …

-old children, participating in a RCT on caries preventive strategies in the Netherlands were asked to provide information on … investing in preventive oral health actions for their children. Despite the fact that parents overall valued oral health for … children's teeth to maintain good oral health for their child. Additionally, they indicated that they were unwilling to visit …

We analyze the effects of a school-based program that offers children an opportunity to win prizes if they walk or bike … find that being in a prize period increases the riding behavior of participating children by sixteen percent, a large …

We engaged over 430 Canadian children in a series of activities designed to reveal their evaluations of three ethnic … dictator game. Our experiments took place at the children’s schools during their normal school day, allowing us to evaluate the … children from the dominant White category have a clear sense of White ethnic identity, and tend to favor White recipients in …

eating with children, 12 fewer minutes playing with children, 4 fewer minutes supervising children, and 37 fewer minutes … caring for children. The differences tend to be greatest for mothers with young children (age 0–5 years). We explore the …

The number of children of incarcerated parents in the U.S. has grown dramatically in recent years. These children … (54% women; 41% minority) who were parents of children between the ages of 3 and 11years and who parented their children … age of children, and family criminal history, but differences were observed on key variables relevant to outcomes for …

Children and adolescents' subjective well-being (SWB) has been recognized as an important component in understanding … their quality of life. However, little is known about differences in the SWB of children from different groups, particularly … with two parents lead much more stable lives. These findings highlight the need to address the SWB of vulnerable children …

violence at Year 1 on children's behavior problems at Year 5 differed by poverty and marital status. Findings from multiple …-group structural equation modeling revealed that children in poor families were less affected by domestic violence than those in non …-poor families, for both externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. Children in unmarried-mother families were more affected …

In Australia, the children of incarcerated parents are a growing and vulnerable population at risk for life adversity … and social inequity. There is little understanding of these children's experiences, perceived risks, reported outcomes and … to which these children may be exposed. The aim of this study was to provide insight into the multiple perspectives of …