A5043431963- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2017-2024
Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
2022
Food and Nutrition Service
2018-2020
University of Wisconsin–Extension
2020
University of Alabama
2018
University of Idaho
2018
Youth Development
2017
Abstract Researchers who desire to make positive changes for vulnerable populations often conduct problem‐focused studies. Although research is important, when such studies are not carefully designed, their results can contribute a deficit discourse. A discourse narrative that describes the person through myopic lens of negativity characterized only by illness, death, depression, failure, or like. Deficit negatively affects how health care providers and society interact with people. This...
Purpose To examine the psychological well-being of primary caregivers infants and toddlers with Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS), roles family resources, parenting stress, coping strategies in caregivers' adaptation.Materials methods Family (N = 50) children CZS who were receiving treatment at a rehabilitation hospital Recife, Brazil participated cross-sectional survey study. Caregivers completed measures anxiety depression, strategies, stress.Results Mild to severe symptoms depression...
We examined the impacts of Co-Parenting for Successful Kids program offered by University Nebraska Extension. Using a sample 2,622 parents who participated in 2015, we measured their knowledge change and ability to perform cooperative coparenting behaviors. Results suggest that effectively improved participants' use behaviors such as understanding supporting children developmentally appropriate ways, enhancing communication skills, developing parenting plans. In examining group differences,...
Introduction Early childhood educators (ECEs) play a critical role in supporting the development of young children’s executive functions (EF). EF, turn, underpins lifelong resilience and well-being. Unfortunately, many ECEs report adverse experiences (ACEs) that may compound high stress levels associated with an emotionally physically demanding profession. ACEs have well-established negative implications for adult well-being dampen ECEs’ capacities to engage responsive interactions children....
Our study extends the understanding of how three distinct environments including home, childcare, and neighbourhood may influence young children’s problematic behaviours among a sample predominantly unmarried mothers residing in urban communities United States. With 791 we examined whether disadvantage poverty were associated with maternal self-efficacy parenting stress, level cooperativeness between parents early childcare educators, quality these factors are turn toddler behaviour...
Although the benefits of using video as a learning tool in Extension programs are well known, less is understood about effective methods for creating videos. We present five-step procedure developing educational videos that focus on evidence-based practices, and we provide practical examples from our use five steps series an program. Through development videos, professionals can organize information meaningful way.
Although the social-emotional competence of preservice early childhood professionals (ECPs) has been associated with quality their interactions young children, there is limited understanding these associations during training. Utilizing a sample students career goals in (N = 473), we examined between indicators ECPs' (mindfulness and reflective practice beliefs), individual characteristics (depressive symptoms, stressful life events, adverse experiences (ACEs), attachment security),...
Coaching is increasingly being used as a mechanism to improve the quality of early childhood education. Yet, for coaching outside researcher-controlled interventions, limited information details coaches' reports their practices' professional learning needs. We addressed this gap via an exploratory study utilizing online questionnaires 91 coaches working with educators in Midwestern US state across 12 initiatives. Most participants had less than 5 years experience coach. Almost third coached...
Programs aiming to help parents are often challenged in analyzing open-ended survey questions from large samples. This article presents qualitative findings collected 1,287 participants with a child 5 years of age or younger who completed the program evaluation for Co-Parenting Successful Kids online program, 4-hour education course developed by University Nebraska Extension. Qualitative content analysis revealed that found useful improving their co-parenting communication skills....
Background: There is limited understanding of the prevalence psychological distress and associated stressors supports among displaced adults in low-and middleincome first asylum countries.Method: This article reports findings a cross-sectional study.We recruited 245Congolese (18-80 years) residing Nairobi, Kenya using snowball sampling.Data were collected an interviewer-administered questionnaire consisting sociodemographic characteristics, Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), locally...
This study examined changes in training participants’ satisfaction with the instruction, knowledge gain, transfer of new skills, and beliefs about family involvement engagement working families to help ensure children have safety. One hundred forty-five practitioners participated training. Findings revealed shifts use certain kinds safety risk assessment. Qualitative feedback that caseworkers supervisors are now talking more their practice how they trying strategies rather than complete a...
Communication between teachers and families in early childhood is a key aspect of successful teacher-family engagement. The goal this exploratory study was to investigate how communicated with classrooms what they about. This 31 working children birth age five, primarily the Midwestern U.S. examined described communication using semi-structured interviews. Findings indicated that used multiple formats communicate about children’s daily routines, developmental progress, other relevant...