Posts Tagged ‘head start study’
Data Shows Lower Instances of Child Abuse in Families Whose Children Attend Early Head Start
Researchers from Portland State University and Harvard University uncovered data showing that children who attend Early Head Start were far less likely to be victims of abuse. The study, published a couple weeks ago in Medical Xpress, poured over 13 years of data involving 1,247 low-income families, half of whom attended Early Head Start and…
Read MoreParent Involvement Boosts Attention, Behavior in Head Start Children
A University of Oregon study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that an eight week intervention program, called Parents Making Connections — Highlighting Attention (PCMC-A), significantly improved attention and behavior in Head Start children. The study included three groups of children in the Lane County, Oregon area. The first group received…
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