This week in class we have to Share a positive example of the effects of research on children and/or families. And I decided to share this article which I came across. I felt a personal connection to this article because when the lives of myself and my cousins are compared it has a correlation to this article.
Our mothers were all raised the same way in the same households, but when our parents became adults they each took different roads and different approaches and our lives were effected by it, much the same way this article describes.
Healthy Development: Role of Parents’ Income, Education
"What role do parents’ income and education play in children’s healthy development? Schofield et al. (p. 33) followed 500 teens over 20 years from early adolescence to their early 30s—including learning about their parents and their children. They find that parents’ emotional investments predicted adolescents’ prosocial characteristics and that the positive traits of the second-generation youths improved their later parenting as adults. Adolescents with these characteristics invested more time and resources in their young children and also experienced less family stress as adults. A less stressful family environment directly affected the development of the children the teens had later when they became adults. While teaching children the benefits of education and well-paying jobs is helpful, promoting traits like friendliness, responsibility, and emotional stability can also boost the likelihood that children will pursue an education and get well-paying jobs, as well as the likelihood that they’ll create family environments that support the next generation. The implications of this longitudinal study: Investing in character-development programs for young people before they become parents may benefit the next generation". (child development, 2011)Reference:
Child Development (2011). Healthy Development: Role of Parent's Income, Education. The Journal of Child Development, 82,1-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01536.x Retrieved from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01536.x/full
