The National Institute on Media and the Family recently merged with the Search Institute. Information on media and technology can be found within the Search Institute's Parent Further section of their website. The site includes resources on e-parenting, online safety, mobile technology, social networking, video games, and media and advertising.
For more than 50 years, Search Institute® has been a leader and partner for organizations around the world in discovering what kids need to succeed. Search Institute serves all sectors of society, including K–12 and higher education, faith communities, youth-serving organizations, social-service organizations, families, businesses, and the public sector.
SRCD brings the science of child development to public policy through the production of the Social Policy Report Brief, which summarizes the longer Social Policy Report for policy audiences. Reports from 2006 on are available.
Millions of children worldwide struggle as a result of prejudice and discrimination due to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, indigenous background, and age. In many countries, intergroup tension is rising amid growing immigrant populations and increasing ethnic diversity. Legal mandates are the first step in laying the foundation against discrimination and prejudice; the next step involves changes in social interactions. To be effective, intervention programs should be informed by developmental science research and used more widely. This brief summaries a longer Social Policy Report.
The Journal of Latino-Latin American Studies (JOLLAS) invites manuscripts for two Special Issues on Latino and Latin American families. Potential contributors are asked to submit a letter of intent by Monday, January 16, 2012.
Two Generations in Poverty: Status and Trends among Parents and Children in the United States, 2000-2010
January 04, 2012
"As poverty has become more widespread in the United States, it is important to acknowledge the large body of research documenting the association between poverty or economic hardship and negative outcomes for parents, especially women, and their children."
