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"Poverty has long been established as a crucial factor hindering the
development of young children. Living in poverty can hurt a child’s lifelong
health, social and educational outcomes.
But much less is known about the way income affects children via its effect on
their parents.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, 12.5% of children live in material hardship, which
means their households are going without some of the essentials due to cost.
Our new study examined whether a higher family income helps support children’s
behavioural development. This is important, as children’s behavioural (or
social and emotional) development sets the foundation for longer term positive
mental health and academic success.
Our findings highlight the importance of supporting parents to be engaged with
preschool children. And one of the key ways to do this is to reduce poverty and
parental stress."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
