State Policies Through a Two-generation Lens: Strengthening the Collective Impact of Policies That Affect the Life Course of Young Children and Their Parents

Two-generation approaches to promoting the healthy development and school success of young children aim to enhance the well-being and life opportunities of both parents and children. This approach is based on research that shows how conditions affecting both parents and children are interrelated and...

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Published in:Policy File 2014
Main Authors: Smith, Sheila, Ekono, Mercedes, Robbins, Taylor
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth/Families & family life
Government
National Center for Children in Poverty
Social conditions & trends
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Summary:Two-generation approaches to promoting the healthy development and school success of young children aim to enhance the well-being and life opportunities of both parents and children. This approach is based on research that shows how conditions affecting both parents and children are interrelated and play a key role in children's development. For example, health insurance for parents matters for children's well-being since parents' health and mental health problems can reduce parenting capacities and the chance that young children will receive the consistent attention and stimulation they need to develop competencies that are key to school success. Similarly, children's experience of stable, high quality early care and education supports both children's early learning and parents' work effort.