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Families
Family is the biggest
influence on a child’s development. Parents are a child’s first
teachers. Whether the child lives with birth-parents, other relatives,
or non-related caregivers the child will be molded by the lessons and
experiences passed on from family. The topics in this section include:
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Family Structure:
Family structure can affect children in a number of ways. A number of
factors can change the structure of families, including separation, divorce, death, or incarceration.
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Child Care: Quality
child care allows parents time to work or continue their own education
in order to provide a better future for their children.
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Teen Parents:
Babies born to teen mothers face a higher risk for a number of
problems throughout life.
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Children Living with
Relatives: There are a variety of reasons children live with
relatives other than their parents – these children face a number of
risk factors those from traditional families do not.
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Parental Employment: Children who have parents with secure employment
face a reduced risk of poverty.
Read More About It:
Healthy Start / Healthy Families:
http://www.pinellashealth.com/HealthyStartFamilies.asp
Healthy
Families Florida:
http://www.healthyfamiliesfla.org/
Families—Pinellas
County Extension Office:
http://pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/fcs/index.shtml
DCF Quick Facts: http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/publications/docs/quickfacts.pdf
Living Arrangements of Children: 2004:
http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-114.pdf |
