Supporting Kids of Incarcerated Parents
Read the story that the Center for Healthy Minds wrote about supporting children with incarcerated parents
Category: Feature
Video shares new findings about intervention for children with incarcerated parents
In this video, I describe the results of a new study focusing on the evaluation of Sesame Street’s Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration materials on children with jailed parents. The study was a joint...
New Podcast about Children with Incarcerated Parents from the Institute for Research on Poverty
In this podcast episode, child psychologist Julie Poehlmann-Tynan of the University of Wisconsin–Madison talks about a new study on attachment in children who have an incarcerated father and discusses some of the factors that may lead...
Early signs of children’s behavior problems
A new study shows that toddler “dysregulation” can lead to significant behavior problems when children are six years old. The children in the study were born preterm (at or before 36 weeks gestation, which...
Pregnant Incarcerated Women Still Being Shackled
Read the story about pregnant women who are still being shackled in Wisconsin and other states
How to Be a Better Mum in Jail
Listen to the BBC news report on “How to be a better mum in jail” featuring an interview with Prof. Rebecca Shlafer about her doula project with incarcerated pregnant women. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p055267t
Encouraging Responsible Fatherhood
A new report from the Urban Institute summarizes 6 programs for fathers with a history of incarceration. The following organizations and programs were included in the report: Kanawha Institute for Social Research and Action, Inc....
New study on attachment in children with incarcerated fathers
My recent Ph.D. graduates (Drs. Cynthia Burnson, Lindsay Weymouth, and Hilary Runion) and I just published a new study on attachment in young children with incarcerated fathers. We rated young children’s attachment behaviors at home and developed...
US News & World Report: Parents in Prison
http://health.usnews.com/wellness/family/articles/2017-01-19/parent-in-prison-how-to-protect-the-well-being-of-the-child
Resilience in Children with Incarcerated Parents
Researchers have devoted considerable attention to investigating factors that negatively affect children’s outcomes. This is with good cause. Gaining information about the different risks and adverse experiences that threaten children’s health, development, and cognitive...