Building Partnerships to Address Challenging Social Problems

A parent in prison creates disruption and stress for the entire family system. In order to provide family programming to this high-risk population, a partnership was created among the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension, UNH Department of Family Studies, and New Hampshire\u27s Department of Corrections. This partnership is called The Family Connection Project. Programming objectives are to strengthen at-risk families and improve the healthy development of children with incarcerated parents through a family-centered, strength-based approach. The acquisition of positive parenting/relationship skills is expected to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors in families with an incarcerated parent

Building Partnerships to Address Challenging Social Problems

A parent in prison creates disruption and stress for the entire family system. In order to provide family programming to this high-risk population, a partnership was created among the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension, UNH Department of Family Studies, and New Hampshire\u27s Department of Corrections. This partnership is called The Family Connection Project. Programming objectives are to strengthen at-risk families and improve the healthy development of children with incarcerated parents through a family-centered, strength-based approach. The acquisition of positive parenting/relationship skills is expected to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors in families with an incarcerated parent

Building Partnerships to Address Challenging Social Problems

A parent in prison creates disruption and stress for the entire family system. In order to provide family programming to this high-risk population, a partnership was created among the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension, UNH Department of Family Studies, and New Hampshire\u27s Department of Corrections. This partnership is called The Family Connection Project. Programming objectives are to strengthen at-risk families and improve the healthy development of children with incarcerated parents through a family-centered, strength-based approach. The acquisition of positive parenting/relationship skills is expected to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors in families with an incarcerated parent

Building Partnerships to Address Challenging Social Problems

A parent in prison creates disruption and stress for the entire family system. In order to provide family programming to this high-risk population, a partnership was created among the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension, UNH Department of Family Studies, and New Hampshire\u27s Department of Corrections. This partnership is called The Family Connection Project. Programming objectives are to strengthen at-risk families and improve the healthy development of children with incarcerated parents through a family-centered, strength-based approach. The acquisition of positive parenting/relationship skills is expected to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors in families with an incarcerated parent

The relationship between parents' perception of family environment and prosocial behavior in preschool-aged children

The purpose of this study was to identify family variables which might influence the development of children's prosocial behavior. It was hypothesized that there would be a relationship between both mothers' and fathers' scores on the relationship, personal growth, and system maintenance dimensions of the Family Environment Scale (Moos, Insel & Humphrey, 1974) and children's demonstrated prosocial behavior. The subjects were 34 boys and girls, aged 37 to 68 months and the parents of these children. A one hour video-tape of each child was made as he/she played with others in a nursery school setting. The tapes were coded for aspects of positive social behavior. Parents were administered the Family Environment Scale. Multivariant procedures were used to clarify the importance to children's prosocial behavior of the three family environment dimensions. A multiple regression analysis using controlled entry was conducted for each of the hypotheses of the study. Age of the child was entered first into each analysis followed by sex of child as control factors. These variables were followed by either mothers' or fathers' scores on the three dimensions of the Family Environment Scale. No significant relationships were found between the family environment predictor variables and children's positive social behavior