The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn hel

Families and Children Living in Poverty explores the factors that contribute to the existence of poverty, as well as the social, developmental, and environmenta

Poverty is a social problem and finding solutions requires us to look closely at our social institutions. This book brings together the most recent quantitative

One in five American children now live in families with incomes below the povertyline, and their prospects are not bright. Low income is statistically linked wi

Identifying factors related to poverty that affect infants, toddlers, and their families, this book describes promising early child care and intervention practi