2012-05-24T20:21:34Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/children-and-families.html http://www.rand.org/child.html Aug 2, 2010 Aug 2, 2010

RAND Child Policy serves as a gateway to RAND research on children's issues from prenatal to age 18 and provides easy access to objective information that will help improve policy and decisionmaking. RAND research on child policy is conducted by multiple research divisions and draws upon the expertise of over 140 researchers and consultants.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200114.html Jun 1, 2012 Jun 1, 2012

In this article, we synthesize the empirical literature on the influence of peers and friends on youth's eating and physical activity.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/05/11/MS.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

Reliable birth control contributed to economic development by reducing women's risk of dropping out of school associated with early childbearing and high fertility rates, contributing in turn to increases in women's labor force participation, the continuity of their careers, and the standard of living of women, children and families, writes Chloe Bird.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2012-04.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

Stories discuss Iran's nuclear threat, social security for Mexico's aging population, programs to help veterans and their families, the costs of crime and the value of police officers, psychological operations in Afghanistan, the U.S. health insurance mandate, legal representation in murder cases, marijuana legalization, U.S. competitiveness in educational achievement, and Louisiana's plan for a sustainable coast.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB647.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

This briefing uses existing statewide and county data to provide California early care and education quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) planners and other stakeholders with important information about some fundamentals of the proposed QRIS rating scheme that could inform California's QRIS design in advance of field-based pilot efforts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1176.html Apr 16, 2012 Apr 16, 2012

The Real Warriors Campaign, launched in 2009, is a multimedia program designed to promote resilience, facilitate recovery, and support the reintegration of returning servicemembers, veterans, and their families. This report presents the results of an independent assessment of the campaign.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9651.html Apr 9, 2012 Apr 9, 2012

With regard to Army families, the study examines the effects of long and frequent parental deployments on children’s academic performance as well as their emotional and behavioral well-being in the school setting.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/04/celebrating-the-month-of-the-military-child.html Apr 5, 2012 Apr 5, 2012

April is the Month of the Military Child, a national initiative to support and honor America's service members and their families. The celebration is being recognized with events around the country, and is a key national initiative of First Lady Michelle Obama.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120030.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

The availability of junk food does not significantly increase BMI or obesity among a group of fifth-graders even though they are likely to buy junk food.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100285.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

The authors assessed intergenerational transmission of smoking in mother-child dyads.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120097.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

The substantial expansion in the RN workforce between 2005 and 2010 is largely a temporary bubble that is likely to burst between 2010 and 2015 as the unemployment rate falls.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1172.html Mar 19, 2012 Mar 19, 2012

There is a lack of data that address new media use and its potential relationship with adolescent sexual risk behavior and sexual health. The authors developed this matrix of measures to summarize the state of measurement in this arena and set the stage for further research. The measures were extracted from studies of media use, media effects, and interventions that employ new media to improve sexual health. Several new items are also included.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/03/15.html Mar 15, 2012 Mar 15, 2012

Researchers from the RAND Corporation and other institutions have begun pilot-testing a web-based tool designed to help parents and adult caregivers determine whether to seek urgent medical attention for a sick child with flu-like symptoms.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1193.html Mar 1, 2012 Mar 1, 2012

The ChalleNGe program seeks to alter the life course of high school dropouts ages 16-18. A rigorous evaluation has shown that the program has positive effects on educational attainment and employment. A cost-benefit analysis supports public investment in the program as currently operated and targeted.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100222.html Feb 29, 2012 Feb 29, 2012

The strong link between having a best friend who smoked and increased adolescent smoking isn't affected by individual factors such as self-esteem, depressing and access to cigarettes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1188.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

California has taken steps to implement components of a comprehensive professional development system for its early child education workforce. However, further advances are needed and more information is required to identify possible inefficiencies in the current system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9641.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP356.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

Uses two sources of representative data, the 2005 National Household Education Survey and the 2007 RAND California Preschool Study, to describe child care and early learning arrangements for the approximately 2.8 million California children ages 0 to 5 who are younger than the age at which they would enter kindergarten.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP364.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

Better child outcomes are the ultimate goal of early care and education (ECE) quality improvement (QI) efforts, but assessing these outcomes is difficult and rarely done. This study identifies five strategies for incorporating child assessments into the design, implementation, and evaluation of QI initiatives such as quality rating and improvement systems. The study assesses the merits of each strategy and offers guidance for its use.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9638.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

Offers recommendations for improving the education and training of California's early childhood workforce.