Center for Families

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June 14, 2022

Children and parents’ physiological arousal and emotions during shared and independent e-book reading: A preliminary study

Although e-books allow young children to read independently, children could be missing out on opportunities to develop positive emotional associations with reading. The current study explored whether there are differences in emotions and physiological arousal when parents and children read...

June 14, 2022

Caring for nontraditional families: Kinship, foster, and adoptive

Information about nontraditional (kinship, foster, and adoptive) families is typically scattered or overlooked both in nursing education and nursing practice settings. Using a nursing-centric, population-focused lens, the current state of nontraditional families in the United States is briefly described. An...

June 14, 2022

Opportunities to support caregivers feeding infants and toddlers through Extension and Nutrition Education

Infants and toddlers experience rapid growth and development, which necessitates changes in feeding practices throughout this period. We aimed to explore infant/toddler feeding topics that Extension and nutrition educators typically discuss with caregivers through formal curricula and informal conversations.

June 14, 2022

Exploring the associations between child temperament, the home food environment, and body mass index in four-year-old children

Given the stability of obesity from childhood into adulthood, it is critical to identify risk factors in early life. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between child temperament, the home food environment, and BMI in four-year-old...

June 14, 2022

Grit Was Associated With Food Insecurity Among Low Income, At-Risk Rural Veterans

Rural veterans have poorer health, use health care services less often than their urban counterparts, and have more prevalent food insecurity than average U.S. households. Food insecurity and resource use may be influenced by modifiable psychological attributes such as grit,...

June 8, 2022

Interior Design decisions and legal compliance with the Lactation at Work Law

Combining breastfeeding with full-time maternal employment requires workplace accommodations that enable lactating workers to express breastmilk throughout the workday. The Lactation at Work law mandates such accommodations, but does not address room accessibility or room content. Lactation spaces that might...

June 1, 2022

Early predictors of language skills at 3 years of age vary based on diagnostic outcome: A baby siblings research consortium study

While previous work has identified the early predictors of language skills in infants at elevated familial risk (ER) and low familial risk (LR) for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), no studies to date have explored whether these predictors vary based on...

June 1, 2022

2022 Kanter Finalists Announced

Center for Families at Purdue University and Boston College Center for Work and Families have announced this year's finalists for the Kanter Award for Excellence in Work Family Research.

May 25, 2022

Women’s health: optimal nutrition throughout the lifecycle

For women’s health, there are important physiologic, neurologic, and hormonal distinctions throughout the lifecycle that impact nutritional needs.

May 7, 2022

Fostering academic competence in Latinx youth: The role of cultural values and parenting behaviors

Although high school completion rates for Latinx adolescents have improved, rural Latinx youth experience more barriers to academic success than their urban counterparts.