Child Well-Being

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1 Child Well-Being : Constructs to Measure Child Well-Being and Risk and Protective Factors that Affect the Development of Young Children June 2016 Child Trends 2 Authors Child Trends staff who worked on this white paper include: Kristin Anderson Moore, Project Director David Murphey Martha Beltz Miranda Carver Martin Jess Bartlett Selma Caal Acknowledgments Child Trends would like to acknowledge Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for funding this project, Rosemary Chalk and Lola Adedokun for providing thoughtful reviews, and John Lingan for helpful editing. Child Trends Publication #2016-61 3 Contents Executive Summary ........................................ ........................................ .... 4 Chapter 1: Introduction and Background ........................................ .......... 12 I. Introduction.

• Shared family activities • Control over the number and timing of children in the family • Parent/caregiver engagement with school and community • Safe and supportive home environment • Family routines • Stimulating home environment • Parenting skills and attributes (“authoritative” style) • Religious involvement

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