Mom's Hierarchy of Needs Free Articles Author: Leslie Forde Purpose: To facilitate critical thinking and class discussion about how family and non-family concerns are managed in the workplace Steps: Preparation (Before Class): Visit Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs and read at least one article related to working parents, self-care, or workplace flexibility. Reflect on how the [Read More...]
Activity Description: Author: Sophie Mathieu Activity Link: https://rcwproject.ca/resource/childcare-in-quebec-video-learning/ Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to explore and critically analyze Québec’s childcare model as a case study in Canadian family policy. By engaging with Dr. Sophie Mathieu’s video and the accompanying academic sources, students will examine how Québec’s affordable childcare program supports families, promotes gender [Read More...]
“Time is our most important resource,” says time-use researcher Melissa Milkie. “Once it’s spent, we can’t get it back. EVER!" Competition for this finite resource—our time—is intense—especially for those who are both parents and in the workforce. Technology enables some people to work anytime, any place, and many of us do, though a recent study [Read More...]
There was a lot of talk during the presidential campaign about being a country that provides good beginnings for babies. Good beginnings don’t begin at birth, Alejandra Ros Pilarz says, but prenatally - “the most rapid period of brain development with life-long consequences for children's future health and development.” Work-family demands are high during this [Read More...]
This video of Ellen Galinsky "Skills for Success in School, Work and Life" was created at the 2024 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference June 20, 2024 in Montreal Canada. Ellen Galinsky is the President of Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the elected President of the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN). She also [Read More...]
Objectives: This study sought to (a) identify the factors most salient toparents when sending their child to summer camp, (b) examine family members'roles in the camp decision‐making process, and (c) compare both by income andother family contextual factors in a sample of parents with a child whoenrolled and participated in a summer camp experience. Methods: [Read More...]
Objective: To explore changes in family‐based nature activities (FBNA)across five developmental stages and investigate whether frequency and typeof FBNA across the early life course is associated with greater familyrelationship quality in emerging adulthood. Method: Retrospective survey datawas collected from 451 undergraduate students who primarily identified asAsian American (44.9%) and Latinx (42.7%). Results: Multilevel models showedthat [Read More...]
Objective: In this study, we examined the situation of parents andcaregivers of the refugee children in Jewi refugee camp with the aim ofunderstanding the roles they play in the education of the children.Background: Effective educational interventions benefit from parentalengagement. This may be particularly the case for refugee children, whotypically have had several traumatic experiences during [Read More...]
Objective: This paper assesses the role of family cohesion in therelationship between polygamy and mental health and whether this varies as afunction of the father's involvement. Background: Studies show that polygamyhas a detrimental effect on children's mental health, yet familial variablesthat may account for this relationship have rarely been explored. Familycohesion is crucial for the [Read More...]
Objective: This study assesses the psychometric properties of the four‐and eight‐item versions of the Patient‐Reported Outcomes MeasurementInformation System (PROMIS) Pediatric Psychological Stress Measure (PPSM) foruse with Latino immigrant adolescents. Background: Immigrant Latino youth areexposed to numerous stressors that can have consequences affecting healthwell into adulthood. However, few studies have assessed the suitability ofpsychosocial measures for [Read More...]