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Frank, Richard G.; Meara, Ellen – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009
Recent models of human capital formation represent a synthesis of the human capital approach and a life cycle view of human development that is grounded in neuroscience (Heckman 2007). This model of human development, the stability of the home and parental mental health can have notable impacts on skill development in children that may affect the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Substance Abuse, Mothers, Depression (Psychology)
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Bradley, Robert H.; Corwyn, Robert F.; Burchinal, Margaret; McAdoo, Harriette Pipes; Coll, Cynthia Garcia – Child Development, 2001
Examined frequency with which children were exposed to various parental actions, materials, events, and conditions as part of their home environments, and how these exposures related to well-being. Found the most consistent relations between learning stimulation and children's developmental status, with relations for parental responsiveness and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Child Development