Index
Index abecedarian project, 6, 9, 137 Aboriginal, 28, 39, 48, 139, 140. See also First Nations Aboriginal Head Start, 59, 131, 135 abuse, among young offenders, 92, 94-99; and child homicides, 10; as a social toxin, 2, 4, 69; as physical punishment, 12, 70, 72, 73, 78, 79; convention requirements concerning, 19, 23, 26, 33, 78, 156; impact of, 3, 5, 85; legislation and policy concerning, 17, 34, 49, 79, 81-83, 84, 137; of substances, 8, 49, 50, 85, 133; prenatal, 51, 52, 132, 134; registries , 80; removal of abused children, 21, 87-89, 91, 130; sexual , 5, 79, 85, 123, 124, 155; spousal abuse, 149 adoption, 26, 28, 90, 92, 117, 119-121 ADHD/ attention deficits, 48, 54; Alberta, 15, 80, 81, 111, 112, 119, 120, 158 alcohol. See fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol effects Alcohol Beverage Labeling Act, 53 alcohol-related birth defects, 53; effect on brain development, 4, 96; parental use of, 5, 83, 130; use in adolescence, 106, 107, 152; use in pregnancy, 8, 48, 52, 53, 96, 130, 131-134 alternative measures, 91, 94, 118 anti-discrimination legislation. See human rights legislation asthma, 44, 48, 55, 56 attachment, 4, 81, 88, 139, 145 Atwood, M., 133 at risk: children and child care, 58, 135, 136, 151; for behaviour problems, 43; of abuse and neglect, 83, 86, 149; parents, 87, 137; pregnancy, 5, 55, 130, 133, 134; parenting style, 106; programs for, 47, 135, 136, 151; See also high risk Australia: child care policy, 57; child poverty, 41 Austria: physical punishment ban, 72; school participation law, 153 authoritative parenting, 104-108, 114, 142-146. See also parenting authoritative teaching, 113, 114, 116, 154 Bala, N. 34, 80 battered fetus syndrome, 52 Battle, K., 42; Baumrind, D., 104, 106 Belgium: child protection, 84; law and the Convention, 31; physical punishment ban, 72 Belsky, J., 63 best interests: and child care, 63-65, 67; and children’s rights education , 156; and fetal development, 51; and parent education, 132; and poverty, 37, 42, 43; guide to decision making, 2, 11, 12, 158; in child protection system, 78, 83-85; in divorce, 148, 149; in / 237 legal proceedings, 119-125; principle of, 19-22, 24-27, 56, 69, 70, 117, 140 Better Beginnings Better Futures Program , 134, 135 Bickmore, K., 109 Bouchard, B., 53 brain: damage, 49-51; growth and development, 4-6, 13, 96, 131, 134, 138, 145; structure, 4-6 breastfeeding, 44, 49, 131, 145 Brenda Drummond case, 49, 50, 52 Brewer, J., 83, 86 Brighter Futures Program, 38, 135 Britain: child care policy, 56; child poverty, 40, 41; National Child Development Study, 90 British Columbia, 40, 53, 58, 70, 79, 82, 84, 86, 131, 132, 136, 158, 159 Bronfenbrenner, U., 7 Campaign 2000, 41 Canada’s Action Plan, 38, 42 Canada Assistance Plan, 60, 61 Canada Health and Social Transfer, 61 Canada’s Prenatal Nutrition Program , 134 Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, 30, 35 Canadian Council on Social Development , 48 Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law, 73 Canadian Heritage, 156 Canadian Institute of Child Health, 139 Canadian Living Foundation, 41 Canadian Paediatric Society, 139 Canadian Public Health Association, 139 Cape Breton, 156, 161 Charter of Rights, 51, 73, 79, 102, 110, 112, 113, 118 Chicago Child-Parent Centers, 6 Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Ontario), 83 child abuse registries, 80 Child Benefit (system), 33, 38-40, 42, 58, 61, 141, 157 child care: Convention requirements for, 26, 27, 33, 34, 37, 56, 63; developmental program of, 134-140, 151; in social policy, 26, 40, 57, 59, 62; in workplaces, 8, 65, 66; parental choice in, 65, 67, 141; policies, 40, 57-59, 60, 61, 62, 141, 158; research on impact, 59, 63, 64, 66; systems of, 135; Toronto Health Study of, 65-66 child care expense deduction, 57, 58 Child Care Initiatives Fund, 58 Child Development Initiative, 38, 39, 42, 47 child hunger, 41, 55, 151 child liberationists, 21, 22, 25, 27 child pornography, 34, 78, 79, 157 child poverty. See poverty child (juvenile) prostitutes, 34, 78, 80, 95 child protection, 8, 10, 18-21, 26, 34, 49-51, 69, 70, 73, 78-86, 117, 119, 132-134, 156 child protectionists, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27 child support, 39 child witnesses, 80 children and youth councils (France), 154 children in care, 82, 88, 89, 119, 120 children with disabilities, 23, 27, 109, 110, 135-137 Children’s Act (Norway), 103 Children’s Agenda. See National Children’s Agenda Children’s...
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