Income and child development
LM Berger, C Paxson, J Waldfogel - Children and youth services review, 2009 - Elsevier
We examine how income is associated with the home environments and the cognitive and
behavioral development of pre-school children using data from a birth cohort study of
children born at the end of the 20th century. Lower-income 3-year-old children are more
likely than wealthier children to live in homes with inadequate physical environments and to
have mothers who are more likely to be stressed, depressed, harsh and unresponsive.
Additionally, low income children have lower PPVT scores, more mother-reported …
behavioral development of pre-school children using data from a birth cohort study of
children born at the end of the 20th century. Lower-income 3-year-old children are more
likely than wealthier children to live in homes with inadequate physical environments and to
have mothers who are more likely to be stressed, depressed, harsh and unresponsive.
Additionally, low income children have lower PPVT scores, more mother-reported …