Caregiver instability and early life changes among infants reported to the child welfare system

Child maltreatment and risk patterns among participants in a child abuse prevention program

“…None of the studies cited above has investigated the role of caregiver networks or family dynamics in predicting the likelihood of recidivism, although a recent study did highlight the relationship between caregiver instability and child maltreatment (Casanueva et al, 2014). Our finding about the number of caretakers needs to be examined in a larger sample.…”

Children in nonparental care: health and social risks

“…Many nonparental care arrangements are temporary and fluctuate within a short period of time, making it challenging to identify and to follow children in nonparental care longitudinally (3). As is the case with poverty, disruptions in caregiving are also known to be associated with poorer health outcomes (34)(35)(36). The majority of studies describing stability of nonparental care arrangements has been among children in foster care and suggests that more than half of children in foster care experience at least one placement change and more than one-third experience two or more placement changes while in foster care (37)(38)(39).…”

Emotion Labeling Among Young Children in Foster Care

“…The wide range of scores and low overall performance of the participants on this measure could explain this inconsistency with the available literature. Furthermore, children in foster care often have experienced low linguistic stimulation in prior home environments, which may affect their current language functioning (Casanueva et al, 2011(Casanueva et al, , 2013Jones Harden & Whittaker, 2011).…”