Research that Benefits Children and Families—Uplifting Stories

The article in which I found beneficial for children and families is “The Father Effect”.
The positive benefit in this article is that a father’s active involvement with their children at a young age shows that their children have a greater benefit in development, secure attachment, intelligence and emotional IQ. The children have higher scores in mathematics, and science. The research shows that children develop better in cognitive, social, behaviors and mental skills when the father is part of their everyday life. The research states that parents whether father or mother can be part of the father effects and provide children with lessons on how to respond to different behaviors and the reason why the behavior is taking place play opportunities that stimulate their children’s non-verbal reasoning abilities such as playing ball, building blocks, tumble, and any outdoor playing activities. The research shows that parents can also provide a loving stable living environment that is consistent and help the child solve problems when they occur as they develop into adolescent. The research shows that when children do not have their fathers actively in their lives that the child presents signs of sadness, aggressive behaviors, anxiety and hyperactivity. This is a good article to read up on to inform parents that the research conducted can bring them closer for the well being of their child (Higgins, 2011).

Reference

Higgins, M. (27, October 11). The Father Effect - Positive Effects of Involved Dads. Retrieved on March 13, 2012 from http://www.happychild.com.au/articles/the-father-effect-positive-effects-of-involved-dads

Your Personal Research Journey

My chosen topic is "How a quality education can promote the lives of children and families?" I chose this topic because of personal and professional reasons. The personal reason is because I was part of a family did not get a quality education when I was growing up and it set me behind. The professional reason is that I want to contribute to a quality successful education to the children. I believe that a quality education can help families get a better career, their children can develop stronger cognitive and social skills as well as academic achievement. I have always wanted to educate and help other individuals find the resources needed to do better and have a better quality of life.

 I have learned so far from this course that research can help me build a better understanding of the issues, population and other facts that contribute to the lack of a quality education for many families, by providing the tools and  guiding me through to what I need to get the answers to my questions (Mac Naughton, Rolfe and Siraj-Blatchford, 2010).  The research chart helped me to understand what to look for, what and how to document resources and information when doing my research. The chart also guides me through on the necessary terms and areas of my research that are critical to my purpose.  If anyone know of any resources or links to ways on how quality contributes to healthier lifestyles for children and families please inform me. I know that the first step is to get involved and find out what is disabling children and families from getting a quality education and then I can focus on solutions to the problem.

Resources
Mac Naughton, G., Rolfe, S.A., & Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2010). Doing early childhood research: International perspectives on theory and practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.