Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g5PBKHX17945; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:20:17 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:20:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNECEHBDCAA.jlee@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jon Lee" <jlee@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1198] Clips and Cross Posts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 5377 Lines: 119 Good Morning. From: NIFL-National Literacy Advocacy listserv I am delighted to announce the release of the International Literacy Day Celebration Tool Kit, which is available in both PDF and Word format at http://www.nationalliteracysummit.org [scroll down page to find Tool Kit]. Carrying out International Literacy Day activities is one important way to support the development of the nation's adult education and language system. You are encouraged to use the suggestions, models, and materials in the tool kit to engage your community and raise awareness of your program and the issues of adult literacy and language learning. The goal of the National Literacy Summit Initiative, a special project of the National Coalition for Literacy, is to achieve a system of high quality adult literacy, language, and lifelong learning services that helps adults in every community make measurable gains toward achieving their goals as family member, workers, citizens , and lifelong learners by 2010. Best, Robbin Sorensen National Literacy Summit Action Agenda Initiative 2002 National Coalition for Literacy 11846 Simpson Road Clarksville, MD 21029 301-617-0116 (P) 301-617-0119 (F) rsorensen@erols.com From: Connect for Kids Weekly - June 24, 2002 House Bill Would Reduce Assistance for Postsecondary Training and Education At least 40 states currently allow more access to post-high school training or education services, according to this Center on Law and Social Policy analysis, than would be allowed under the provisions of the TANF bill, which passed the House of Representatives in May. If the House bill were to become law, these states would likely have to reduce access to these services for welfare recipients in order to avoid penalties. Some Senators are calling for increased hours of work requirements while others are calling for more flexibility in work requirements to enable low-income parents to improve their skills and/or education. http://www.clasp.org/pubs/jobseducation/Postsec_survey_061902.htm Children's Defense Fund Says Senate Finance Plan Shortchanges Child Care Needs Only one in seven children get the child care subsidies they need. The Children's Defense Fund reports that the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus (D-Mont.) and a number of key Committee members, including Senators Breaux (D-La.), Snowe (R-Maine) and Hatch (R-Utah), have joined together on a plan that provides approximately $5 billion in new funds for child care over the next five years -- far less than the $11.25 billion that many senators had been supporting and far less than the $20 billion needed to double the number of eligible children that can be served. http://capwiz.com/cdf/issues/alert/?alertid=214891&type=CO OK...So this is really 220 pages long...but the "Parenting Section" and the "Parenting Data Tables" are well worth it. Charting Parenthood Here's a statistical portrait from Child Trends on fathers and mothers in America -- parenting practices, activities with children, child care, parents and schools, custody arrangements and nonresident parents, marriage, divorce and cohabitation, and sexual activity and contraception. http://www.childtrends.org/PDF/ParenthoodRpt2002.pdf Much better...this one is only 8 pages long. Marriage from a Child's Perspective How does family structure affect children, and what can we do about it? This Child Trends Research Brief concludes children fare best in a family headed by two biological parents in a low-conflict marriage, but little is known about how to promote or sustain such families. Some studies and existing programs for strengthening families also offer promising insights, if not proven methods -- marriage promotion efforts around the time of birth, preventive and early interventions to help couples strengthen their relationships, successful efforts to increase employment and education among adults and eliminating the Earned Income Tax Credit penalty for married couples are among the promising approaches. http://www.childtrends.org/PDF/MarriageRB602.pdf About halfway through this brief you will notice the section heading "Integrate Home visitation With Other Programs and Supports". Sound familiar? The Benefits and Financing of Home Visiting Programs States are using home visiting programs to help families transition from welfare to work, strengthen early childhood development programs and provide support for first-time parents. These early investments pay off in reducing foster care placements, hospitalizations and emergency room visits and unintended pregnancies, according to this report from the National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices. http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_3927,00.html Sounds good. Play Nicely The peak age for aggressive behavior in young children is approximately 2 years; it is much easier to teach a 2-year-old how not to hurt others than an 8-year-old. This 30-minute CD-ROM from Vanderbilt University is designed to help parents and child care workers learn the basics in helping young children manage aggression. Cost: $15 http://www.playnicely.org Take care. Jon Lee Training Specialist NIFL-Family list moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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