Adolescent Development and Visions of Advancing and Nurturing Child Excellence

Project ADVANCE is an extension of Dr. Cheah’s work with adolescent parents. We examine socio-cultural, relational, and individual factors that may influence positive outcomes for both the adolescent parents and their child by describing and understanding:

(a) adolescents' transition into adulthood and their parenting roles; (b) their parenting beliefs and observed behaviors; (c) their relationships and social support networks, (d) the interactive role of child characteristics and their child's developmental outcomes; and (e) the change and stability of these associations over 4 time points.

Observations of mother-infant interactions are also conducted. The participants include adolescent mothers and fathers from Baltimore City and County. As part of this project, a service component of this project is also being provided at Paquin Middle/High School. Project ADVANCE personnel will conduct parenting and fathering focus groups and classes and developmental assessments of their infants and young children will be provided

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