Social science inquiries of American agriculture have long recognized the inextricability of
farm households and farm businesses. Efforts to train and support farmers, however, often …

Childcare is a critical issue for working families in the United States; however childcare
needs in the agriculture sector have been absent from both childcare and agricultural policy …

Focusing on the uncertainty of low-income mothers' lives, this qualitative study examined the
family experiences of 57 Appalachian low-income mothers. With scarce economic …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: Using a structured qualitative case study method, this study
examined one urban school readiness initiative's efforts to identify and engage family, friend …

A social-ecological framework suggests that nutrition education programs designed to
increase young children's fruit and vegetable consumption should address the influence of …

Extended family often have an important role in caring for women experiencing perinatal
mental illness; but rural women's perspectives are under-researched. We explored women's …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to formulate a conceptually and empirically grounded
new understanding of childcare arrangements for cross-national and longitudinal micro …

Low‐income mothers in rural areas lack access to resources and may rely strongly on
support from their children's grandparents. However, most current research on grandparent …

One crucial strategy for preventing childhood agricultural injuries is to provide feasible, safe
alternatives to on-farm parental care of young children. The on-and off-farm work demands …

Very little is known about the psychological experiences related to childcare use among
lowincome mothers in South Africa. In rural and semi-rural communities, where affordable …