Glenn Flores|Sandra C. Tomany-Korman|Lynn Olson
Does Disadvantage Start at Home?
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin|Medical College of Wisconsin|Children's Hospital of Wisconsin|American Academy of Pediatrics
little known whether racialethnic differences exist household family activities safety practices educational opportunities known impact young childrens healthy development school successto examine whether racialethnic disparities exist early childhood home routines safety measures educational practicesresourcesthe 2000 national survey early childhood health telephone survey nationwide sample parents 2608 children aged 4 35 months differences family activities safety measures educational practicesresources examined white black hispanic childrenminority children less likely white children consistent daily mealtimes bedtimes frequently never eat lunch dinner family minority parents less likely install stair gates cabinet safety locks turn hot water settings minority parents less often read daily child hispanic parents often never read child minority households average fewer childrens books black children average hours watching television daily disparities persisting multivariate analyses included minority children increased odds never eating lunch dinner family black children regular mealtimes odds ratio 18 95 confidence interval 1227 watching 1 hour television daily black parents installing cabinet locks minority parents twice odds installing stair gates reading child daily minority homes fewer childrens books black homes 30 hispanic homes 20 children whose parents completed surveys spanish also experienced several disparitiesyoung minority children experience multiple disparities home routines safety measures educational practicesresources potential impede healthy development future school success disparities might reduced eliminated targeted education intervention pediatric providers