10/08/2008

Kicked Out of Preschool Update

Our ExchangeEveryDay for July 17, "Kicked Out of Preschool," generated more comments than nearly any other issue. Now we can report on this topic with a positive spin. According to the Yale Child Study Center, Delaware has the fourth highest rate for preschool expulsions — 13 children for every 1,000 enrolled in child care, reports the Delaware News Journal.

That could change, however, as a result of a $9 million grant from the Center for Mental Health Services in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The money will be used to teach parents how to bond with their emotionally disturbed children through parent-child interaction therapy. This therapy is said to improve relationships, increase children's pro-social behavior, and improve parenting skills.

About 60 families annually will receive in-home treatment and about 85 families will be served as outpatients at a therapist's office. The effort will focus on troubled children, typically 2 to 5 years old, who often act out in aggressive ways, such as by hitting other children, pulling other children's hair, or throwing things across the room.

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