The best way to improve how children do in school is by preparing them to be ready to learn in kindergarten. Research shows that children who do well when they start school have already been introduced to books and numbers. They have been shown different ways to solve problems and helped to develop the social skills they need to be part of a group. That's why preschool programs and junior kindergarten are so important. They can play a big part in helping children be ready to learn when they start school.
Delinquency means antisocial or violent behaviour in young people, often involving criminal acts.
A number of factors can contribute to delinquency, but there are many programs that enhance children's social and emotional development and decrease the possibility of delinquency. These prevention programs work best when they counteract more than one of the 'risk' factors for becoming delinquent, begin early, long before the teenage years, and continue for as long as they are needed. Workplace family-friendly policies and programs that help working parents to cope with the dual demands of family and work are many and varied. Companies have a vested interest because when that happens, parents have less time and energy for their children's needs. At the same time, the absenteeism and lower morale that result from high levels of stress cause lower productivity in the workplace.