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A longitudinal study of gastrointestinal diseases in individuals diagnosed with infantile autism as childrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Overall, no evidence was found that patients with IA were more likely than control persons without IA to have defined GI diseases during the 30.3-year observation period. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - November 3, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: S. E. Mouridsen, B. Rich, T. Isager Source Type: journals

Evaluating paediatric brain injury services in NSWEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Extensive preparation is required to optimize staff engagement in a project that systematically introduces outcome measures that are useful to clinicians, clients and service providers. Managing the change required is a key focus of the project. Benefits and costs to clinicians and services will be discussed. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - November 2, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: H. Badge, J. Hancock, M.-C. Waugh Source Type: journals

Breastfeeding promotion for infants in neonatal units: a systematic reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Breastfeeding/breastmilk feeding is promoted by close, continuing skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant, effective breastmilk expression, peer support in hospital and community, and staff training. Evidence gaps include health outcomes and costs of intervening with less clinically stable infants, and maternal health and well-being. Effects of public health and policy interventions and the organization of neonatal services remain unclear. Infant feeding in neonatal units should be included in public health surveillance and policy development; relevant definitions are proposed. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - November 2, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: M. J. Renfrew, L. Dyson, F. McCormick, K. Misso, E. Stenhouse, S. E. King, A. F. Williams Source Type: journals

Perception and practice of child labour among parents of school-aged children in Ibadan, southwest NigeriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion We conclude that control of child labour should be a multifaceted approach involving poverty alleviation, family planning to reduce family size and free, compulsory education up to junior secondary level. Public enlightenment especially for mothers will be of additional benefit. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 15, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: F. O. Omokhodion, O. C. Uchendu Source Type: journals

Efficiency of the home parental programme in visual–motor home activity among first-grade childrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Parent satisfaction was significantly higher among those who participated in the HPP. Parents showed high compliance with the friendly programme despite their low socio-economic status. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 13, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: N. Z. Ratzon, K. Zabaneh-Tannas, L. Ben-Hamo, O. Bart Source Type: journals

Are paediatricians aware of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency guidance for common medical conditions?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 13, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: E. L. Bradley, F. O. Finlay Source Type: journals

A qualitative analysis of lay beliefs about the aetiology and prevalence of autistic spectrum disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion This study based on unsolicited data highlights the contrast between lay explanations of increasing prevalence and the consensus opinion of medical experts. It also demonstrates how many people in direct contact with ASD have important information to share. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 4, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: G. Russell, S. Kelly, J. Golding Source Type: journals

How individuals with phenylketonuria experience their illness: an age-related qualitative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions This study constitutes a first attempt at understanding PKU from a non-medical-biological perspective. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 3, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: E. Vegni, L. Fiori, E. Riva, M. Giovannini, E. A. Moja Source Type: journals

Why immunization coverage fails to catch up in India? A community-based analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Universal immunization can be achieved by providing services at community level and information about the available services and their benefits to the community. There is a considerable, unexplained variation in the immunization coverage between different communities, even in the most complex model used in this study, which could explain the entire heterogeneity of immunization coverage among Indian states. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 3, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: D. Sahu, J. Pradhan, V. Jayachandran, N. Khan Source Type: journals

Do parental co-viewing and discussions mitigate TV-induced fears in young children?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The findings suggest that co-viewing and discussing television programmes are more common in families where television exposure is high. Because both co-viewing and discussing television programmes were associated with higher fear scores regardless of the quantity and quality of television exposure, the research shows that in everyday life co-viewing may not be done in such a way that it leads to a reduction of children's fears. More studies are needed to explore the co-viewing practices of families in more detail. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 3, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: E. J. Paavonen, M. Roine, M. Pennonen, A. R. Lahikainen Source Type: journals

Perception of vulnerability among mothers of healthy infants in a middle-income countryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion This study is the first to examine maternal perceived vulnerability of healthy children in a middle-income country. The findings imply that a high proportion of healthy children are perceived as vulnerable by their mothers and that previously studied socio-demographic factors do not explain perceived vulnerability. The results of this study may provide a comparison point for studies on childhood vulnerability in LAMI countries. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 3, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: D. G. Dogan, I. O. Ertem, T. Karaaslan, B. W. Forsyth Source Type: journals

Disabled children in the UK: a quality assessment of quantitative data sourcesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Our findings summarize the currently available quantitative data sources on childhood disability and highlight the limitations. We make recommendations for the future development of more robust childhood disability data and issues requiring further research. To assist policy makers and service providers to make use of current data sources we have produced a brief online guide based on our findings. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - September 3, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: J. Read, C. Blackburn, N. Spencer Source Type: journals

Baby swimming: exploring the effects of early intervention on subsequent motor abilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Suggestions are made as to how the theme of this hypothesis-generating, demonstration study can be pursued in the future with more rigorous experimental controls and applications to children with disabilities and impairments. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 31, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: H. Sigmundsson, B. Hopkins Source Type: journals

Controversies and outcomes associated with mild traumatic brain injury in childhood and adolescencesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 30, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: A. McKinlay Source Type: journals

The utility of volunteer home-visiting support to prevent maternal depression in the first year of lifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions It was not found that informal support initiated following screening for disadvantage in pregnancy reduced the likelihood of depression for mothers with infants. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 30, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: J. Barnes, R. Senior, K. MacPherson Source Type: journals

Perspectives of normal child development in rural Malawi – a qualitative analysis to create a more culturally appropriate developmental assessment toolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Concepts, ideas and language relating to normal development in a sub-Saharan African setting have been gathered in this study. These have been used to create items for a more culturally appropriate developmental assessment tool. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 30, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: M. Gladstone, G. Lancaster, E. Umar, M. Nyirenda, E. Kayira, N. van den Broek, R. L. Smyth Source Type: journals

Production of a native developmental screening test: the Iranian experienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 30, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: R. Vameghi, N. Hatamizadeh, F. Sajedi, S. Shahshahanipoor, A. Kazemnejad Source Type: journals

Parental satisfaction with follow-up services for children with major anatomical congenital anomaliesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Overall, parents were satisfied with the services of the follow-up team. Some parents, however, saw room for improvement related to better communication, recognizability of the team and better planning and organization. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 30, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: M. van Dijk, M. J. Poley, S. J. Gischler, P. Mazer, H. IJsselstijn, D. Tibboel, J. M. Latour Source Type: journals

Influences of biological risk at birth and temperament on development at toddler and preschool agesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The biological risk and temperament affected child development at toddler age but not at preschool age. No interaction of biological risk and temperament effects on the child development at toddler age existed. The effects of biological risk and temperament on child development were temporary for the children with relatively low biological risk. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 20, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: A-W. Hwang, W-T. Soong, H-F. Liao Source Type: journals

A framework of children's hand skills for assessment and interventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The CHSF offers a helpful guide to comprehensively describe the complexity of children's hand skills in the assessment process and has the potential to enhance and promote communication about functional use of children's hand skills among professionals. The CHSF is also conceptually compatible with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, providing a holistic consideration of both children's hand skills and relevant International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health factors for further assessment and intervention planning. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 20, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: C-W. Chien, T. Brown, R. McDonald Source Type: journals

Course of behaviour problems of children with cerebral palsy: the role of parental stress and supportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Levels of behaviour problems are elevated but diminish during adolescence for children with CP. Severity of CP plays a role as well as the family context in terms of the stress and support that caregivers experience. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 20, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: R. F. Sipal, C. Schuengel, J. M. Voorman, M. Van Eck, J. G. Becher Source Type: journals

The impact of caring for a child with cerebral palsy: quality of life for mothers and fathersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Caring for a child with CP can both positively and negatively impact on a parent's life. There is value for both parents and children if parental concerns and determinants of QOL are considered in overall programme planning and service delivery for children and their families. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 20, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: E. Davis, A. Shelly, E. Waters, R. Boyd, K. Cook, M. Davern Source Type: journals

Long-term process evaluation of a school-based programme for overweight preventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The long-term process evaluation showed that the combined educational and environmental intervention has potential for sustained modifications in the beverage consumption habits of children. It also identified barriers and promoting factors of a sustainable and feasible implementation of the preventive programme in a school setting. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 20, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: R. Muckelbauer, L. Libuda, K. Clausen, M. Kersting Source Type: journals

A comparison of Rasch item-fit and Cronbach's alpha item reduction analysis for the development of a Quality of Life scale for children and adolescentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Both types of item reduction analysis should be accompanied by additional analyses. Neither of the two approaches was universally superior with regard to cultural, structural and known-group validity. However, the results support the usability of the Rasch method for developing new HRQoL measures for children and adolescents. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - August 20, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: M. Erhart, C. Hagquist, P. Auquier, L. Rajmil, M. Power, U. Ravens-Sieberer Source Type: journals

Predictors of parenting self-efficacy in mothers and fathers of toddlersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions and limitations The results of this study support the use of Belsky's process model of parenting to study the predictors of PSE. Important differences were found in the prediction models for mothers and fathers. Future studies need to clarify the nature of parental self-efficacy beliefs in fathers and continue to use comprehensive theoretical models to identify potentially relevant covariates of PSE. Limitations of the current investigation include reliance on self-report measures and the homogeneity of the sample. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - July 22, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: P. R. Sevigny, L. Loutzenhiser Source Type: journals

Use of the Kidcope to identify socio-economically diverse Spanish school-age children's stressors and coping strategiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions This study reported the first descriptive results in the type of problems and coping strategies of two different social groups of Spanish children using the Kidcope. The Kidcope can be useful to screen children for coping abilities at an early age living under stressful conditions in underprivileged sectors of society. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - July 22, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: N. Pereda, M. Forns, T. Kirchner, D. Muñoz Source Type: journals

Social-behavioural functioning in paediatric chronic kidney diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions These findings failed to show the presence of social-behavioural difficulties in children with CKD, although there may be specific concerns for the presence of internalizing symptoms as per parent ratings. These findings suggest the need for follow-up of the subtle affective symptoms that might be present in children with CKD as recognizing these subthreshold social-behavioural symptoms may be a critical part of their overall clinical care. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - July 22, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: S. R. Hooper, P. J. Duquette, P. Icard, C. E. Wetherington, W. Harrell, Debbie S. Gipson Source Type: journals

Parental consent for neuroimaging in paediatric researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Our preliminary data suggest that researchers may have to approach three times the number of participants required in order to recruit a suitable number of healthy children to fMRI studies. Further research examining the influence of recruitment approaches (e.g. phone vs. postal) and the various factors influencing decision making regarding consent is required. For example, careful examination of the language used in describing the procedure could facilitate parental understanding about fMRI and alleviate anxiety associated with the procedure. This is an important consideration for recruitment to future fMRI s...
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - July 22, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: A. T. Morgan, S. Reilly, P. Eadie, A. W. MSpPath, C. Simpson Source Type: journals

Recognition and referral of girls with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: case vignette studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Teachers are able to recognize ADHD-related behaviours and impairments but conceptualize these as reflecting attentional or emotional difficulties rather than as relating to a disorder (ADHD). Teachers' conceptualization of ADHD and views about medication are important factors that could affect accurate recognition and referral. Improving teachers' knowledge about ADHD, especially the inattentive subtype, could assist in tackling gender-related barriers to care. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - June 24, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: C. Groenewald, A. Emond, K. Sayal Source Type: journals

Parental discipline behaviours and beliefs about their child: associations with child internalizing and mediation relationshipsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Discipline style may be an important factor in the relationship between parent anxiety and child internalizing symptoms. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - June 14, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: B. J. Laskey, S. Cartwright-Hatton Source Type: journals

Airway covering during bed-sharingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Although numerous authors have suggested that bed-sharing infants face risks because of airway covering by bed-clothes or parental bodies, the present trial does not lend support to this hypothesis. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - June 14, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: H. Ball Source Type: journals

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in pre-school children: current findings, recommended interventions and future directionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper outlines the presentation, aetiology and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in pre-school children. A review of current parenting training interventions demonstrates that there is good evidence for their efficacy in reducing symptoms of ADHD in pre-school children, and three interventions are evaluated: The new forest parent training programme (NFPP); the triple P [ndash] positive parenting programme and the incredible years parent training programme (IY). The evaluation of the NFPP provides strong evidence demonstrating its effectiveness for pre-school children with ADHD, while the eff...
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - June 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: D. Daley, K. Jones, J. Hutchings, M. Thompson Source Type: journals

One-year follow-up of the outcome of a randomized controlled trial of a home-based intervention programme for children with autism and developmental delay and their familiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Improvements following the provision of a home-based programme to preschool children with developmental disabilities were sustained 1 year later. Children from highly stressed families appeared to benefit most, reinforcing the importance of involving families in early childhood intervention programmes. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - June 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: A. L. Rickards, J. E. Walstab, R. A. Wright-Rossi, J. Simpson, D. S. Reddihough Source Type: journals

Treatment fidelity as a predictor of behaviour change in parents attending group-based parent trainingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Delivering an intervention with a high level of treatment fidelity not only preserves the behaviour change mechanisms of the intervention, but can also predict parental behaviour change, which itself predicts child behaviour change as a result of treatment. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - June 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: C. Eames, D. Daley, J. Hutchings, C. J. Whitaker, K. Jones, J. C. Hughes, T. Bywater Source Type: journals

Depressive symptoms and behavioural health risks in young women attending an urban sexual health clinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion We have found high levels of depressive symptoms among attendees to a SHC for young people, which seem an appropriate setting for screening and providing guidance for depression and other health risk behaviours. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - June 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: V. Fernandez, T. Kramer, G. Fong, A. Doig, M. E. Garralda Source Type: journals

Prescribing of psychotropic medication to the intellectually disabled by community paediatricians – a surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Community paediatricians play a substantial role in prescribing psychotropic medications for this group. A substantial minority of community paediatricians do not feel that they have enough training to prescribe for ADHD and sleep disorders, and perceived competency is more likely to inform prescribing for ADHD than for sleep disorders. This may have implications for training. Although these children pose complex difficulties, access to specialist mental health services for children and adolescents with intellectual disability remains patchy, especially in the north-west, and further development of these servi...
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - May 3, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: S. J. Elliott, B. B. Haider Source Type: journals

A comprehensive model of care for rehabilitation of children with acquired brain injuriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Given the specificities of childhood ABI, long-term specific care must be organized and co-ordinated, regardless of injury severity. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - May 3, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: M. Chevignard, H. Toure, D. G. Brugel, J. Poirier, A. Laurent-Vannier Source Type: journals

Children who have complex health needs: parents' experiences of their child's education.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Inclusion in education should include pre-school provision, and more work in this area would be beneficial. Inclusion in mainstream education is only beneficial if it enables the child to participate fully with their peers. This requires practical and organizational issues to be addressed, services to be well co-ordinated, responsibilities and funding to be clear, and staff to be enabled to be confident in meeting the child's needs. However, it is also vital that individuals and organizations have a positive attitude to children and to inclusion. The additional effort and time which children may have to spend o...
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Hewitt-Taylor J Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

A pilot study of the Incredible Years Teacher Training programme and a curriculum unit on social and emotional skills in community pre-schools in Jamaica.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion This is a promising approach for improving the emotional climate of Jamaican pre-school classrooms and for improving child behaviour and participation. PMID: 19320645 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Baker-Henningham H, Walker S, Powell C, Gardner JM Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

An interagency service delivery model for autistic spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Following the successful conclusion of the 3-year government-funded project Education Services, Social Care and The Health Authority shared the ongoing funding of the current service. This has been operating effectively for over 6 years and has highlighted a wide variety of issues around this style of service delivery. PMID: 19320646 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Rowlandson PH, Smith C Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Incidence and clinical presentation of dysarthria and dysphagia in the acute setting following paediatric traumatic brain injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Despite the low incidence of dysarthria and dysphagia across the entire TBI cohort, this sub-group may place longer-term burden on SLP services, having prolonged periods of ventilation, extended periods of hospitalization and a complex co-morbid clinical presentation compared with controls. The prevalence of co-morbid communication and swallowing impairments suggests a need for integrated rather than single discipline (i.e. dysphagia stream only) SLP services. PMID: 19320903 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Morgan AT, Mageandran SD, Mei C Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Assessment of caring and its effects in young people: development of the Multidimensional Assessment of Caring Activities Checklist (MACA-YC18) and the Positive and Negative Outcomes of Caring Questionnaire (PANOC-YC20) for young carers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The MACA-YC18 is an 18-item self-report measure that can be used to provide an index of the total amount of caring activity undertaken by the young person, as well as six sub-scale scores for domestic tasks, household management, personal care, emotional care, sibling care and financial/practical care. The PANOC-YC20 is a 20-item self-report measure that can be used to provide an index of positive and negative outcomes of caring. PMID: 19320904 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Joseph S, Becker S, Becker F, Regel S Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

A longitudinal study of autism spectrum disorders in individuals diagnosed with a developmental language disorder as children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Our results provide additional support to the notion that DLD is a marker of increased vulnerability to the development of ASD. PMID: 19320905 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Mouridsen SE, Hauschild KM Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Parents' reactions to the diagnosis of cerebral palsy: associations between resolution, age and severity of disability.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Given time, the large majority of parents may resolve their reactions to the diagnosis that their child has cerebral palsy. Parents of the most severely affected children may need specific support which, given the age trends, might be aimed at different resolution processes for parents of younger and older children. PMID: 19320906 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Schuengel C, Rentinck IC, Stolk J, Voorman JM, Loots GM, Ketelaar M, Gorter JW, Becher JG Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Physical, motor, sensory and developmental features associated with agenesis of the corpus callosum.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions These results extend previous descriptions but are also consistent with published reports that used small samples and single case studies. The data provide a profile that has implications for early detection and intervention of individuals with ACC as well as for highlighting future research directions to extend knowledge about ACC. PMID: 19320907 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Moes P, Schilmoeller K, Schilmoeller G Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Sibling separation and psychological problems of double AIDS orphans in rural China - a comparison analysis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion AIDS orphans separated from their siblings suffered from increased psychological distress compared with those who remained with their siblings. The data in the current study suggest that care arrangement for AIDS orphan should include accommodating the siblings together or providing them with opportunities for frequent contact and/or communication with each other. Appropriate psychological counselling should be given to those orphans experiencing sibling separation. PMID: 19323668 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Gong J, Li X, Fang X, Zhao G, Lv Y, Zhao J, Lin X, Zhang L, Chen X, Stanton B Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Assistive devices and cerebral palsy: the use of assistive devices at school by children with cerebral palsy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The findings not only demonstrate the significance of child-environment interaction but also provide evidence that children's views may be different from those of adults because they are at a different developmental stage and act out different roles in their environment. PMID: 19323669 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Huang IC, Sugden D, Beveridge S Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Emotional and behavioural problems in subgroups of children with chronic illness: results from a large-scale population study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The increased rate of emotional and behavioural problems in children with chronic illness, especially neurological disorders, emphasizes the importance of early detection of mental health problems in these children. PMID: 19323670 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Hysing M, Elgen I, Gillberg C, Lundervold AJ Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Implications of family environment and language development: comparing typically developing children to those with spina bifida.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The relationship between language performance and family environment appears statistically and intuitively sound. As in our previous study, the positive link between family focus on intellectually and culturally enhancing activities and language performance among children with myelomeningocele and shunted hydrocephalus remains robust. Knowledge of this relationship should assist parents and professionals in supporting language development through activities within the natural learning environment. PMID: 19323671 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Vachha B, Adams R Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals

Supporting insensitive mothers: the Vilnius randomized control trial of video-feedback intervention to promote maternal sensitivity and infant attachment security.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion We suggest that a relatively brief and low-cost programme can provide effective support for mothers who lack sensitivity in the interactions with their infants. PMID: 19323672 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 23, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Kalinauskiene L, Cekuoliene D, Van Ijzendoorn MH, Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ, Juffer F, Kusakovskaja I Tags: Child Care Health Dev Source Type: journals