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Leading experts tackle needless suffering of children in disadvantaged and war torn countries
Imagine a child with a cancer eating a way through the wall of her tummy, with no prospect of curative treatment and with only paracetamol to dull the pain, or a hospital struggling to provide care on a daily budget of just 6p per child per day. These things are happening now, in the 21st century. They are among the images that have prompted a... view more... (2001-11-01)
Child care factors associated with weight gain in infancy
Nine-month-old infants regularly cared for by someone other than a parent appear to have higher rates of unfavorable feeding practices and to weigh more than infants cared for only by parents, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-07-08)
Quality of early child care plays role in later reading, math achievement
As children head back to school and attention turns to strategies for boosting reading and math achievement for low-income youth, a new study says the quality of early child care may play a role. view more (2009-09-15)
International study into children in care
A survey of the developed world's most vulnerable children is being launched by the University of East Anglia. The 14-month study will examine policy and systems in comparable countries including the UK, USA, New Zealand and Sweden. The aim is to improve the lot of children in care around the world. Child welfare expert Prof June Thoburn has... view more... (2004-08-02)
How mothers-in-law got a bad name
If relations with the in-laws are a little strained, spare a thought for German peasants in the 18th and 19th centuries. For them, having Dad`s mother around could double the chances of a child dying. From an evolutionary point of view, it makes sense for a mother`s parents to take more of an interest in a grandchild than the father`s parents.... view more... (2002-09-11)
Parents' participation in medical decisions linked to self-efficacy
The majority of parents feel they play a significant role in making medical decisions for their child, according to researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. view more (2007-09-20)
Sleep disorders are largely underdiagnosed in pediatric patients
Primary care pediatricians may be under-diagnosing sleep disorders in children and teens, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday, June 8 at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. view more (2009-06-08)
High-quality child care for low-income children offset the risk of later depression
Young adults from low-income families who were in full-time early educational child care from infancy to age 5 reported fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who were not in this type of care, according to a new report. The early educational intervention also appears to have protected the children to some extent against the negative... view more... (2007-05-21)
First-borns get more quality time with parents, study shows
Using data from the American Time Use Survey, Joseph Price, a graduate student in economics at Cornell, found that a first-born child receives 20-30 more minutes of quality time each day with a parent than a second-born child of the same age from a similar family. view more (2006-12-27)
Death of a child in the neonatal intensive care unit
Little is known about the long-term effects of the death of a child in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on survivor siblings. view more (2009-04-02)
High-quality child care for poor children found to offset the risk of later depression
Young adults from low-income families who were in full-time early educational child care from infancy to age 5 report fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who were not in this type of care. view more (2007-05-17)
Flip flops, mulch and no coat
At a time when over half of US children (aged 3-6) are in child care centers, and growing concern over childhood obesity has led physicians to focus on whether children are getting enough physical activity, a new study of outdoor physical activity at child care centers, conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, has... view more... (2008-05-05)
In early childhood, continuous care by 1 doctor improves delivery of health screenings
Children examined by the same doctor during their first six months of life are more likely to receive appropriate preventive health screenings -- for lead poisoning, anemia and tuberculosis -- by age two. view more (2008-03-03)
Spina bifida & psychology-spina bifida causes psychological distress in parents
Parents of children with spina bifida suffer from more psychological distress than parents of able-bodied children. view more (2005-08-25)
New approach needed to tackle child abuse and neglect
Leading child advocates have called for a new approach to tackling child abuse and neglect amid rising rates of abuse notifications and children being brought into State care. view more (2008-08-25)
Makeshift medicine at a distance
In the October Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Australian doctors describe a unique case study of a boy in a remote part of Queensland who was badly burnt and needed specialist care from a burns centre over 1100km away. Using a desktop scanner hooked up to the family computer, the boy`s mother was able to take pictures of his injuries and... view more... (2002-09-24)
759,000 children with asthma endure gaps in insurance every year
Every year, 759,000 children with asthma may be at risk of a major asthma attack while they have no health insurance. About 30 percent of those families earn more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, putting them above the threshold for the state children's health insurance program in most states. view more (2008-01-16)
Early child care linked to increases in vocabulary, some problem behaviors in 5th and 6th grades
The most recent analysis of a long-term NIH-funded study found that children who received higher quality child care before entering kindergarten had better vocabulary scores in the fifth grade than did children who received lower quality care. view more (2007-03-27)
Why conservationists should heed Pokémon
Could you tell a Pikachu from a Pidgeotto or a Jigglypuff? The average eight-year old can identify 80 per cent of all Pokémon characters – but is much less expert at identifying real wildlife species. A team of Cambridge University scientists has, found that children were much less knowledgeable about wildlife than they were about... view more... (2002-03-27)
British welfare policies lead the way in Europe
The ways in which European countries respond to the 'new social risks' which result from changes in patterns of work and family life vary considerably. Britain's response has placed the country firmly at the forefront of current directions in EU welfare policy, according to research to be presented by Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby of University of... view more... (2004-08-31)
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