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Parental and societal values may present barriers to outdoor activity for children in child care centers
Three-fourths of preschool-age children in the United States attend child care, and many are not getting enough outdoor physical activity, which may be due in part to parental and societal values about injury prevention and kindergarten readiness.
[Comment] Innovating for every woman and every child
This is a transformational time in global development. Dramatic changes in the economic outlook in many parts of the world, with stagnation in high-income countries and rapid growth in low-income and middle-income countries, are forcing us to reconsider long held assumptions about development. At the same time, new technology and business models have spearheaded an explosion in connectivity that has linked many of the poorest billions of people to the global economy. With this new narrative, an equally fundamental change of development assistance must emerge.
Quality of mother-toddler relationship linked to teen obesity
The quality of the emotional relationship between a mother and her young child could affect the potential for that child to be obese during adolescence, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed national data detailing relationship characteristics between mothers and their children during their toddler years. The lower the quality of the relationship in terms of the child's emotional security and the mother's sensitivity, the higher the risk that a child would be obese at age 15 years, according to the analysis.
The 51st Annual National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit (NCDEU) Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida, June 13â16, 2011; Posters Most Relevant to Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Dec 2011, Vol. 21, No. 6: 631-637. (Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology)
Child maltreatment and the structure of common psychiatric disorders.
Keyes KM, Eaton NR, Krueger RF, et al. | |
Dosing of oral penicillins in children: is big child=half an adult, small child=half a big child, baby=half a small child still the best we can do?
The penicillins have been the most important antibiotics used in children for over 50 years.
Toward a New Diagnostic System for Child Psychopathology: Moving Beyond the DSM
This important volume brings together leading child psychiatry researchers to critically review the current diagnostic system and work toward new, more clinically useful ways of understanding childhood problems. The authors examine how existing diagnostic categories as embodied in the DSM-IV do not adequately account for the interplay between maladaptive behavior on the one hand, and children's environmental contexts, relationships, and developmental needs on the other. Drawing on the latest findings from neurobiological and evolutionary research, the book offers fresh perspectives on the nature, causes, assessment, and treatment of a range of prevalent disorders. The concluding chapter offers specific, cogent suggestions for improving the forthcoming DSM-V.