From the page: "Children whose father's vocabulary was more varied when they were 2 years old had more advanced language skills at age 3. Surprisingly, the dads spoke less and asked fewer questions than the mothers, suggesting it was not how much they spo
KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state project of the Casey Foundation to track the status of children in the United States. At the national level, the principal activity of the initiative is the publication of the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, which uses the best available data to measure the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children state by state. The Foundation also funds a national network of state-level KIDS COUNT projects that provide a more detailed, county-by-county picture of the condition of children. The first national KIDS COUNT Data Book was published in 1990.
The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project publishes online editions of classic children's books from the golden age of children's literature (1880-1922).
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on sociocultural theory, the present study investigated how children in an intensive elementary
level Grade 6 class for English as a second language (ESL) scaffolded each other while carrying
out cooperative learning tasks.
On August 9, 1896, Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget was born. He is best known for his epistemological studies with children. In 1934, he declared that "only education is capable of
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Open access. Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) are often used to make judgements about the relative cost-effectiveness of competing interventions and require an understanding of the relationship between health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) when measured in utility terms. There is a dearth of information in the literature concerning how childhood overweight is associated with quality of life when this is measured using utilities. This study explores how weight is associated with utility-based HRQOL in 5–6 year olds and examines the psychometric properties of a newly developed pediatric utility measure – the CHU9D instrument.
The Education Committee takes evidence from representatives of children and young people charities as part of its inquiry into the mental health and well-being of looked after children.
A fantastic new training video has been created by Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) Children’s Therapy Team, to help highlight the importance of good postural management.
Parents will be fully supported when watching the training video by their physiotherapist or occupational therapist, due to the hard hitting message the video delivers.
Conclusions Prevalence of decreased visual acuity was high compared with other population-based studies. Decreased visual acuity at school entry is associated with reduced literacy. This may have important implications for the children's future educational, health and social outcomes.
To study the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in children. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
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Fall T, Lundholm C, Örtqvist AK, et al. Early Exposure to Dogs and Farm Animals and the Risk of Childhood Asthma. JAMA Pediatr 2015;169:e153219.
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Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. The risk of developing asthma is associated with environmental exposures, including tobacco smoke, air pollution, dust mites, endotoxin and farm animals.1 A lower prevalence of asthma among children in farm environments supports the hygiene hypothesis on the role of childhood exposure to microbes in developing a more favourable immune system. The effect of exposures to domestic dogs has been less clear. Fall et al undertook a nationwide study to investigate the association between early exposures to dogs as well as farm environment and risk of childhood … To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
This publication has been updated for 2016 following the successful transfer of commissioning responsibilities of the Healthy Child Programme for 0-5 year olds to local government in October 2015. This includes the commissioning of Health Visitors who lead and support delivery of preventive programmes for infants and children including providing advice on oral health and on breastfeeding and reducing the risk of tooth decay.
Objectives This study aimed to understand the influences and decisions of households with children with asthma regarding keeping warm and well at home in winter.
Conclusions The findings illustrate how and why a child with asthma may be at risk of a cold home. A ‘trade-off model’ has been developed as an output of the research to explain the competing demands on families. Messages emerge about the importance of tailored advice and information to families vulnerable to cold-related harm. Open Access Article
Children with disabilities who have an initial unsubstantiated referral for neglect are at increased risk of being maltreated subsequently, a research letter published in JAMA has warned. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
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To analyse the association between amount of sleep and daytime sleepiness and health-related quality of life in schoolchildren during adolescence and to study the effect of age on this association. Login using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library http://www.sssft.nhs.uk/library
The identification of developmental problems in a child's acquisition of speech, language and/or communication is a core activity in child surveillance. These are common difficulties with up to 15% of toddlers being ‘late talkers’ and 7% of children entering school with persisting impairments of their language development. These delays can confer disadvantages in the long term, adversely affecting language, cognition, academic attainment, behaviour and mental health. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens
In relation to the conditions in your question, we found some secondary evidence about the use of probiotics in children with the following conditions: constipation (not specifically chronic), C. difficile-related diarrhoea, antibiotic-related diarrhoea, and thrush...
There is growing concern that the UK is not performing as well as it should in securing and promoting health for children and young people.1 The reasons behind the UK's child health problems are complex, including socioeconomic conditions and other upstream determinants of health, and health systems and healthcare factors, as shown in figure 1. A comprehensive strategy to improve UK child health should therefore include action across all the domains and determinants of health. Integrated care is about joining things up in order to meet health needs, and in ways that make sense to children and families. Therefore, it should make an important contribution towards improving child health. Although this hypothesis is plausible, and is the basis of a great deal of policy, evidence is still indirect and limited. A concerted effort towards improving healthcare and child health must be supported by a strong drive to improve children's health services and systems research. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Read DfE-backed co-operative housing scheme for care leavers to launch and the latest children services news & best practice on Children & Young People Now
The Troubled Families programme works with families with multiple problems, such as unemployment, anti-social behaviour, truancy and mental health problems. It is operated at a local authority level on a payment-by-results model.
A new report showcasing how GPs are designing and leading innovative schemes to improve the integration of care in the best interests of patients, has been published by the Royal College of GPs today. Case studies include Derbyshire GP practice employing MH worker; GP-led Child Health Clinic on Shetland; Brighton Memory Assessment Service
The publication includes advice on: encouraging a healthy pregnancy; the importance of newborn screening and vaccination; encouraging secure attachment; promoting breastfeeding; improving maternal mental health; healthy child programme; health and development reviews
The Chair of the British Academy of Childhood Disability explains how data is making a difference in ensuring disabled children, young people and their families get the services they need:
The Children and Young People’s Health Services dataset, otherwise known as the CYPHS, is helping to revolutionise the quality of data local areas have available to design and plan services fit for purpose that are efficient and effective.
Baby Café is a National Childbirth Trust (NCT) network of around 60 drop–in centres helping around 7,500 mums each year across the UK. Expectant and new mums, their babies and partners, family members and friends can attend for free to benefit from support and guidance on breastfeeding, and social support from other parents.
This is an important multi-centre study for those working in paediatrics, where guidance lags behind that in adult populations because of a lack of evidence on which to make recommendations. Possibly because of limited power and a low baseline rate, primary analyses demonstrated no significant effect in the time to first bloodstream infection however despite these limitations secondary analyses demonstrated a benefit from the use of antibiotic-impregnated catheters in reducing infection rates by over 50%.
Acute bronchiolitis is a common emergency in the first two years of life, and there is no effective treatment. The authors have identified that there is no evidence that chest physiotherapy is useful, nor is this surprising given the pathophysiology of the disease. Also, handling these sick babies may cause acute decompensation, so chest physiotherapy may actually be harmful.
This randomised control trial suggests two behavioural approaches to remedy disturbed sleep in infants may work better than a sleep education only control group approach.
This may be true, but may also be a chance finding or affected by bias. For example, the statistical significance of some of the results was hard to interpret, as many were presented as graphs only. This means we can't be sure that some, or even many, of the differences are down to chance.
The study was also very small, with only 14 to 15 people in each of the three test conditions at the start of the study.
There were even less after three months – only seven in each group. This isn't enough to make accurate, reliable or generalisable statements about which method works best.
Young people in Rochdale can now get easier access to health advice thanks to a new text-messaging service.
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) School Nursing Service, part of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, will be launching the ChatHealth service for young people aged 11 to 19 years on 23 May.
Those who attend school in Heywood, Middleton or Rochdale, or live in the borough, can access the service by texting their concern or question to 07507330382.
ChatHealth is an award-winning initiative, developed by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 4:30pm, throughout the year excluding bank holidays.
The natural response to the intrusive bodily sensation is positional change. This study explored how children and young people (CYP) with intellectual disabilities had their comfort needs met when using adaptive positioning equipment. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
NICE - the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – has issued advice to parents, carers and clinicians on spotting and managing bronchiolitis – a chest infection – in babies and young children.
Children in England suffering from a rare form of muscular dystrophy should soon be able to access the only drug for their condition after a ground-breaking agreement was reached between NHS England and the manufacturer.
We compared the outcomes of manual and motorized instrumented ankle spasticity assessments in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
A key issue for the social work profession concerns the nature, quality and content of communicative encounters with children and families. This article introduces some findings from a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) that took place across the UK between 2013 and 2015, which explored how social workers communicate with children in their everyday practice.
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In children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP), it is widely believed that mirror movements contribute to non-use of the affected hand despite preserved capacity, a phenomenon referred to as developmental disregard. We aimed to test whether mirror movements are related to developmental disregard, and to clarify the relation between mirror movements and bimanual function. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
New figures from the National Diabetes Paediatric Audit show that there are now 533 children and young people living with Type 2 diabetes in the UK. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
"A hearing test is being hailed as a revolutionary technique to spot autism years earlier than current methods can," the Mail Online reports. The test is based on measuring how the inner ear reacts to sound.
But while the test shows promise, the headline is premature. The study the report is based on only looked at boys aged 6 to 17 years old and was not used to diagnose autism spectrum disorder.
The ‘What to do if’ series aims to provide school nursing practitioners with practical safeguarding information on a variety of issues. The fourth article in this series focuses on missing children and young people. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you requesting.
This Commons Library briefing discusses the debate around raising the age of criminal responsibility - the age below which a child is deemed not to have the capacity to commit a crime.
More than 150 people are reported to police in Wales for meeting children following sexual grooming over the last five years, prompting calls for compulsory online safety lessons for pupils.
Here is one landmark publication that every paediatrician must have read: the Nuffield Trust's briefing on new models of care for child health.1 The Nuffield Trust has a long track record of commissioning research on how to improve the health system in the UK. The document lists current dilemmas in delivering paediatric care, makes the case for a fundamental change in how this is delivered and critically appraises 12 novel models of paediatric care. As a community of paediatricians we need to respond to the challenge..........To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new guidelines on what is known as harmful sexual behaviour. As well as sexting (sending sexually explicit pictures or messages via smartphone) it also includes other age inappropriate sexual behaviour such as watching extreme pornography or making inappropriate remarks.
This guidance has been produced for the early years sector to assist staff and childminders and answers the most frequently asked questions regarding the nasal spray flu vaccination being offered to children in this age group.