Link for Injured Kids

Link for Injured Kids

OBJECTIVE Injury, the most common type of pediatric trauma, can lead to a number of adverse psychosocial outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder. Currently, few evidence-based parent programs exist to support children hospitalized after a traumatic injury. Using methods in evaluation and intervention research, we completed a formative research study to develop a new program of psychol...

ICT competition for kids

The first National IT competition in Bulgaria for children from 1 to 4 grade was held during the 2006/2007 school year. The competition was held on-line at a specialized site: http://it-kids.eu. Pupils were divided into three groups according to their age. The day before the competition the students had to register on the web page. The task was coloring a picture. For example, in a network form...

Cohort Profile: The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!).

The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) is an ongoing open longitudinal cohort study enrolling healthy children (from birth to 5 years of age) and following them into adolescence. The aim of the TARGet Kids! cohort is to link early life exposures to health problems including obesity, micronutrient deficiencies and developmental problems. The overarching goal is to improve the health ...

Pertussis — Not Just for Kids

From the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (E.L.H.); and the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (K.M.E.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Hewlett at P.O. Box 800419, University of Virgin...

Art Ideas for Busy Kids