An ounce of prevention: "COPEing with Toddler Behaviour".

Immediate and short-term outcomes of the 'COPEing with Toddler Behaviour' parent group.

BACKGROUND Controlling, uninvolved, and rejecting parenting in early childhood are strong predictors of later disruptive behavior disorders. However, there have been no evaluations of non-targeted groups for parents of very young children, despite their potential advantages. METHODS We randomly assigned 79 mothers of 12- to 36-month-olds to an 8-session parent training program (called 'COPEin...

An Ounce of Prevention: Tobacco Control Saves Lives, Saves Money

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure

Medical Alert – “An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound of Cure” Leukemia and Diabetes Increase with Electrical Exposure (EMF)

fields (EMF) in the living environment and their effects on the health and welfare of humans and animals. Editor is Don Hillman Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Science, with help from his wife Mary, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Member of The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and The American Dairy Science Association. Telephone (517) 351-9561. Medic...

The role of proximal circumstances and child behaviour in toddlers' risk for minor unintentional injuries.

BACKGROUND Much of the research on child injury risk has focused on trait-like factors (eg, hyperactivity, child gender) that influence injury risk rather than state-like factors (eg, environmental circumstances, child behaviour). Additional research is needed to better identify the proximal risk factors for children's risk for unintentional injury. OBJECTIVES The present study examined the a...