OBJECTIVES Infants and toddlers with deformational plagiocephaly (DP) have been shown to score lower on developmental measures than unaffected children. To determine whether these differences persist, we examined development in 36-month-old children with and without a history of DP. METHODS Participants included 224 children with DP and 231 children without diagnosed DP, all of who had been f...

OBJECTIVE This article describes ordering of diagnostic tests, admission rates, and antibiotic administration among visits to US emergency departments (EDs) by children aged 3 to 36 months with fever without source (FWS). METHODS The 2006-2008 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey-Emergency Department was used to identify visits by 3- to 36-month-old children with FWS. Percentages ...

The present study was conducted with the aim of developing and validating the Leiter International Performance Scale software. The research method was psychometrics. Therefore, to validate the test after the software development, 200 children were selected from among all 3-6 year old children in the City of Isfahan, Iran, who attended kindergartens and pre-school centers, using the stratified r...

This study longitudinally examined the production of pointing in four Spanish 1-year-old and four Spanish 2-year-old children in interactive situations with their mothers at home over the course of one year. Three aspects were analyzed: a) the functions of the pointing gesture, their accurate comprehension by the interlocutor (mother or child), and their order of emergence in the child; b) whet...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that children that are picky eaters may have a different and less varied diet than non-picky children, but the literature on picky eating in Chinese children is limited. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of picky eating in 6-35 month-old Chinese children, and to explore how parents' perceptions of picky eating relate to children's intake and body c...

Objectives: Parent-child interaction has a great impact on the early years of a child's life. A Parent's knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward a parent's responsibilities and a child's developmental norms can influence the quality of a child's development. Examining this issue is the purpose of this study. Methods: This study had two phases, the first phase of which was instrument de...

BACKGROUND The Complete Blood Count (CBC) is a test frequently performed on children presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED), usually for the evaluation of an infectious illness. The CBC also allows for screening for Iron-deficiency Anemia. This study aims to determine the prevalence of a low Mean Cell Volume (MCV) in children having a CBC performed during a PED visit and whether...